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| environmental management system examples: Environmental Management Systems Christopher Sheldon, Mark Yoxon, 2012-05-16 This third edition of Sheldon and Yoxon's authoritative Environmental Management Systems (previously entitled Installing Environmental Management Systems) has been extensively revised to cover changes in international standards and other related developments in the field such as British Standard BS 8555. Drawing on the authors' extensive hands-on experience in both implementing and training others, it describes how such systems can be used to prioritize actions and resources, increase efficiency, minimize costs and lead to better, more informed decision making. Set out in a straightforward series of steps, it cuts through the jargon and demolishes the myths that surround this important management tool. The authors explain the importance of carrying out an initial environmental review, identifying cause and effect, understanding legislative and regulatory issues, developing a policy and defining objectives and targets. They also describe how to design an effective environmental management programme and implement a successful audit and review. Clear and concise, and packed with helpful practical examples and insider tips, it has become the standard manual for managers and consultants at all levels. |
| environmental management system examples: Environmental Management Systems Stephen Tinsley, Ilona Pillai, 2012-04-27 Implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS) has become a crucial consideration for large organizations. This book offers insight to practitioners and professional students as to why they have been developed, how they are implemented and the barriers that can impact on their effectiveness. A practical, experience-based text written by leading consultants and researchers, the book explores the drivers that have led to the development of environmental strategies and the benefits of formulating a complete EMS. The book examines the way in which EMSs are structured to ensure that a company achieves continuous improvement in environmental performance. Alongside practical advice for businesses that wish to achieve accreditation, the book addresses key issues to be aware of to ensure optimum benefits, different strategies that companies may adopt to establish an EMS and the challenges that arise when trying to integrate an EMS into the business strategy. Also included is a review of the ways in which academics try to categorize and predict the effectiveness of these different approaches to EMS using modelling tools. Finally, case studies are presented to demonstrate examples of companies that have implemented their own EMS, the different approaches that they have taken and the resulting issues that have emerged. This is essential reading for all environmental practitioners as well as students of environmental management and business. |
| environmental management system examples: Installing Environmental Management Systems Christopher Sheldon, Mark Yoxon, 2002 A comprehensive guide for all businesses seeking ISO 14000, 14001 and EMAS qualifications An accessible, practical handbook for corporate executives and project managers on how to establish and maintain an effective environmental management system (EMS), including both ISO 14001 and the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). It draws on the authors' extensive hands-on experience in both implementing environmental management systems and training others to do so. Set out in a straightforward series of steps, the guide is concise and full of helpful examples and insider tips, it will be the standard manual for managers and consultants. |
| environmental management system examples: An Organizational Guide to Pollution Prevention , 2002 |
| environmental management system examples: Environmental Management System ISO 14001: 2004 Syed Haider, 2016-04-19 Environmental Management System ISO 14001:2004 provides the information and practical know-how required to facilitate a smooth adoption and incorporation of the latest revisions and enhancements put forth by the International Organization for Standardization. This unique work shows how to adopt or transition to the documentation procedures required |
| environmental management system examples: The ISO 14001:2015 Implementation Handbook Milton P. Dentch, 2016-04-14 This book explains how an organization can use a management system to both control and improve its environmental performance. It provides guidance in building the environmental management system (EMS) in support of the organizations operations---linking the management system to the requirements of ISO 14001 to support third-party certification to ISO 14001:2015. Included in the text are best practices as well as common pitfalls and weaknesses the author has observed in various organizations. He is an environmental auditor and EMS internal auditor trainer and consultant. He has audited EMSs of over 100 companies to ISO 14001. For those organizations already certified to ISO 14001:2004, the book highlights the changes required to upgrade to the new 2015 version. In addition, included on an accompanying CD are comprehensive check sheets to be used by internal auditors in auditing an EMS's conformance to ISO 14001:2015. |
| environmental management system examples: Winning The Environmental Challenge With ISO 14001:2015 Ramesh C. Grover, Sachin Grover, 2017-09-22 This book gives Guidance on the Implementation of ISO 14001: 2015 in a simple form. The book has been published with the aim to give you knowledge and practical advice to prepare for ISO 14001: 2015 implementation without much stress. The book will help auditors, internal and external, regarding what to look for during the audit. The book will also help you learn: • The benefits of ISO implementation • Strategising for ISO 14001: 2015 implementation • Understanding the ISO 14001:2015 clauses and what the organizations should do to implement it • Setting up the structure of an organization’s Environmental Management System • Examples of how an organization interprets and establishes the system for easy implementation of EMS systems in your organisation • What auditors should look for during audit |
| environmental management system examples: Regulating from the Inside Cary Coglianese, Jennifer Nash, 2001 First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. |
