Environmental Management Systems (EMS)

Think management system• Personnel Management System

• Financial Management System

• Risk Management System

• Environmental Management System

Set of management processes and procedures that allows an organization to analyze, control and reduce the environmental impact of its activities, products and services

Provides for greater efficiency and control over the organization’s environmental performance

Compliance with relevant laws and regulations

Prevention of pollution Continual improvement

COMPLY

P PR OE LV LE UN TT I O N

IMPROVE

ENV.POLICY

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 programs to meet these objectives and targets  

Monitoring and measuring progress in achieving the objectives

Ensuring employees’ environmental awareness and competence

Reviewing progress of the EMS and making improvements

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Cost savings Avoiding future liabilities Reduced insurance premiums Improved bond ratings

Savings: $300,000• Operational savings, $66,000 of energy

conservation

Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon

Savings: $200,000• Operating procedures, reduced bus idling

time

Utah Transit Authority

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

EMSs help reduce environmental and workplace security risks

Management system process approach has created verifiable, credible environmental results that have led to better overall organizational environmental performance

An EMS has the potential to significantly influence financial institutions as they assess risk