WHAT IS AN EMS ?
This is a way of controlling a company's activities from an environmental point of view from the beginning to the end, where the materials that make the product originate from and in some cases where that product ends up when used.
One way in which to ensure that all environmental concerns in a business at all levels.
WHY SHOULD A BUSINESS GO FOR A ONE ?
- Leading edge on similiar companies - no sudden need to comply with new green' legislation
- Develop new technology
- Increased and better communications with suppliers, distributers and customers
- Good public relations
INCREASED FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
- Subsidises from carbon tax etc
- Lower costs - less packaging, lower amounts of raw materials and components, lower transport costs
- No pressure from environmental organisations
- Less pollutants produced - less staff sicknesses, lower insurance premiums and less disruption to production
WHAT ARE THE MAIN EMS?
- EMAS - Eco Management and Audit Scheme- Launched in 1995
- BS* 7750 - IST environmental monitoring standard - Published in 1992
- 1SO** 14001 - This is the main standard used and is the one that took the place of BS 7750 - It was introduced in 1997
There are other supporting ISO standards intended to add support to ISO 14001
There are also two other less well known environmental standards:
1) Index of Corporate Environmental Engagement - used by the organisation Business in the Environment to compare how the top FTSE 100 companies manage their environmental affairs
2) CONTOUR - launched in 1997, it provides a bench mark tool for companies to assess how they are doing when it comes to the environment and health and safety with the emphasis on practice rather than policy.
* British Standard
* * International Standards Organisation
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