Environmental Management Systems

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2.Overview of Environmental Management Systems

 Overall Benefits of an EMS

► assurance to customers

► Increase legal compliance

► good public/community relations

► Satisfying investors and access to capital

► enhancing image and market share

► reducing liability

► improving cost control

► conserving materials and energy

► facilitating the attainment of permits/authorisations

► improving government-industry relations

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 Take-up of ISO 14001

Sources: http://www.iso.org/iso/iso-survey2010.pdf
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 Development of ISO 14001 / EMAS

► ISO 14001 developed by ISO Tech Committee 207 over 5 yrs.

Considered BS7750 model
► Published in September 1996; Updated 2004 and now restructured and
revised in 2015 Major difference:
Environmental Statement

► EMAS I published 1993, entry into force April 1995

► EMAS II revised in March 2001 considering ISO14001:1996

► EMAS III revised in November 2009

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 The 14000 series

► Environmental management systems (ISO 14001)

► General guidelines on principles, systems and support techniques

(ISO 14004)
► Life cycle assessment (ISO 14040 series)

► Design for environment (ISO 14062)

► Environmental performance evaluation (ISO 14030 series)

► Environmental labelling (ISO 14020 series)

► Environmental communication (ISO 14063)

► Greenhouse gas emissions (ISO 14066)

► Guidelines for auditing management systems (ISO 19011)

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 Structure of ISO 14001:2004

Introduction
1. Scope
2. Normative References (none)
3. Terms and definitions
4. EMS Requirements
Annex A Guidance (informative)
Annex B Correspondence with ISO 9001 (informative)
Bibliography

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 From within an organization to
Definitions the global system
(ISO 14001 clause 3.2.1)

Surroundings in which an organization operates, including

Environment air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans, and
their interrelation
The act or art of managing : the conducting or supervising of
Management something (as a business)
(Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary)
A regularly interacting or interdependent group of items
System forming a unified whole
(Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary)

Environmental “Part of an organization’s management system used

to develop and implement its environmental policy
Management
and manage its environmental aspects”
System ISO14001 clause 3.1.2

A management system
A management system
includes organizational structure,
is a set of interrelated elements used
planning activities, responsibilities,
to establish policy and objectives and
practices, procedures, processes and
to achieve those objectives
resources
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 The Improvement Cycle
system

A P Act Plan
Mgt Review Policy &
C D Planning

Check Do
Checking Implement
& Operate

time

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