| environmental management system examples: Environmental Management System Development Process Elizabeth Delaney, Barbara Thomson (Writer on environmental protection), 2013 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Synthesis 44: Environmental Management System Development Process provides background on the framework of an environmental management system (EMS), explores similarities and differences of the various approaches to an EMS, explains the EMS development process, and highlights lessons learned by airports that have developed an EMS. -- Publisher's description. |
| environmental management system examples: Environmental Management Systems , 2006 This project was developed with two primary objectives: (1) to identify potential benefits to drinking water utilities from an environmental management system (EMS) and (2) to define steps necessary to develop a water utility sector'specific EMS model from which utilities could create their own EMS. This report reflects both the initial research into alternative EMS models and a ?best practices? guidance based on the ISO 14001 framework. With the input of leading private and public water utilities, this document was developed to assist water utilities interested in developing an EMS that will support and ensure continual improvement, increase thoroughness in compliance efforts, and demonstrate environmental excellence. Includes CD with Appendices. |
| environmental management system examples: Strategic Sustainability Robert Sroufe, Sarkis Joseph, 2017-09-08 The last decade has seen increasing awareness of the importance of understanding corporate environmental management systems (EMSs) and their relationships with sustainability, competitiveness and institutional practice. It is now assumed that most large companies have some version of an EMS in place with systems ranging from informal policies and practices to formalised third-party certified systems that are widely publicized by companies and are now integral to their strategic direction. No matter what level and type of system a firm chooses, both practitioners and researchers wish to examine and better understand the extent to which these systems are cross-functional, how they impact on performance evaluation, their capability to monitor supply chains and the life-cycles of products and services and, most importantly, whether these systems actually make a contribution to better environmental performance. This book provides intriguing insights into strategic and sustainable EMSs. It provides clear evidence of benefits that should exceed the costs (tangible and otherwise), and help practitioners understand the attributes of well-developed and strategically focused EMSs. It also demonstrates the link to performance measures such as reputation, improved position in the marketplace, cost, quality, waste reduction and numerous sustainable development-based metrics and issues. The comprehensive scope of topics spans several industries and provides environmental systems insight involving sustainable management systems, strategic and operational impacts of environmental systems, cross-country comparisons of EMS design processes and results, product-based environmental systems, EMS impacts at innovative organisations and environmental systems integration within specific industries. The book is split into three sections. First, the book covers the broad issues of planning and designing an EMS and includes topics such as performance evaluation, comparisons between multinational environmental systems, sustainable development and links between already established quality systems and an EMS. The second section focuses on EMS implementation and operation and incorporates some corporate or industry-specific case studies. The third and final category of the book highlights the use of an EMS to evaluate business processes. Strategic Sustainability will be essential reading for both managers faced with decisions regarding their own EMSs and to researchers seeking additional insights from state-of-the-art examples for further theoretical development and testing. |
| environmental management system examples: Environmental Management Systems Stephen Tinsley, Ilona Pillai, 2012-04-27 Implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS) has become a crucial consideration for large organizations. This book offers insight to practitioners and professional students as to why they have been developed, how they are implemented and the barriers that can impact on their effectiveness. A practical, experience-based text written by leading consultants and researchers, the book explores the drivers that have led to the development of environmental strategies and the benefits of formulating a complete EMS. The book examines the way in which EMSs are structured to ensure that a company achieves continuous improvement in environmental performance. Alongside practical advice for businesses that wish to achieve accreditation, the book addresses key issues to be aware of to ensure optimum benefits, different strategies that companies may adopt to establish an EMS and the challenges that arise when trying to integrate an EMS into the business strategy. Also included is a review of the ways in which academics try to categorize and predict the effectiveness of these different approaches to EMS using modelling tools. Finally, case studies are presented to demonstrate examples of companies that have implemented their own EMS, the different approaches that they have taken and the resulting issues that have emerged. This is essential reading for all environmental practitioners as well as students of environmental management and business. |
| environmental management system examples: Environmental Management Systems and Certification Philipp Weiß, Jörg Bentlage, 2006 |
| environmental management system examples: Environmental Management System Demonstration Project Craig P. Diamond, 1996 |
| environmental management system examples: Information Systems and the Environment National Academy of Engineering, 2001-09-13 Information technology is a powerful tool for meeting environmental objectives and promoting sustainable development. This collection of papers by leaders in industry, government, and academia explores how information technology can improve environmental performance by individual firms, collaborations among firms, and collaborations among firms, government agencies, and academia. Information systems can also be used by nonprofit organizations and the government to inform the public about broad environmental issues and environmental conditions in their neighborhoods. Several papers address the challenges to information management posed by the explosive increase in information and knowledge about environmental issues and potential solutions, including determining what information is environmentally relevant and how it can be used in decision making. In addition, case studies are described and show how industry is using information systems to ensure sustainable development and meet environmental standards. The book also includes examples from the public sector showing how governments use information knowledge systems to disseminate best practices beyond big firms to small businesses, and from the world of the Internet showing how knowledge is shared among environmental advocates and the general public. |
