Environmental Management System is a systematic and continuous framework used by organizations to manage, evaluate, and improve their environmental performance. The system does not impose specific environmental goals but provides the tools and procedures to achieve the objectives set by the organization itself.
Main Objective
Control its impacts on the environment
Compliance with environmental laws.
Focus on continuous improvement.
In its environmental performance.
Basic Principle:
The system operates according to a continuous four-step cycle:
1. Plan.
2. Do.
3. Check.
4. Act.
The most popular model of the Environmental Management System is the international standard "ISO 14001", which provides specifications that any organization can apply and obtain a certificate of conformity from an external body.
The summary of the Environmental Management System is "a smart investment" that transforms environmental responsibility from a burden to an opportunity to improve efficiency, build a good reputation, and ensure business sustainability in the long term.
