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Environmental Management Systems (EMS). Bob Herbert. What is an EMS?. Think management system Personnel Management System Financial Management System Risk Management System Environmental Management System. What is an EMS?. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Think management system• Personnel Management System
• Financial Management System
• Risk Management System
• Environmental Management System
Set of management processes and procedures that allows an organization to analyze, control and reduce the environmental impact of its activities, products and services
Provides for greater efficiency and control over the organization’s environmental performance
Compliance with relevant laws and regulations
Prevention of pollution Continual improvement
COMPLY
P PR OE LV LE UN TT I O N
IMPROVE
ENV.POLICY
Reviewing the organizational environmental goals
Analyzing its environmental impacts and legal requirements
Setting environmental objectives and targets to reduce environmental impacts and comply with legal requirements
Establishing programs to meet these objectives and targets
Monitoring and measuring progress in achieving the objectives
Ensuring employees’ environmental awareness and competence
Reviewing progress of the EMS and making improvements
Savings: $300,000• Operational savings, $66,000 of energy
conservation
Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon
EMS provides future liability avoidance Promotes better working relationships with
regulators Ensures organizations a better
understanding of their legal requirements Provides a consistent method for finding the
root causes of non-compliance
EMSs help reduce environmental and workplace security risks
Management system process approach has created verifiable, credible environmental results that have led to better overall organizational environmental performance
An EMS has the potential to significantly influence financial institutions as they assess risk