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Environmental Management Systems (EMS)

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?.

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Environmental Management Systems (EMS)

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  1. Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Bob Herbert

  2. What is an EMS? • Think management system • Personnel Management System • Financial Management System • Risk Management System • Environmental Management System

  3. What is an EMS? • Set of management processes and procedures that allows an organization to analyze,controland reduce the environmental impact of its activities, products and services • Provides for greater efficiency and controlover the organization’s environmental performance

  4. An EMS has three key commitments • Compliance with relevant laws and regulations • Prevention of pollution • Continual improvement ENV. POLICY C O M P L Y P P R O E L V L E U N T T I O N I M P R O V E

  5. EMS basic elements • 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 programsto meet these objectives and targets  

  6. EMS basic elements • Monitoringandmeasuring progress in achieving the objectives • Ensuring employees’ environmental awareness and competence • Reviewing progressof the EMS and making improvements

  7. The EMS framework plan Continual improvement do act check

  8. A better bottom line for local government • Cost savings • Avoiding future liabilities • Reduced insurance premiums • Improved bond ratings

  9. Cost savings Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon • Savings: $300,000 • Operational savings, $66,000 of energy conservation

  10. Cost savings Utah Transit Authority • Savings: $200,000 • Operating procedures, reduced bus idling time

  11. Avoiding future liabilities • 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

  12. Reduced insurance premiums and improved bond ratings • EMSs help reduce environmental and workplace security risks • Management system process approach has created verifiable, credibleenvironmental results that have led to better overall organizational environmental performance • An EMS has the potential to significantly influence financial institutions as they assess risk

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