5 Fundamentals of the Environmental Management System
Environmental management is now an indispensable part of every organization’s strategy because of adverse effects of business activities on nature and its resources. It puts emphasis on the implementation of the ISO 14001 environmental management standard , which promotes best measures and regulations for preventing environmental risks and reducing the impacts. An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a framework encompassing the practices for environmental management. It helps organizations to reduce the negative impacts and increase sustainability. The ISO 14001 standard provides them with key requirements for establishing the right EMS framework. In short, achieving the ISO 14001 standard verifies that your EMS is effective in controlling your environmental impacts and meets the organization’s goals regarding environmental sustainability. However, to develop an appropriate and suitable EMS for your business, what you first need is to understand the fundamentals of EMS....