| environmental management system examples: Environmental Management Concepts and Practices for the Hospitality Industry Ishmael Mensah, 2019-07-31 Environmental management is essential to the successful operation of the hospitality businesses. This book simplifies the complex issue of environmental management for both students of hospitality and industry practitioners (such as hotel managers and restauranteurs). The study explains how global environmental problems affect the hospitality industry and vice versa. It also outlines the processes that should be followed in environmental management, and the specific environmental management practices of hospitality businesses in the areas of waste management, energy and water conservation. The book provides practical illustrations, review questions, and lists of keywords and concepts in each chapter. It provides a global perspective on the study of environmental management in the hospitality industry by drawing on success stories and previous research on the topic from across the globe. |
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| environmental management system examples: Adaptive Environmental Management Catherine Allan, George Henry Stankey, 2009-06-05 Adaptive management is the recommended means for continuing ecosystem management and use of natural resources, especially in the context of ‘integrated natural resource management’. Conceptually, adaptive management is simply learning from past management actions to improve future planning and management. However, adaptive management has proved difficult to achieve in practice. With a view to facilitating better practice, this new book presents lessons learned from case studies, to provide managers with ready access to relevant information. Cases are drawn from a number of disciplinary fields, including management of protected areas, watersheds and farms, rivers, forests, biodiversity and pests. Examples from Australia, New Zealand, the USA, Canada, the UK and Europe are presented at a variety of scales, from individual farms, through regional projects, to state-wide planning. While the book is designed primarily for practitioners and policy advisors in the fields of environmental and natural resource management, it will also provide a valuable reference for students and researchers with interests in environmental, natural resource and conservation management. |
| environmental management system examples: ISO 14000 Perry Johnson, 1997-08-19 ISO 14000 is an environmental management system that controls a company's environmental impact. This book gives executives and managers a clear, detailed understanding of the positive business impact of complying with ISO 14000. |
| environmental management system examples: Environmental Impact of Mining and Mineral Processing Ravi Jain, 2015-08-03 Environmental Impact of Mining and Mineral Processing: Management, Monitoring, and Auditing Strategies covers all the aspects related to mining and the environment, including environmental assessment at the early planning stages, environmental management during mine operation, and the identification of major impacts. Technologies for the treatment of mining, mineral processing, and metallurgical wastes are also covered, along with environmental management of mining wastes, including disposal options and the treatment of mining effluents. - Presents a systematic approach for environmental assessment of mining and mineral processing projects - Provides expert advice for the implementation of environmental management systems that are unique to the mining industry - Effectively addresses a number of environmental challenges, including air quality, water quality, acid mine drainage, and land and economic impacts - Explains the latest in environmental monitoring and control systems to limit the environmental impact of mining and processing operations |
| environmental management system examples: Offshore Safety Management Ian Sutton, 2011-10-11 2010 was a defining year for the offshore oil and gas industry in the United States. On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) floating drilling rig suffered a catastrophic explosion and fire. Eleven men died in the explosion — 17 others were injured. The fire, which burned for a day and a half, eventually sent the entire rig to the bottom of the sea. The extent of the spill was enormous, and the environmental damage is still being evaluated. Following DWH the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulations and Enforcement (BOEMRE) issued many new regulations. One of them is the Safety and Environmental System (SEMS) rule, which is based on the American Petroleum Institute's SEMP recommended practice. Companies have to be in full compliance with its extensive requirements by November 15, 2011. |
| environmental management system examples: ISO 14001 Environmental Systems Handbook Ken Whitelaw, 2012-04-27 ISO 14001 Environmental Systems Handbook Second Edition outlines the scope and purpose of the standard, making it accessible to all. The author begins by explaining the concepts of the standard, which sets the tone for a practical guide to implementation of an ISO 14000-compliant environmental management system, which also covers the consultant's and auditor's perspective. The case studies from industries that have actually undergone the process have been updated to include information on their progress toward environmental objectives in the 18-24 months following implementation. A new case study from a service organisation ( a car lease company) will be added. Finally there is input from training organisations and certification and accreditation bodies to assist with trouble-shooting and assessment. Additional information is also included on international legislative issues. Comparisons with ISO 9000 will also be fully updated to reflect revisions to this standard. The book will offer the reader a range of options for implementation, and guidance on which is the best option to suit the particular organisation's culture. |
