Organizations have
been continually putting efforts to resolve the
environmental issues caused due to their operations.
Environmental Management System (EMS) is potential
useful instrument for companies to reduce the
environmental impacts of their operations
and to gain competitive advantage.
At the same time there is little empirical
evidence of the trade effects of implementing
such systems.
Governments
are setting their priorities and shaping up strategies
concerning implementation issues at national level.
Governments are conscious about the hazards and are
cautioning the industries and organizations directly
impacting the environment. There is immense international
pressure on Governments to implement these systems on
national level. Hence it has become essential for the
organizations to opt for a common international standard
to prevent environmental hazards created due to their
operations.
EMS
and ISO 14000
EMS
is a tool to manage environmental aspects of Company's
operations. Based on guidelines that a company
can adhere to on a voluntary basis in order to
control its environmental impacts on the basis
of self determined environmental policy and objectives
ISO 14000 has been developed as an international
standard to avoid proliferation of different EMS
standards.
Though the local government bodies have their
own procedures and efforts to avoid the hazards
to the environment it is empirical to adopt a
commonly designed EMS tool.
Not
only the big industries but small and medium size industries
also are opting for these systems.
A company's environmental performance can have a significant
impact on its success. ISO 14001 is the internationally
recognized standard for Environmental Management Systems
(EMS).
Benefits
and reputation
Demonstration
of high environmental standards
Demonstration
of compliance with legislation
Reduced
costs
Improved
efficiency
What
is ISO 14001?
ISO
14001 is an international standard that specifies a
process for controlling and improving a company's environmental
performance.
There
are five core elements which should be implemented under
the guidelines of ISO 14001:
Environmental
policy
Environmental
Planning
Implementation
and operation
Regular
checking and corrective action
Management
review
How
can we help you?
investè
shall identify elements of your business that impact
on the environment and gain access to the relevant environmental
legislation. investè shall ensure that the objectives
for improvement and a management program are achieved
with regular reviews and continual improvement.
Approach
investè
would primarily advice on how best to implement your environmental
management system. By virtue of having the experience
in implementing an EMS we can surely ensure you avoid
costly mistakes and fail in the implementation.
investè begins the entire implementation process
by gaining the commitment and backing of the Senior Managers.
This is achieved by transmitting and integrating the Companies
objective and Goals with the Environmental Objectives.
Training
and Policy
investè
organizes a range of workshops, seminars and training
courses within the organization to help you implement
and assess your Environmental Management System. It
helps you to draw your environmental Policy and objectives.
Environmental Policy and Objectives is a Statement by
the organization of its intentions and principles in
relation to its overall environmental performance.
The Policy should commit the organization to:
Adhere
to Regulatory Compliance
Pollution
Prevention
Continual
Improvement”
It
is important that the Policy is appropriate to the nature
and scale of the organizations operations. investè
shall assist and help its clients to implement and measure
the environmental policy and their commitment to the environment.
The implementation process would be made easy by providing
various case studies and by organizing workshops.
Implementation
and Operation
The
key to implementation is communication and training of
staff. During the implementation phase client should provide
resources for personnel and clearly define the roles within
the organization. At this stage, investè will assist
in documenting and controlling your management system,
control operations that may have an environmental impact.
Internal
Audit
Once
the implementation is achieved investè shall review
the environmental aspects and objectives set out to the
satisfaction by organizing the internal audit within the
organization. Upon successful implementation investè
shall liaison with the certification/registration body
and the client for external audit and certification of
the system.
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