INTOSAI – Working Group on Environmental Auditing

 

Audits by Country: Sweden

Contacts

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Set out below are environmental audits undertaken by this SAI in 2003 and Beyond.

 

Types of audits

Main audit objectives

Year Title Issue Type Main Audit Objective Report Summary Report Full Text Joint Audit Produced By
2011 Biofuels for a Better Climate – How does the tax relief work? (EU legislation on fuels from renewable sources) Air: Climate change, Governance: Domestic funds and subsidies, Governance: Environmental management system, Human activities and sectors: Energy and energy efficiency, Human activities and sectors: Transportation, traffic, mobility, Natural resources: Other natural resources issues 3 1 , 2 , 5 English (372 kB)
Swedish
Swedish
2011 Efforts abroad to mitigate climate change – the Central Government’s acquisitions of CDM and JI credits (UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol) Air: Climate change, Governance: Environmental management system, Human activities and sectors: Energy and energy efficiency, Natural resources: Other natural resources issues 3 1 , 2 , 5 English (342 kB)
Swedish
English (3.4 MB)
Swedish
2009 Energy-performance certificates: Poor value for money (Directive 2002/91/EC on the energy performance of buildings) Air: Climate change, Human activities and sectors: Energy and energy efficiency 3 5 English (480 kB)
Swedish
2009 Joint Final Report on the Audit of Environmental Monitoring and Fisheries Management and Control in the Baltic Sea Natural resources: Fisheries (freshwater and marine), Water: Marine pollution 2 , 3 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 English (2.2 MB) Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Russian Federation
2009 What are Sweden’s emission rights worth? Handling and reporting of Sweden’s Kyoto units (UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, EU legislation) Air: Climate change, Governance: Other governance issues 2 , 3 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 English (1.2 MB)
Swedish
2008 Controls relating to cross-compliance obligations in the EU Single Payment Scheme Governance: International funds and subsidies, such as Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Governance: Other governance issues, Human activities and sectors: Agriculture 3 2 , 3 , 4 English (88 kB) Swedish (520 kB)
2008 The central Government’s actions for sustainable fisheries Ecosystems: Other ecosystem issues, Governance: Domestic funds and subsidies, Governance: Environmental management system, Governance: International funds and subsidies, such as Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Governance: Other governance issues, Governance: Sustainable development, Natural resources: Fisheries (freshwater and marine) 3 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 English (550 kB)
Swedish (753 kB)
2006 Genetically modified organisms – the possible and the reasonable, RiR 2006:31 Ecosystems: Biodiversity, Ecosystems: Ecosystem management and ecosystem changes, Ecosystems: Other ecosystem issues, Ecosystems: Species at risk, Governance: Environmental impact assessment, Governance: Environmental management system, Governance: Government greening operations, Governance: Other governance issues, Governance: Strategic environmental assessment (SEA), Governance: Sustainable development, Human activities and sectors: Agriculture, Human activities and sectors: Biosafety and genetically modified organisms (GMOs), Human activities and sectors: Chemicals management, Human activities and sectors: Cultural heritage, Human activities and sectors: Environment and human health, Human activities and sectors: Land development, Human activities and sectors: Natural disaster management: preparedness responses, Human activities and sectors: Other human activities/sectors, Human activities and sectors: Pesticides, Natural resources: Fisheries (freshwater and marine), Natural resources: Forestry and timber resources, Natural resources: Other natural resources issues, Other: Other issues, Waste: Contaminated sites and soil pollution, Water: Other water issues 2 , 3 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 English (128 kB) Swedish (569 kB)
2006 More Chemicals and Insufficient Control - the Supervision of Manufacturers and Importers of Chemical Products (RiR 2006:4) Human activities and sectors: Chemicals management, Human activities and sectors: Environment and human health 3 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 Swedish Swedish
2006 The Governments Steering of the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (RiR 2006:2) Other: Other issues 3 3 , 4 , 5 Swedish Swedish
2005 Environmental Toxins From Waste Incineration - Are Supervisory Systems Effective? (RiR 2005:4) Human activities and sectors: Chemicals management, Human activities and sectors: Energy and energy efficiency, Other: Other issues, Waste: Hazardous waste 3 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 English
Swedish
Swedish
2005 Reports on the Environmental Quality Objectives do Not Live Up to Requirements (RiR 2005:1) Governance: Other governance issues, Other: Other issues 2 , 3 4 English (23 kB) Swedish
2005 When the Oil Comes Ashore - Has the Government Ensured That Municipalities Are Prepared? (RiR 2005:31) Ecosystems: Coastal areas, Human activities and sectors: Transportation, traffic, mobility, Natural resources: Fisheries (freshwater and marine), Other: Other issues, Waste: Hazardous waste, Water: Marine pollution 3 3 , 4 , 5 English (30 kB)
Swedish
Swedish
2003 The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency's Work with Supervision - the Case of PCBs in Sealants Air: Toxic air pollutants, such as organic POPs, dioxins, furans, Governance: Other governance issues, Human activities and sectors: Environment and human health, Other: Other issues, Waste: Contaminated sites and soil pollution, Waste: Hazardous waste 3 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 Swedish Swedish

Audits prior to 2003:

