ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS)

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
can be defined as the management of how humans and companies
impact the environment. environmental management in a business
context means taking care of the way an organization impacts the
environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS) is usually
implemented by top-level management to help define a company’s
environmental policy, practices and objectives. results are measured
and evaluated regularly to ensure the company is achieving its
environmental objectives and enhancing performance. OR
Environmental Management System (EMS) is a
framework that allows your company to reduce
environmental impact while maintaining operational
efficiency.
 BASIC GROUPS OF AN EMS
There are three primary processes within an Environmental
Management System:
• Core processes – identifying significant environmental aspects and
impacts of your company
• Supporting processes – like awareness of legal requirements,
infrastructure, communicating EMS information for employee
competency, and monitoring and evaluating environmental
performance
• Management system supporting processes – including document
control, record keeping and internal auditing.
 BASIC ELEMENTS OF AN EMS
The key elements of an EMS include:
• Analyzing the environmental impact of your company
• Reviewing your company’s environmental goals
• Assessing compliance and/or legal obligations
• Setting environmental objectives and targets
• Establishing practices and protocols to achieve those targets
• Ensuring employees are aware of environmental goals and
compliance
• Reviewing, evaluating and improving the EMS.
 BENEFITS / IMPORTANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
EMS has the following importance.
• increase efficiency
• reduce costs
• improve employee morale, and
• make your organization more attractive to investors.
 MAJOR CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS.
• Pollution
• Soil Degradation
• Global Warming
• Overpopulation
• Natural Resource Depletion
• Generating Unsustainable Waste
• Waste Disposal
• Hazard
• Deforestation
 POLLUTION
Pollution is simply defined as the release of substances into the
environment in quantities that are harmful to man and animals
health.
AIR POLLUTION
Is a type of pollution which deal with the addition of unwanted substance in air.
WATER POLLUTION
Is a type of pollution which deal with the addition of unwanted substance in
water.
Soil pollution
Is a type of pollution which deal with the addition of unwanted substance in soil.
 Global Warming
Is gradual increase in temperature at the atmosphere due to green house
effects.
Causes of global warming
Air pollution
Green house
Agricultural activities
Burning of forest
Industrial activities
Effects of global warming
Increases in earth temperature
Destruction of o-zone layer
Natural disasters like flooding
Desertification
Lost of biodiversity
Hunger