External Communications. In developing and implementing its EMS, participating egg producing facilities need to: 1) Share information with neighbors and other interested stakeholders about their Code of Good Environmental Practice and the EMS as it is being developed; 2) Provide meaningful opportunities for input as the EMS is developed and provide feedback/responses to suggestions, issues, or concerns provided by local stakeholders regarding the EMS as it is implemented; 3) Make information available to interested stakeholders on the relative performance of the EMS, including compliance with regulatory requirements and results of 3rd party audits, and take steps to address environmental issues of concern to the community on an ongoing basis through the EMS. Code subscribers and EMS participants pledge to uphold the following principles of conduct: Environmental Management System: To implement an environmental management system ( EMS ) consistent with the guidelines developed by the industry, EPA, States, and others, that will provide the mechanism for meeting the commitments identified below, and to make the EMS available for verification by a qualified independent third party to ensure effective ongoing operations.
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