SEMINAR ON

ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS)
Presented By:
BINU BABU
S1 MBA

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM

WHAT IS AN EMS?

An Environmental Management System

(EMS) is a set of processes and practices
that enable an organization to reduce its
environmental impacts and increase its
operating efficiency.
It includes the organizational structure, planning and
resources for developing, implementing and
maintaining policy for environmental protection.

WHAT IS AN EMS IN
LAYMANS TERM?

An EMS is really just a formal planning tool to help

an organization organize priorities and pursue
goals.
It focuses mainly on continual improvement of the
system .
Provides a systematic way of managing an
organizations environmental affairs

AN EFFECTIVE
MEANS:

EMS

Supports a variety of goals

Ensures the impact owner is
responsible
Is in harmony with mission
Recognizes continual
improvement

EMS MODEL

PLAN - DO - CHECK -ACT

POLICY

An environmental policy defines

our organizations commitment
to the environment through
continual improvement in
environmental performance.
A strong, clear environmental
policy can serve as a starting
point for developing our EMS.
The policy should be evaluated
regularly and modified to reflect
changing environmental
priorities.

PLANNING

In the planning phase of EMS, we will

identify impacts the environment, and
determine which of those impacts are
significant, set objectives and targets
to minimize environmental impacts and
improve environmental performance,
and establish action plans to meet the
objectives and targets.
EMS consist of:
Environmental Impacts and Aspects
Compliance
Objectives and Targets

ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACTS & ASPECTS
According to ISO 14001 definitions:
An aspect is an element of an
organizations activities, products, or
services that can interact with the
environment.

An impact is any change to the

environmentwholly or partially
resulting from an organizations
activities, products, or services
.

COMPLIANCE

All EMSs must address

compliance with applicable
environmental regulations.
To comply with the laws and
regulations we must know what
the regulations are and
implement procedures and install
equipment to comply with those
regulations.

OBJECTIVES & TARGETS

An objective is a goal that is

consistent with environmental policy,
priority environmental aspects and
impacts, and applicable
environmental regulations.
A target is a more detailed
performance goal related to and
supporting a specific objective.
Specific targets must be met to
achieve an objective of an EMS.
The objectives and targets will drive
many other EMS elements,

IMPLEMENTATION AND
CONTROL

The implementation phase of

EMS involves systematically
executing plans.

REVIEW & IMPROVEMENT

Regular reviews are key to

continual improvement and to
ensuring that EMS will continue
to meet needs over time.

CONCLUSION

An environmental management
system takes time and
commitment from the entire
organisation.

Effective running of an EMS

will provide ongoing
environmental benefits, cost
savings and contribute to
building an attractive work place