Environmental management systems in sawmills in Calabria

In Calabria, timber processing employs over 20.000 labours (Istat, 2007), and it is mainly concentrated in the provinces of Cosenza and Reggio Calabria. Timber industries should ensure high quality products, services and processes to improve their competitiveness in the market. This might be achieved only by a proper management system. Therefore, any organization that produces goods and services is now required to consider and guarantee environmental quality. The present study aimed to create a new model for a preliminary review of Calabrian timber factories from an environmental point of view.