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A state-of-the-art study of the: Environmental information supplied to the actors of the Swedish pulp and paper industry and the tools used to provide it

Environmental data is the base for communication of the needed environmental information stipulated by an actor. The environmental data is commonly modified by an environmental tool to suite these needs. This report deals with the Swedish pulp and paper industry’s actors and their needs of environmental information. The environmental tools used to generate environmental information are also dealt with. The similarities between the actors and their needs of environmental information are then mapped out, and the interactions between the environmental tools. Non-stringent paths of environmental information or “double-work” are pointed out in order to enhance the efficiency of the site-specific handling of environmental data. A study of information flows within the production site’s organization is also included. Finally recommendations of methodological improvement and input to further research are presented.