Abstract
This paper does a comparative analysis and assessment of energy impacts of traditional
and partly electronic ISO 14001 environmental management system auditing that using
videoconferencing systems. The focus is on the Japanese automotive industry. The idea
is to quantify the environmental impacts of auditing and resolve the important question
on whether or not the use of information and communication technology (ICT) in
environmental auditing reduces environmental impacts in ISO 14001 environmental
management systems.