EMS

The environment is a topical issue and businesses must recognise and manage the impacts they make.

In order to reduce your environmental impact, an Environmental Management System (EMS) provides your company with a framework though which its environmental performance can be monitored, improved and controlled.

Envirowise offers advice and information on how to get started by recording data for your company.

Benefits

An effective EMS will:

• Define environmental responsibilities for all staff.
• Identify opportunities to reduce waste, including raw materials, utility use and waste disposal costs.
• Increase profits.
• Reduce the risk of fines for non-compliance with environmental legislation.
• Ensure all operations have procedures to minimise their environmental impacts.
• Record environmental performance against set targets.
• Provide a clear audit trail.
• Attract shareholders and investors.