ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

What is an Environmental Management System?

The purpose of an environmental management system (EMS) is to help enable organisations to recognize, manage, and review their environmental issues or impacts in a seamless manner. Since EMS has such a broad scope, any size or type of organization can benefit from implementing one.

Environmental management systems may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Air pollution
• Water pollution
• Energy consumption
• Carbon footprint
• Sewerage waste
• Climate change
• Resource efficiency.

What is the importance of an Environmental Management System?

An organisation’s primary goal of an environmental management system (EMS) is to ensure that it is managing and controlling its environmental risks.

A good EMS will also show where environmental performance can be improved.

A second important aspect of running an EMS is the increased public awareness that you are actively trying to improve the environment.

It is true that many organizations are passionate about reducing their carbon footprints and standing up to climate change, but do not have effective systems to document their efforts.

As you implement a successful EMS into your organization, you should save money, as you may be able to detect ways to reduce pollution, as well as gain stakeholder trust.