ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

AND TECHNOLOGY

WEEK 2
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(PART I)

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 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

 List of basic principles for environmental management.

 Identify problems related environment.

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 LEARNING OUTCOMES

 Student is able to list the basic principles for

environmental management.

 Student is able to identify problems related environment.

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 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EMS

 General system approach to environmental

management:
 Policy statement

 Plans and programmes

 Integration of environmental plans into daily operations

 Performance measurements

 Information sharing

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BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EMS (CON’T)

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 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EMS – CONT’

 Policy statement
 Indicates the organization’s overall commitment to the
improvement of environmental performance

 For example pollution control, waste minimization,

protection of natural resources, wildlife protection,
continual improvement, etc.

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 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EMS – CONT’

 Plans and programmes

 Develop a set of plans and programmes to
implement the policy

 Include the advancement of the programme

through suppliers and customers

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 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EMS – CONT’

 Integration of environmental plans into day-to-

day operations
 Teamwork

 Develop innovative techniques and technologies to

minimize the impact of the organization on the
environment

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 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EMS – CONT’

 Performance measurements
 Baseline data

 Benchmarking

 Progress report

 Audit

 Review

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 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EMS – CONT’

 Information sharing
 Awareness talks

 Training

 Education

 E-notices

 Memorandum

 Others

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 BASIC PRINCIPLES OF EMS – CONT’

 Systematic approach in organization

Top management: Setting

and reviewing policy

Middle management: Setting Measure

objectives and targets and audit

Executive: Implementing

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 ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION MAKING

 Information required to resolve environmental conflicts

 Law

 Policy

 Economics

 Toxicology and human health

 Statistics

 Valuation

 Sociology

 Pollution control

 Native land title

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 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

1. Air pollution
2. Water pollution
3. Food supply
4. Climate change
5. Living quality
6. Wildlife
7. Soil Contamination
8. Noise pollution

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Environmental issue

No. Source of pollution Impacts Solutions

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 KEY TERMS

 Policy – A plan or course of action decided upon by government or

big organization

 Baseline data – Initial information

 Benchmarking – A process that enable comparison of inputs

 Sociology – The study of human societies

 Toxicology – The branch of science concerned with the nature,

effects, and detection of poisons

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 REFERENCES

 Sheldon, C. ed. (2007). ISO14001 and Beyond:

Environmental Management Systems in the Real World.
London, Greenleaf Pub.

 Gilbert, M. and Gould, R. (1998). Achieving

Environmental Standards, 2nd ed. Pitman Pub.

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