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EcoSolutions Logistics, a global transportation company, is seeking to integrate its ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System (EMS) with its existing ISO 28000:2007 Supply Chain Security Management System (SCSMS). Recognizing the interconnectedness of environmental impacts and security risks within their operations, the senior management team aims to develop a unified approach. Considering the principles of both standards, which of the following strategies would MOST effectively achieve this integration, ensuring a holistic and mutually reinforcing management system that addresses both environmental protection and supply chain security? This should be done while considering the potential cascading effects of security vulnerabilities on environmental incidents, and vice versa, within the context of EcoSolutions Logistics\' global operations, which include transportation of hazardous materials, warehousing, and distribution centers across multiple countries with varying regulatory requirements.
Conduct a combined risk assessment that identifies and evaluates both environmental aspects and security threats, considering their potential interdependencies and cascading effects, align environmental and security policies to set unified objectives and targets, integrate operational controls to address both environmental and security risks simultaneously, and establish joint performance indicators to monitor overall effectiveness.
Maintain separate risk assessments for environmental and security aspects, focusing on compliance with respective regulatory requirements, develop independent environmental and security policies to avoid conflicts of interest, implement distinct operational controls tailored to specific environmental or security risks, and establish separate performance indicators to track individual system performance.
Prioritize environmental compliance over security concerns in areas with stringent environmental regulations, delegate responsibility for environmental and security management to separate departments with minimal cross-functional collaboration, implement basic security measures to protect against theft and vandalism, and focus on achieving environmental targets without considering security implications.
Focus primarily on achieving ISO 14001:2015 certification, assuming that environmental management practices inherently address security risks, implement standard security protocols for all facilities without considering specific environmental vulnerabilities, rely on third-party audits to identify potential environmental and security gaps, and maintain separate documentation for environmental and security management systems.

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