| environmental management system examples: Global Environmental Health in the 21st Century Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine, 2007-03-08 Biological threats like SARS and natural disasters like the tsunami in Indonesia have devastated entire regions, and quickly exhausted budgetary resources. As the field of environmental health continues to evolve, scientists and others must focus on gaining a better understanding of the links between human health and various environmental factors, and on creating new paradigms and partnerships needed to address these complex environmental health challenges facing society. Global Environmental Health in the 21st Century: From Governmental Regulations to Corporate Social Responsibility: Workshop Summary discusses the role of industry in environmental health, examines programs designed to improve the overall state of environmental health, and explores how governmental and corporate entities can collaborate to manage this industry. Stakeholders in both the public and private sectors are looking for viable solutions as the complexity of societal problems and risks associated with management and varying regulatory standards continue to increase. Global Environmental Health in the 21st Century draws critical links and provides insight into the current shape of global environmental health. The book recommends expanding environmental management systems (EMS) to encompass a more extensive global network. It also provides a complete assessment of the benefits and costs resulting from implementation of various environmental management systems. |
| environmental management system examples: A Practical Guide to Plastics Sustainability Michel Biron, 2020-04-18 A Practical Guide to Plastics Sustainability: Concept, Solutions, and Implementation is a groundbreaking reference work offering a broad, detailed and highly practical vision of the complex concept of sustainability in plastics. The book's aim is to present a range of potential pathways towards more sustainable plastics parts and products, enabling the reader to further integrate the idea of sustainability into their design process. It begins by introducing the context and concept of sustainability, discussing perceptions, drivers of change, key factors, and environmental issues, before presenting a detailed outline of the current situation with types of plastics, processing, and opportunities for improved sustainability. Subsequent chapters focus on the different possibilities for improved sustainability, offering a step-by-step technical approach to areas including design, properties, renewable plastics, and recycling and re-use. Each of these pillars are supported by data, examples, analysis and best practice guidance. Finally, the latest developments and future possibilities are considered. - Approaches the idea of sustainability from numerous angles, offering practical solutions to improve sustainability in the development of plastic components and products - Explains how sustainability can be applied across plastics design, materials selection, processing, and end of life, all set alongside socioeconomic factors - Considers key areas of innovation, such as eco-design, novel opportunities for recycling or re-use, bio-based polymers and new technologies |
| environmental management system examples: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Offshore Safety and Environmental Management Systems United States. Committee on the Effectiveness of Safety and Environmental Management Systems for Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Operations, 2012 This report recommends that the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) take a holistic approach to evaluating the effectiveness offshore oil and the Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) programs of gas industry operators. According to the report, this approach should, at a minimum, include inspections, audits by the operator and BSEE, key performance indicators, and a whistleblower program. SEMS is a safety management system (SMS) aimed at shifting from a completely prescriptive regulatory approach to one that is proactive, risk based, and goal oriented in an attempt to improve safety and reduce the likelihood that events similar to the April 2010 Macondo incident will reoccur. According to the committee that produced the report, it is not possible for a regulator to create a culture of safety in an organization by inspection or audit; that culture needs to come from within the organization. To be successful, the tenets of SEMS must be fully acknowledged and accepted by workers, motivated from the top, and supported throughout the organization and must drive worker actions. The report also notes that BSEE can encourage and aid industry in development of a culture of safety by the way it measures and enforces SEMS. The committee believes BSEE should seize this opportunity to make a step change in safety culture by adopting a goal based holistic approach to evaluating the effectiveness of SEMS programs. In recommending a holistic approach to evaluating the effectiveness of SEMS programs, the report explores in detail the role of SEMS in helping to develop a culture of safety, highlights the pros and cons of various methods of assessing the effectiveness of a SEMS program, and investigates existing approaches for assessing the SMS programs of various U.S. and international regulatory agencies whose safety mandates are similar to that of BSEE. |
| environmental management system examples: Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems Auditing Gene Shematek, Paul A. MacLean, Peter Lineen, 2016-02 |
| environmental management system examples: Integrated Management Systems Chad Kymal, Gregory Gruska, R. Dan Reid, 2015-05-13 Updated to the latest standard changes including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and OHSAS 18001:2016 Includes guidance on integrating Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Organizations today are implementing stand-alone systems for their Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, or AS 9100), Environmental Management System (ISO 14001), Occupational Health & Safety (ISO 18001), and Food Safety Management Systems (FSSC 22000). Stand-alone systems refer to the use of isolated document management structures resulting in the duplication of processes within one site for each of the management standardsQMS, EMS, OHSAS, and FSMS. In other words, the stand-alone systems duplicate training processes, document control, and internal audit processes for each standard within the company. While the confusion and lack of efficiency resulting from this decision may not be readily apparent to the uninitiated, this book will show the reader that there is a tremendous loss of value associated with stand-alone management systems within an organization. This book expands the understanding of an integrated management system (IMS) globally. It not only saves money, but more importantly it contributes to the maintenance and efficiency of business processes and conformance standards such as ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO/TS 16949, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001, FSSC 22000, or other GFSI Standards. |
