Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) Case Studies in Honduras –an Integrated UNIDO Project

This article describes the outline and main first results of the UNIDO TEST (Transfer of Proven Practices for Environmentally Sound Technologies) program, which uses Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) for setting the baseline for calculating savings achieved by the Cleaner Production approach. The project focuses on the Rio Blanco basin in North Western Honduras and applies an integrated approach for improving industrial water management, pollution reduction and productivity.