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Martyn CheesbroughPolicy Manager

Environment Agency, United Kingdom

EMSs -do they perform?

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Environment AgencyEnvironment Agency

Land qualityLand quality Industrial Pollution Industrial Pollution Radioactive Radioactive

substancessubstances Waste managementWaste management Water qualityWater quality Air pollutionAir pollution Water resourcesWater resources Flood defenceFlood defence Fisheries & Fisheries &

RecreationRecreation NavigationNavigation

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Industrial regulationIndustrial regulation

280,000 industrial 280,000 industrial inspections inspections

5,500 enforcement 5,500 enforcement actionsactions

330,000 samples330,000 samples 4,000 flood 4,000 flood

warningswarnings 11,000 staff11,000 staff

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A pan-European project that examines the A pan-European project that examines the value of environmental management value of environmental management

systems systems

in the context of regulationin the context of regulation

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Who is involved?Who is involved?The Environment AgencyThe Environment Agency

Scottish Environment Protection Scottish Environment Protection

AgencyAgency

Irish Environmental Protection AgencyIrish Environmental Protection AgencyInstitute of Environmental Institute of Environmental

Management & AssessmentManagement & Assessment

EU LIFE environmentEU LIFE environment

European Environment AgencyEuropean Environment Agency

IMPELIMPEL

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Why bother?Why bother?

Article 10 of Article 10 of EMASEMAS

Risk based Risk based regulationregulation

Confidence Confidence in delivery of in delivery of EMSEMS

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Expectations?Expectations?

EMSs should improve performance - EMSs should improve performance - environmental outcomesenvironmental outcomes

EMSs should reduce risk of legal EMSs should reduce risk of legal non-compliancenon-compliance

Sites with an EMS should be easier Sites with an EMS should be easier to regulate and lower riskto regulate and lower risk

Non-regulated aspect should also Non-regulated aspect should also improveimprove

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Expectations - EMAS Expectations - EMAS

EMAS systems should:EMAS systems should: be more effectivebe more effective be challenged/tested/stretchedbe challenged/tested/stretched take less regulationtake less regulation be more consistentbe more consistent have a base line of legal compliancehave a base line of legal compliance

Accreditation and certification Accreditation and certification bodies should take account of bodies should take account of stakeholdersstakeholders

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Recent ‘evidence’Recent ‘evidence’remaslinking environmentalmanagement andperformance

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• MEPI study (Sussex University) [1999]MEPI study (Sussex University) [1999]

• EA OPRA studies (PSI) [2001]EA OPRA studies (PSI) [2001]

• MSWG (UNC) [2002]MSWG (UNC) [2002]

• IEMA/ENDS [2003]IEMA/ENDS [2003]

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Experience: Europe - Experience: Europe - MEPI StudyMEPI Study

270 firms, 430 sites analysed across 270 firms, 430 sites analysed across EuropeEurope

No positive relationship between No positive relationship between certified EMS and improved certified EMS and improved performanceperformance

Fossil fuel based electricity producers Fossil fuel based electricity producers showed negative correlationshowed negative correlation

source: www.environmental-performance.org.uk University of Sussex source: www.environmental-performance.org.uk University of Sussex (SPRU)(SPRU)

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Experience: USA - MSWG Experience: USA - MSWG and UNCand UNC

83 Facilities in 17 US States83 Facilities in 17 US States “ “ These results do not provide These results do not provide

support for the proposition that an support for the proposition that an externally audited, ISO-certified externally audited, ISO-certified EMS is associated with greater EMS is associated with greater improvements in performance than improvements in performance than uncertified facilities”uncertified facilities”

No statistically significant change in No statistically significant change in compliancecompliance

National Database on EMS - mswg/University of North Carolina 2003http://ndems.cas.unc.edu

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Experience:UK EA/Policy Experience:UK EA/Policy Studies InstituteStudies Institute

Survey of 843 process industry sites and Survey of 843 process industry sites and 2,200 waste sites in England and Wales2,200 waste sites in England and Wales

Summary:Summary: Link between certified EMS & good Link between certified EMS & good

procedures;procedures; Enforcement action just as likely at EMS Enforcement action just as likely at EMS

sites;sites; Waste sites with EMS perform worse than Waste sites with EMS perform worse than

non-EMS waste sitesnon-EMS waste sites

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EMS and Operator Performance EMS and Operator Performance

Individual OPA attribute mean scores by type of EMS

22.5

33.5

44.5

5no EMS

ISO14001

EMAS/ISO

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Enforcement Action (IPC)Enforcement Action (IPC)

Comparative EMS uptake

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

no EMS ISO14001 ISO/EMAS

Sites subject toenforcement

All sites

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EMS and Performance EMS and Performance (Landfills)(Landfills)

