Ems - Iso 14001
Ems - Iso 14001
Ems - Iso 14001
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What is a Management System?
A management system provides a framework
around which people can operate in order for
the organization to achieve its desired
outcomes in an effective and efficient manner
What is Environmental Management
System?
• An Environmental Management System (EMS)
is the part of the management system that
addresses the environmental impact of a
company ‘s activities, products and services on
the environment.
Why implement an EMS?
• It makes good business sense to integrate
environmental management with our business
processes.
• To demonstrate our commitment to the environment.
• To improve our environmental performance by
managing the environmental impacts of our business
operations.
• To be in compliance with governmental through
leadership in environmental management
Benefits from EMS
• Helps to maintain compliance
• Reduce liability and risks
• Enhance company reputation
• Integrate environmental programs into mission
• Increase employee involvement
• Meet interested parties concerns
• Improve marketing potential
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Reduce operating costs
EMS Frameworks
• Organizations, use many EMS frameworks like:
ISO 14000 International Organization for
Standardization
• EMAS Eco-Management and Audit Scheme
• BS 7750 British Standard Most common
framework used is ISO 14000
ISO 14000 series
• ISO 14000 is a series of voluntary standards and guideline
reference documents which include:
• Environmental Management
Systems : 14001, 14002, 14004
• Environmental Auditing : 14010, 14011, 14012
Evaluation of Environmental
Performance : 14031
Environmental Labelling : 14020, 14021, 14022,
14023, 14024, 14025
• Life Cycle Assessment : 14040, 14041,14042, 14043
• Definitions :
Organization:
Company, corporation , firm, enterprise or
combination / part of them , that has its own
functions and administration.
Environment:
Surrounding in which an organization’s
operations, including air, water, land natural
resources, flora, fauna, humans and their
interaction.
• Environmental Objective:
Overall environmental goal, consistent with
the environmental policy, that an organization
sets itself to achieve. Environmental Target:
Detailed performance requirement, applicable
to the organization or parts thereof, that
arises from the environmental objectives and
that needs to be set and met in order to
achieve those objectives
• Environmental aspects:
Element of an organization’s activities or
products or services that can interact with the
environment. Environmental impacts: Any
changes to the environment, whether adverse
or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from
an organization’s environmental aspect.
• Environmental management system:
Part of an organization’s management system used to develop and
implement its environmental policy and manage its environmental
aspects.
Environmental policy:
Overall intentions and directions of an organization related to its
environmental performance as formally expressed by top
management.
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