| environmental management system examples: Green Profits Nicholas P Cheremisinoff, Avrom Bendavid-Val, 2001-05-17 Green Profits covers two tightly connected topics, environmental management systems (EMS) and pollution prevention (P2), in a single volume. Authored by an environmental engineer and an economist/planner, Green Profits shows how to implement an EMS, especially ISO 14001, so that it leads to profitable pollution prevention innovations, and how to identify and implement pollution prevention measures in a sound strategic business framework. Green Profits provides the knowledge and tools for enterprise managers to achieve the benefits of both EMS and P2, and to do so in ways that fit in with existing management systems in their enterprises.Environmental management systems are planned and organized ways for an enterprise to manage its interactions with the environment, in particular those interactions that consume resources, degrade the environment, and create human health risk. Part I of Green Profits provides a thorough and practical understanding of the elements of EMSs in general and ISO 14001 in particular, tools and techniques for implementing an EMS and achieving ISO 14001 certification, and help with getting the implementation process started.Pollution prevention involves replacing process technologies that generate pollution with those that do not or that do so much less. It focuses on improving production processes to minimize waste rather than treating effluents or emissions, which add to costs. Part II of Green Profits provides tools such as step-by-step guides to conducting a P2 audit and energy and material balances for identifying P2 opportunities in an enterprise; examples of P2 practices in specific industry sectors; and a set of tools for assessing potential P2 investments from a bottom-line point of view.With this New Handbook -- · Bring your facility into compliance · Improve your corporate image · Reduce your company's environmental liabilities · Identify and save millions of dollars from pollution prevention projects This New Handbook Includes -- · A step-by-step approach to implementing ISO 14001 · A step-by-step approach to implementing Pollution Prevention · Contains nearly 100 useful charts and tables used by the experts in establishing environmental action plans, gap analyses, establishing an Environmental Management System · Contains dozens of useful charts and calculation methods with examples for evaluating the costs and savings to your company in implementing Pollution Prevention · Dozens of industry-specific case studies that you can learn and profit from · Shows you in stepwise fashion how project financing principles and environmental cost accounting methods, when coupled with EMS can save your company moneyThis New Handbook is unique because unlike other volumes that separately cover Environmental Management Systems and Pollution Prevention, you have it all in one single volume, written by Experts that are Practitioners. |
| environmental management system examples: Management of Energy/environment Systems Wesley K. Foell, 1979 Comporison of the geman democratic republic. A methodology for constructing and modeling energy/environment futures. Alternative energy/environment futures for rhone-alpes prologue: The wisconsin scenarios in retrospect. Alternative energy/environment futures for wisconsin. Cross-regional comparison of energy/environment futures. |
| environmental management system examples: Integrated Management Systems Wayne Pardy, Terri Andrews, 2019-11-13 Management system standards have been adopted by millions of organizations around the world. With such widespread use, comes many questions on not only the standards themselves,but how to use them, and for those considering multiple standards, how to maximize and leverage their common features. In Integrated Management Systems: Leading Strategies and Solutions, the authors use their wealth of knowledge and practical experience inHealth Safety, Environment and Quality Management System(HSEQ) Standards to profile how best to use and integrate these management system standards into your day to day operations and business models. |
| environmental management system examples: Research to Protect, Restore, and Manage the Environment National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Commission on Life Sciences, Committee on Environmental Research, 1993-02-01 This book assesses the strengths and weaknesses of current environmental research programs, describes the desirable characteristics of an effective program, and recommends cultural and organizational changes to improve the performance of environmental research. Research areas in need of greater emphasis are identified, and overall directions for environmental research are recommended. The book also comments on the proposal to establish a National Institute for the Environment and on the elevation of the Environmental Protection Agency to cabinet status. |
| environmental management system examples: Environmental Management Systems Handbook for Refineries Nicholas Cheremisinoff, 2013-11-25 This book offers refineries a practical guide for implementing environmental management systems (EMS).The author, who has implemented hundreds of successful EMS programs throughout North America, Europe, Russia and the Middle East, provides a detailed explanation of what an EMS is and how it can benefit refinery operations in complying with environmental laws and improving the overall efficiency of their operations. The author's approach has been internationally recognized as an integrated model that captures improved compliance and financial savings by reducing operating costs through dedicated pollution prevention programs. |
| environmental management system examples: Handbook of Performability Engineering Krishna B. Misra, 2008-08-24 Dependability and cost effectiveness are primarily seen as instruments for conducting international trade in the free market environment. These factors cannot be considered in isolation of each other. This handbook considers all aspects of performability engineering. The book provides a holistic view of the entire life cycle of activities of the product, along with the associated cost of environmental preservation at each stage, while maximizing the performance. |
