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Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Environment Management Systems (EMS) are tool-based applications for managing the impacts of an organisation’s activities on the environment. It provides a structured approach to planning and implementing environment protection measures. EMS monitor environmental performance, similar to the way financial management systems monitor expenditure and income and enable regular checks of a business’ financial performance. EMS integrate environmental management into a company’s daily operations, long-term planning and other quality management systems. EMS Components EMS assess organisations' environmental impacts, set targets to reduce these impacts and plan how to achieve these targets. The most important EMS component is an organisational commitment. For EMS effectiveness, the development and implementation stages are critical. EMS require a top commitment from top management as well as all staff and stakeholders. When putting together EMS research, further components considered include: (1) environmental policy: to ensure all environmental activities are consistent with the organisation’s objectives; (2) environmental impact identification: to identify and document actual and potential environmental impacts of the organisation’s operations (e.g. an environmental audit); (3) regular monitoring of environmental objectives and targets: to encourage and improve its environmental performance; (4) consultation with staff and the community at large; (5) reviewing operational and emergency procedures compatibility with the organisation’s environmental objectives and targets; (6) environmental management planning methods and procedures: to meet its objectives and targets; (7) documentation of all objectives, targets, policies, responsibilities and procedures on environmental performance; (8) responsibilities and reporting: to ensure EMS implementation is effective; (9) training staff about environmental awareness and their responsibilities for EMS implementation; (10) reviewing audits and monitoring compliance of EMS goals: to refine operational procedures; and (11) continual improvement: to refine EMS targets and objectives set by individual companies to protect the environment. International Environmental Standard: ISO 14001:2015 ![]() Reference Cascio, J., Woodside, G. and Mitchell, P. (1996). ISO 14000 Guide – The new international environmental management standards, McGraw Hill, New York. | RESEARCH
SUSTAINABILITY HUMAN GEOGRAPHY ENVIRONMENT NATURE AND CULTURE ENERGY AND CLIMATE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONSERVATION ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS EMS E&E ENGINEERING INTERDISCIPLINARY SOCIETAL STUDIES INSTITUTIONAL COLLABORATION EMS OPERATE ON PRINCIPLES THAT FOLLOW A PLAN-DO-CHECK-ACT CYCLE |