4.1

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ISO 14001 / EMAS EMS no EMS

(High score is associated with worse performance)

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IEMA / ENDS EMS IEMA / ENDS EMS SurveySurvey

Survey to examine what EMS Survey to examine what EMS practitioners think about:practitioners think about:The effectiveness & value of EMSThe effectiveness & value of EMSThe activities of certification bodies/ The activities of certification bodies/

verifiersverifiers349 respondents349 respondents

63% achieved ISO 14001/ EMAS63% achieved ISO 14001/ EMAS19.5% implementing ISO 14001/ EMAS19.5% implementing ISO 14001/ EMAS3.5% certifiers/verifiers3.5% certifiers/verifiers25% consultants25% consultants

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75%

24%

1% EMSs result in bettercompliance withenvironmental legislation

EMS makes little differenceto organisations'compliance withenvironmental legislation

EMS result in worsecompliance withenvironmental legislation

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31%

22%

47%

(a) Certifiers/verifiers check for theexistence of documented proceduresfor legal compliance

(b) In addition to (a) certifiers/verifiersassess whether the procedures coverall applicable legislation and look forevidence of compliance with this

In addition to (b) certifiers/verifiers alsoassess legal compliance through on-site evaluation

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Illust. Vilhelm Pedersen from “The emperor’s new clothes”

Does this sound familiar?

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ENDS Report February 2003

ENDS Report March 2003

ENDS Report April 03

Experience?

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ProjectProject Objectives Objectives

Prove the link between a ‘robust EMS’ and Prove the link between a ‘robust EMS’ and performanceperformance

EMS

Engagement

Environmental

performance

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To Identify the Contribution Made by To Identify the Contribution Made by Individual EMS ElementsIndividual EMS Elements

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EMS engagementEMS engagement

• EMS 1: PolicyEMS 1: Policy• EMS 2: PlanningEMS 2: Planning• EMS 3: Implementation and operationEMS 3: Implementation and operation• EMS 4: Checking and Corrective actionEMS 4: Checking and Corrective action• EMS 5: Management reviewEMS 5: Management review• EMS 6: ReportingEMS 6: Reporting

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EMS EMS engagementengagement

Score Score Performance AssessmentPerformance Assessment

11 No evidenceNo evidence

22 Limited evidenceLimited evidence

33 Evidence presented Evidence presented consistent with having an consistent with having an informal EMSinformal EMS

44 Widespread evidence that Widespread evidence that the EMS is consistent with the EMS is consistent with ISO 14001ISO 14001

55 Best practiceBest practice

More stringent

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EP methodsEP methods

remas 1remas 1 Pan-European multi-Pan-European multi-sector benchmarking sector benchmarking studystudy

remas 2remas 2 Site based improvement Site based improvement over time based on over time based on emissions dataemissions data

remas 3remas 3 Assessment of regulatory Assessment of regulatory duplication/facilitationduplication/facilitation

remas 4 remas 4 Gathering of other Gathering of other evidenceevidence

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Remas 1: e-performanceRemas 1: e-performance

Process Process inputinput

EP2 EP2 Materials Materials

consumptionconsumption

EP3 Water EP3 Water consumptionconsumption

EP4 Energy EP4 Energy consumptionconsumption

EfficiencyEfficiency

EP5 EP5 Materials Materials

conversionconversion

EP6 Water EP6 Water efficiencyefficiency

EP7 Energy EP7 Energy efficiencyefficiency

EmissionsEmissions

EP9 AirEP9 Air

EP10 WaterEP10 Water

EP11 Solid EP11 Solid waste waste

RegulatioRegulationn

EP1 EP1 ComplianceCompliance

EP8 ConductEP8 Conduct

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Score Score Performance Performance AssessmentAssessment

11 No evidenceNo evidence

22 Much worse than the BREFMuch worse than the BREF

33 Worse than the BREFWorse than the BREF

44 Meets the BREF Meets the BREF benchmarksbenchmarks

55 Better than the BREFBetter than the BREF

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Getting involvedGetting involved

Take part in the survey: European Take part in the survey: European industrial can register nowindustrial can register now

Views and comments: through the Views and comments: through the web discussion groups or web discussion groups or dissemination materialsdissemination materials

Definition of remas criteriaDefinition of remas criteria

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Remas criteria: Remas criteria: definitiondefinition

‘... those elements of an EMS that are key to

improving environmental performance and aiding

regulation ...’

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P1 Q’s

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P2 Q’s

IMPEL

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Industry

Certifiers

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Remas criteria: Remas criteria: developmentdevelopment

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enquires@remas.infoenquires@remas.info

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mcheesbrough@remas.infomcheesbrough@remas.info or or martyn.cheesbrough@environment-agemartyn.cheesbrough@environment-agency.gov.ukncy.gov.uk

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