| environmental management system examples: Introduction to Environmental Management Brian Waters, 2013-10-28 This endorsed handbook is directly aligned to the NEBOSH Certificate in Environmental Management, with each element of the syllabus explained in detail. Includes sample NEBOSH questions and case studies to aid learning Up to date and aligned with the revised 2012 specification Over 100 images, tables and diagrams, all in full colour Written by an expert in this field of study. Environmental pressures have been increasing on businesses over many years. New legislation has forced companies to look at their impact on the environment through such issues as use of resources, emissions, energy use, transport and waste management. Accidents such as the recent pollution incident by BP in the Gulf of Mexico grab the attention of the media and bring it into the public domain. In addition to its focus on the NEBOSH course, this book covers all of the essential elements managers will need to understand correct environmental health and safety management, including the broad legal framework, risk assessment and pointers to relevant standards. Brian Waters has 15 years’ experience in the water supply industry, and 13 years of experience in senior management roles with the National Rivers Authority and the Environment Agency. He has subsequently worked in training and consultancy, giving him a wealth of experience in this area. |
| environmental management system examples: Environmental Management in Organizations John Brady, 2013-06-17 Twenty years ago, environment and sustainable development issues were marginal concerns for businesses and public bodies, requiring a relatively narrow range of personnel, knowledge and skills. Today, these issues are key operational concerns for all but the smallest organizations and apply to all sectors - the private, public and voluntary sectors. Managing them requires a growing army of environmental professionals to manage them with knowledge of a rapidly developing body of regulatory measures.Environmental Management in Organizations provides the basic resource needed by organizations and the managers they employ on the issues and on the management tools, performance measures and communication strategies available. Leading experts on each topic have provided focused explanations and clear practical guidance, as well as setting out the context and the key environmental and management drivers. |
| environmental management system examples: Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies Martin Abraham, 2017-07-04 Encyclopedia of Sustainable Technologies, Eight Volume Set provides an authoritative assessment of the sustainable technologies that are currently available or in development. Sustainable technology includes the scientific understanding, development and application of a wide range of technologies and processes and their environmental implications. Systems and lifecycle analyses of energy systems, environmental management, agriculture, manufacturing and digital technologies provide a comprehensive method for understanding the full sustainability of processes. In addition, the development of clean processes through green chemistry and engineering techniques are also described. The book is the first multi-volume reference work to employ both Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Triple Bottom Line (TBL) approaches to assessing the wide range of technologies available and their impact upon the world. Both approaches are long established and widely recognized, playing a key role in the organizing principles of this valuable work. Provides readers with a one-stop guide to the most current research in the field Presents a grounding of the fundamentals of the field of sustainable technologies Written by international leaders in the field, offering comprehensive coverage of the field and a consistent, high-quality scientific standard Includes the Life Cycle Analysis and Triple Bottom Line approaches to help users understand and assess sustainable technologies |
| environmental management system examples: ISO 14001 and Beyond Sheldon Christopher, 2017-09-29 On September 1st 1996, ISO 14001 was published, worldwide. Written over five years in consultation with international industrial experts, non-governmental organizations and regulators, this environmental management systems standard will help organizations manage their impacts on the environment, no matter what their size, nature or location. The implications for the future are enormous. But what does the standard mean in the real world? What changes do managers have to make to accommodate its principles? What decisions need to be faced and when? Is it really going to make a difference or is it just another case of global greenwash? Will it be another missed opportunity for you, your organisation, or your market? At the start of what promises to be a worldwide explosion of interest in standardised EMSs, ISO 14001 and Beyond looks at their creation, their use, and their limitations, attempting to discover the essential truth about this important management tool and where it will take industry. ISO 14001 and Beyond assembles the leading thinkers and practitioners in the field to record their thoughts and experiences on the new standard, its advantages and disadvantages. The book is designed to provide the reader with enough information with which to form an opinion on the future, and how that will influence subsequent actions. It also provides reassurance that, although the problems are real, so are the solutions. ISO 14001 and Beyond gives you the opportunity to read what some of the best minds have made of the standard so far and what they think lies ahead. There are reports covering a global spectrum of concern: from the US, Russia, Japan, Canada, Germany, the UK, and more; from multinationals, small- and medium-sized enterprises, local government, universities and professional bodies. All this material is gathered together in one book to give you the best, most meaningful information for the crucial decisions that you will need to make in the coming months. |
