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What is an Environmental Management System (EMS)?

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An Environmental Management System (EMS) is comprised of the policies, processes, plans, practices and records that define the rules governing how your organisation interacts with the environment. This will help you to manage your organisation’s impact on the environment so you can move towards more sustainable operations and statutory and regulatory compliance.

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An EMS needs to be tailored to each organisation’s exact legal requirements and environmental interactions that match its specific business processes. 

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Depending on how your organisation operates today, creating an EMS may not require a lot of change beyond documenting what and how you do it, or it may mean a number of changes that can benefit your organisation.

What are the benefits of ISO 14001 certification?​

  • Improved environmental performance

  • Fulfilment of compliance obligations

  • Reduced operation costs

  • Win new business and maintain existing customer expectations

  • Gain external recognition

  • Engage employees

  • Coordinate future improvements

  • Gain an edge over your competitors

  • Improve your image and credibility

  • Improve cost control

  • Use evidence-based decision making

  • Create a culture of continual improvement

  • Engage your people

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