Environmental Management Systems
A management system can
be described as any process used to simplify the planning and management of
people's daily lives, which can help spread procedures and information around
the world, to companies, to check if they are adequate and that they work. Management
system used to verify compliance with environmental directives, company
procedures and information All organizations have some impact on the natural
environment, especially through the resources they use, the processes and
activities they perform, and the waste they carry with them. A company, no
matter how large or small, can achieve results if Improvements are planned and
implemented in a structured and coordinated manner. Good environmental
management can also help companies comply with environmental laws, save money,
and improve public relations. a proper Environmental Management System (EMS)
can help organizations to attain these.
Environmental
Management System Types.
The main standards for
environmental management systems are:
ISO 14001: 2004 and EMAS
(European Community Ecosystem Management and Audit Program), which is
implemented by EU Regulation 1221/2009 / EC. They are essential characteristics
for achieving good environmental management practices. For more information,
visit the EMS web portal here: http://ems.iema.net/emas
Benefits of an EMS (Environmental Management
System)
There
are lot of benefits of an EMS (environmental management system).
Some
of them are:
Employee Benefits
Compliance
with the environment management system create befits to the employee by :
1.
Employee
quality of life and their health will start improving by following the good
EMS.
2.
Employees
working environment improving and living environment as well.
3.
Incidents
related to the environment starts reducing
4.
Increasing
overall environment
5.
Employee
motivation and personal commitment starts increasing with the company.
Benefits related to Environment
If
we can reduce the below mention things at our workplace, we can also educe the
effect which can have the impact on the environment.
These
things are:
1.
Noise
2.
Waste
3.
Electricity
Usage
4.
Raw
Material which we used on our workplace.
5.
The production and
discharge of, especially gas or radiation.
6.
Odours (smoke …)
Financial Benefits
We can generate more profit by doing these things:
1.
Reducing the insurance premium
2.
Reduce the waste, what ever we are using try to reduce the waste
as possible.
3.
By attracting the
customers, investors and those who would like to expand heir environmental
ideals.
4.
We can generate more profits if we comply with environmental
legislation as a result the risk of fines reduces.
5.
Profit generation is achieved by using our resources intelligently
by creating less waste and rejection.
Public Relations Benefits
1.
Relations with the community will be improved.
2.
Company reputation and image will also improve.
3.
Confidence of the customer increased.
Compliance Benefits
If we work safely with the law we can avoid warnings and fines or
prosecutions from environmental regulator authorities and specially peace of
mid that we are complying with legal requirements.