| environmental management system examples: Integrated Management Systems Wayne Pardy, Terri Andrews, 2009-12-16 Today's competitive business environment poses a wide range of challenges to successful quality, safety, and environmental management systems. While many organizations create their management systems based on the requirements of their respective areas, integrating management systems provides the most effective solution to the challenges these organizations face. Integrated Management Systems: Leading Strategies and Solutions assists readers in the successful integration of their safety, quality, and environmental management systems. Using examples taken from a wide and diverse range of business situations, authors Terri Andrews and Wayne Pardy weave together a management system roadmap that can be used by any HSEQ practitioner, from the beginner to the seasoned industry professional. This book explores the many different management system options currently available, examines the requirements of the various management systems, explains the differences and similarities in the various approaches to management systems, and suggests practices and tools to help managers implement an integrated approach in order to reduce redundancies, streamline processes, and optimize resources. It includes an in-depth analysis of corporate culture and behavioral factors that affect management systems, and it employs a wide range of practical examples that any safety, quality, and environmental management practitioner can relate to. This book benefits health, safety, environmental management, and quality management practitioners and professionals, especially those who design and implement systems for the successful management of their safety and environmental performance, and for quality management requirements, customer service, and customer satisfaction. |
| environmental management system examples: Sustainable Products in the Circular Economy Magdalena Wojnarowska, Marek Ćwiklicki, Carlo Ingrao, 2022-04-24 This book explores how the circular economy influences product design in today’s business and society. Drawing on contributions from a wide range of expert thinkers, this volume assesses the existing approaches, strategies and tools which facilitate socially and environmentally responsible production and consumption systems. It then goes on to highlight the ways in which the circular economy conceptual framework could be implemented effectively at both micro (product policy) and macro (sustainable consumption) levels in order to alter the industrial landscape and increase its interconnectedness with materials and scarce resources. Highlighting the pros and cons of transitioning to this new model, the book also cautions that it will only be made possible via significant behavior change at both industry and consumer levels. Sustainable Products in the Circular Economy will be of great interest to students and scholars of sustainable manufacturing, sustainable consumption, corporate social responsibility and business ethics. It will also be relevant to industry professionals whose work dovetails with these areas. |
| environmental management system examples: The Pig Book Citizens Against Government Waste, 2013-09-17 The federal government wastes your tax dollars worse than a drunken sailor on shore leave. The 1984 Grace Commission uncovered that the Department of Defense spent $640 for a toilet seat and $436 for a hammer. Twenty years later things weren't much better. In 2004, Congress spent a record-breaking $22.9 billion dollars of your money on 10,656 of their pork-barrel projects. The war on terror has a lot to do with the record $413 billion in deficit spending, but it's also the result of pork over the last 18 years the likes of: - $50 million for an indoor rain forest in Iowa - $102 million to study screwworms which were long ago eradicated from American soil - $273,000 to combat goth culture in Missouri - $2.2 million to renovate the North Pole (Lucky for Santa!) - $50,000 for a tattoo removal program in California - $1 million for ornamental fish research Funny in some instances and jaw-droppingly stupid and wasteful in others, The Pig Book proves one thing about Capitol Hill: pork is king! |
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One part of a larger management system and is a set of interrelated or interacting elements that organizations use to implement their environmental policy, to achieve their environmental …
ISO 14001 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MANUAL - My …
The purpose of this manual is to describe Insert Your Company environmental management system, define accountabilities and to provide procedures for the activities that influence the …
Environmental Management Systems - US EPA
For each of the recommended EMS elements, this section discusses the importance of the element, how you can get started, and some key suggestions for implementation. In addition, …
Example of a working EMS project General - ISO
The general manager established a set of environmental performance indicators (EPIs) to monitor the company's commitment to environmental improvement, to promote environmental …
Environmental management system manual template
Environmental objectives are communicated (sec. 7.4) to persons working under the management of the organization, including subcontractors, which have the ability to influence environmental …
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
The scope of the Environmental and Health and Safety Management System includes the major product and service categories associated with the primary functions of manufacturing wooden …
Environmental Management and Compliance Requirements …
This chapter sets forth guidance for an Environmental Management System (EMS) that will enable a facility to manage its diverse environmental compliance requirements, pollution …
Using an Integrated Environmental Management System …
What Is an IEMS? An Integrated Environmental Management System (IEMS) com bines continuous improvement man agement tools and principles with proven environmental …
Top 10 Elements in a Successful Environmental System
For maximum environmental and economic benefits from an environmental management system and to help comply with the EMS requirement under the Toxics Use & Hazardous Waste …
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN - My Safety Works
This environmental management plan describes the Insert Your Company strategies for managing and minimizing the environmental impacts of our activities, meeting our legislative and …
Successful Practices of Environmental Management Systems …
An environmental management system offers the methodology a company needs to identify and implement ways in which to improve the environment both inside and out-side a plant or …
ISO 14001 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MANUAL
Sep 6, 2021 · The purpose of this manual is to describe Insert Your Company environmental management system, define accountabilities and to provide procedures for the activities that …
Environmental Management Systems - AKT Group
AKT Constructions (AKT) has developed and implemented this Environmental Management System (EMS) in to improve performance and provide a framework for sustainable initiatives.