Types of audits

Main audit objectives

Year Title Issue Type Main Audit Objective Report Summary Report Full Text Joint Audit Produced By
2002 No. 2002:7: Environmental Auditing at the Swedish National Audit Office 1999-2001 Issues not identified 0 English
2001 No. 2001:27: SWEDAC's Controls of Certification Bodies Industrial pollution, Pollution prevention 1 English Swedish
2001 No. 2001:28: Strategy for Performance Audits in the Chemical Sector - With the Environmental Problems in the Baltic Sea as the Point of Departure Air pollution, Environment & human health, Industrial pollution, Pollution prevention 0 English
2001 No. 2001:35: The Baltic Sea Environment - The RRV's Contribution to an International Audit Agriculture - pesticides - land development - forestry, Pollution prevention, Salt water - marine pollution: salt water - salt water fish, Other subjects 0 G English
Swedish
2000 No. 2000:29: Reports on the Fulfilment of the Environmental Objectives - The Missing Link in Performance Management Fresh water: drinking water - water quality - rivers - lakes - fresh water - fresh water fish, Salt water - marine pollution: salt water - salt water fish, Other subjects 1 English Swedish
1999 Environmental Grants in the Agriculture sector - Reduction of Nitrogen Leakage and conservation of Biological Diversity (Report 1999:2, ISBN 91 7498 317 2) Agriculture - pesticides - land development - forestry 1 C English Swedish
1999 The Billion that disappeared - a study of the Ecocycle Programme (report 1999:28, ISBN 91 7498 383 0) Other subjects 1 B English Swedish
1999 The Local Investment Programmes in Practise - a follow up of the work done by the Municipalities (report 1999:37, ISBN 91 7498 393 8) Other subjects 1 B English Swedish
1999 The work done by the Swedish Forestry organisation in order to put the environmental goal on an equal footing with the production goal (report 1999:31, ISBN 91 7498 386 5) Ecosystems: biodiversity - ecological infrastructure - ecosystem management, Nature & recreation: conservation & improvement of natural and/or cultural heritage - management of national parks & forests - recreation & tourism 1 B , F English Swedish
1998 Are the most valuable Natural Areas being protected? Report 1998:62, ISBN 91 7498 355 5) Nature & recreation: conservation & improvement of natural and/or cultural heritage - management of national parks & forests - recreation & tourism 1 C , F English Swedish
1998 The effects of Subsidies on Ecologically Sustainable Development (report 1998:6, ISBN 91 7498 300 8) Energy, Traffic - mobility - transport 1 E English Swedish
1998 The Introduction of Environmental Management Systems at Pilot Agencies (report 1998:19, ISBN 91 74983180 Climatical change - ozone layers depletion 1 F English Swedish
1998 Waiting for Database-Nature - a strategic IT Project in the Field of Environmental Protection (report 1998:55, ISBN 91 7498 348 2) Nature & recreation: conservation & improvement of natural and/or cultural heritage - management of national parks & forests - recreation & tourism 1 B English Swedish
1997 Changes in the Environmental work of the Country Administration Boards (report 1997:47, ISBN 91 74982796) Industrial pollution, Pollution prevention 1 F English Swedish
1996 Environmental considerations in procurement - an audit of international aid, 1966 (Report 1996: 55, ISBN 91-7498-211-7, 17 pp Agriculture - pesticides - land development - forestry 1 E Swedish Swedish
1996 Environmental Impact Assesments in practice, 1966 (Report 1966: 29, ISBN 91-7498-186-2, 144 pp) Traffic - mobility - transport 1 F Swedish Swedish
1996 NUTEK's programme for energy efficiency, 1966 (Report 1996: 44, ISBN 91-7498-198-6, 105 pp) Energy 1 C Swedish Swedish
1996 Supervision of Radiation Protection, 1993 (Report F 1993: 6, 68 pp) Radioactivity 1 F Swedish Swedish
1996 Tariffs for the application of the Environmental Protection Law by government agencies, 1966 (Report 1996: 43, ISBN 91-7498-197-48 pp) Industrial pollution, Pollution prevention 2 F Swedish Swedish
1995 Nuclear Waste Programme, 1995 (Report 1995: 22, ISBN 91-7498-116-1, 109 pp) Radioactivity 1 C Swedish Swedish
1994 Support to the local authorities monitoring of the use of chemicals, 1994 (Report 1994: 8, ISBN 91-7498-071-8, 130 pp) Pollution prevention 1 C Swedish Swedish
1994 Who shall pay - a financial model for the Swedish National Chemicals Inspectorate, 1994 (Report 1994: 25, ISBN 91-7498-092-0, 68 pp) Air pollution, Industrial pollution, Pollution prevention, Salt water - marine pollution: salt water - salt water fish 2 F Swedish Swedish
1993 The responsibility of the traffic regulating authorities for environmental issues, 1993 (Report F 1993: 31, 27 pp) Traffic - mobility - transport 1 E Swedish Swedish
1993 Waste, Outphasing, Revenue - Cash Flow of the Nuclear Waste Fund, 1993 (Report F 1993: 30, 55 pp) Radioactivity 3 C Swedish Swedish

Last Updated: October 17, 2011