Posted By D. Hilton Mick I have emailed you directly

Hi Mick, I trying to read between the lines a bit, but when you indicate "audit" it appears to me to be more compliance with the regulations based. When indicate "benchmarking" it appears to me to be more assessing best management practices relative to peer companies. While the Responsible Care system is an excellent system for a manufacturing setting, it's a bit of a struggle for facilities which may be more research focused. If you're looking for more of a management systems approach, the Global Environmental Management Initiative (http://www.gemi.org) has a great document and it's free to download from their site. Best regards, Dean