Integrated Environmental Management Systems: …
This module contains an overview of Environmental Management Systems, suggestions for how to build internal support for your IEMS, ideas for developing your IEMS management team, and …
Introduction to Environmental Management Systems
An EMS is the part of an organisation’s overall management system which enables it to manage its environmental risks, achieve and control the expected level of environmental performance …
PR-11-ISO-Templates_en_neu - UNIDO
The system is documented in an environmental management system manual, which includes the environmental policy, the environmental objectives and the planning process. Furthermore it …
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (EMS)
An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a structured framework for managing an organisation's significant environmental impacts. The latter vary between organisations, but …
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MATURITY …
Key Environmental Risks are assessed and managed: The most significant (material) environmental risks to the company’s business are identified, documented, and …
CONSTRUCTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT …
The Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) intends these environmental management system (EMS) guidelines and corresponding templates to assist construction contractors who …
Environmental Management Systems: An Implementation …
Like its predecessor, this second edition is designed to explain environmental management system (EMS) concepts and to support and facilitate the development of EMS among small …
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM PROCEDURES …
One part of a larger management system and is a set of interrelated or interacting elements that organizations use to implement their environmental policy, to achieve their environmental …
ISO 14001 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MANUAL
The purpose of this manual is to describe Insert Your Company environmental management system, define accountabilities and to provide procedures for the activities that influence the …
Environmental Management Systems - US EPA
For each of the recommended EMS elements, this section discusses the importance of the element, how you can get started, and some key suggestions for implementation. In addition, …
Example of a working EMS project General - ISO
The general manager established a set of environmental performance indicators (EPIs) to monitor the company's commitment to environmental improvement, to promote environmental …
Environmental management system manual template
Environmental objectives are communicated (sec. 7.4) to persons working under the management of the organization, including subcontractors, which have the ability to influence environmental …
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
The scope of the Environmental and Health and Safety Management System includes the major product and service categories associated with the primary functions of manufacturing wooden …
Environmental Management and Compliance Requirements …
This chapter sets forth guidance for an Environmental Management System (EMS) that will enable a facility to manage its diverse environmental compliance requirements, pollution …
Using an Integrated Environmental Management System …
What Is an IEMS? An Integrated Environmental Management System (IEMS) com bines continuous improvement man agement tools and principles with proven environmental …
Top 10 Elements in a Successful Environmental System
For maximum environmental and economic benefits from an environmental management system and to help comply with the EMS requirement under the Toxics Use & Hazardous Waste …
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN - My Safety Works
This environmental management plan describes the Insert Your Company strategies for managing and minimizing the environmental impacts of our activities, meeting our legislative and …
Successful Practices of Environmental Management Systems …
An environmental management system offers the methodology a company needs to identify and implement ways in which to improve the environment both inside and out-side a plant or …
ISO 14001 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT MANUAL
Sep 6, 2021 · The purpose of this manual is to describe Insert Your Company environmental management system, define accountabilities and to provide procedures for the activities that …
Environmental Management Systems - AKT Group
AKT Constructions (AKT) has developed and implemented this Environmental Management System (EMS) in to improve performance and provide a framework for sustainable initiatives.
Integrated Environmental Management Systems: …
This module contains an overview of Environmental Management Systems, suggestions for how to build internal support for your IEMS, ideas for developing your IEMS management team, …
Introduction to Environmental Management Systems
An EMS is the part of an organisation’s overall management system which enables it to manage its environmental risks, achieve and control the expected level of environmental performance …
