INTROUDCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

1. INTROUDCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Julia Brown Project Manager Waste Research Management & Training Centre C/o Scientific Research Council

2. OBJECTIVES OF TRAINING IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT • Provides a general awareness in Environmental Management • Provide an exposure to EMS (ISO 14001) • Provide an exposure to Cleaner Production strategies & benefits • Identify areas of inefficiency in operation • Identify solutions to inefficiencies • Develop a Cleaner Production Schedule • Implement Cleaner Production within operation

3. TRENDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT • Background related areas (ISO 14001 norms) • What are the responsibilities of leaders? • How does this affect the industry?

4. TRENDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 1970 1980 1990 2000 Regulations and Control + Prevention + Clients and interested parts + Strategy and sustainability

5. TRENDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 1970 1980 1990 2000 National Regulations + International and Commercial Treaties + Voluntary Standards + Competitive initiatives

6. Environmental Management Scheme Global Standards (2000+) International Modernize the Regulations National Regulations National MandatoryVoluntary

7. Why are the sustainable enterprises able to survive? • With little exceptions the most competitive enterprices have more management programs, • Their management programs create a competitive advantage, • They have recognized the advantages of a systematic process like the ones based on 14001.

8. 14000 norms: • The norm is focused on management systems, not on technical requirements • ISO 14001 is based on a model of continuos improvement , • It is recognized by an international certification system, • The system can result in commercial and economical benefits

9. Continuous improvement Environmental policy The ISO 14001 model Management review Environmental planning Inspection, measurement and corrective action Implementation and control

10. Environmental management system and Cleaner Production • A management system creates the opportunity for a cleaner production application, • The economical benefits can be obtained with the cleaner production, • One without the other is not sustainable.

11. What are the economic benefits? Economic Value Added • Energy, water and raw material • Wastes desposit • Process and procedures • Financing • Product responsibility Increase of income : Reduction of costs : • Flexibility in prices • Relationship with clients • Competitive and strategic positioning • Access to the maket • Increase in services Environmental Management System

12. Reduction of costs to increase value Cost of improvement Opportunity to improvement Control Zone Prevention Zone Remediation Production process Concept and design of product Design of process Deposition of wastes System approach

13. Prevention Discovery Internal error External error • Consultancy fees • Remediation • Loss of clients • Relationship with the community • Training • Mantainance • Better process • Design of products • External communication • Inspection and monitoring • Reports • Calibration • Waste of materials • Treatment and control • Productive space • Time x $1 x $10 x $100 x $1000 Reduction of costs to develop value added The cost of a failure in Environmental Quality System Approach

14. Costs of a system for ISO 14001 • Time • Of the committee • Of the personnel • Of the management • Systems and materials • Other costs

15. Costs / Benefits of a System Efficiency Direct Market Time Regulations Systems Costs Benefits

16. Why ISO 14001? • Gives a systematic method to: • Identify and reach environmental priorities • It compliment regulations • Applies cleaner technologies to: • Save money • Gives commercial advantages • This applies in the same way to big companies and SMEs

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