environmental management system Articles
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Ping´s Environmental Management System
In the fall of 2000, PING, Inc. was awarded certification to ISO 9001 and 14001. Today, PING, best known for its custom fit, custom-built golf clubs, competes in a $4billion golf equipment industry that is highly innovative and competitive. In this atmosphere, continuous improvement is a must - especially in the realm of environmental ...
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Environmental Management Systems: In Pursuit of Continuous Improvement
This month, EM explores the world of environmental management systems (EMSs), with three in-depth feature articles. With its broad organizational reach, cutting across all aspects of the environmental (and often, health and safety) business, the familiar EMS “plando-check-act” cycle has a growing number of companies in search of continuous improvement. To view the full ...
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Environmental Management Systems and ISO 14000
' Environmental management systems (EMS), such as ISO14000, are seen as mechanisms for achieving improvements in environmental performance and for supporting the trade prospects of 'clean' firms. The potential advantages of EMS are clear but the adoption of ISO14000 is very recent and practical issues are emerging, such as the need for an emphasis on performance improvement, simplification of ...
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Environmental Management Systems: Demonstrates Project Final Report
Abstract This report on NSF International’s Environmental Management System (EMS) Demonstration Project summarizes the EMS implementation experiences of 18 organizations of a variety of sizes and types. The project, which used the ISO 14001 Standard as the model for an EMS, began in March 1995 and concluded in October 1996. The report includes: EMS implementation progress over the course ...
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Characteristics of self-regulating environmental management systems: a survey of academic experts
This paper examines the characteristics of self-regulating approaches used by industry with regard to environmental management systems. Four self-regulating environmental management systems are considered: Total Quality Environmental Management (TQEM); ISO 14001 certification; the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) Principles; and the American Chemistry Council's ...
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Legal Lookout: The Importance of Environmental Management Systems
Untitled Document Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) are more important today than ever before. The legal implications that arise from not having an EMS are more compelling, and thanks to Sarbanes-Oxley and the growing influence of corporate social responsibility, the results of managing environmental issues are critically important. EMSs: What are ...
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Implementing an environmental management system
Seven of the top 20 UK law firms already have a formal accredited environmental management system (EMS) such as ISO 14001. ISO 14001 is an internationally accepted standard established in 1996 that builds a framework for the conduct of environmental management. The EMS is a formulaic process, guided by a concise environmental policy covering regulatory compliance, objectives and targets for the ...
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Strategies for implementation of Environmental Management Systems in different organisations
Purpose: To examine two Environmental Management Systems (EMS) implemented in a Shopping Mall (SM) and an Industrial Plant (IP), and study the influence of the organisational structure upon the development of the EMS. Design/methodology/approach: Each organisation, stakeholders and their respective interests were analised for their influence upon the EMSs. Findings: The EMS for the IP should be ...
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Legal Lookout: When a Parent's Involvement May Be Too Much
Parent corporations may be held liable for the transgressions of their corporate subsidiaries, and it is important to know how to structure environmental management systems (EMS) to avoid unintended consequences. This column surveys some of the key issues in the area of parent/subsidiary liability. To view the full article, click here (PDF - 28KB) ...
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The Dow Chemical Company
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY operates a number of sites in the Southeast Texas Houston-Galveston Area (HGA) federal non-attainment area. To meet stringent requirements mandated by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) on HGA facilities, Dow turned to Pavilion to deploy a robust Environmental Management ...
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Environmental management systems auditing: auditors experiences in Australia
The last decade of the 20th century witnessed rapid growth in the adoption of various environmental management systems (EMS) within organisations. Environmental consultants and auditors play an intricate role in the interpretation, implementation and certification of an EMS. This paper presents the experiences of eight leading auditors with respect to the adoption of EMS/ISO 14001 by Australian ...
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Maritime environmental management systems
Awareness of the potential for water pollution and its prevention is essential in controlling it. For shipping companies, implementing an environmental management system (EMS) could be the most important preventative measure taken, and the cost of not acting could be detrimental. Failure to comply with the provisions of international environmental protection laws (i.e. MARPOL) and national laws ...
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Factors influencing the implementation of environmental management system at Amica-Wronki SA
Many countries in the world have begun developing environmentally friendly manufacturing technologies as a response to the demands of the general public. There are few other areas of the world where the issues surrounding cleaning the environment are more urgent and potentially more costly then in the area of Central and Eastern Europe. Using the case of Amica-Wronki SA, a Polish manufacturer of ...
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Critical success factors for environmental management systems
Public concern about environmental degradation from human activities is putting increasing pressure on businesses around the world to reduce or eliminate the environmental impacts of their operations. To improve envi ronmental performance, organizations should implement effective environmental man agement systems (EMSs) that allow them to better control the environmental impacts of their ...
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THE EXTERNAL VALUE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM VOLUNTARY GUIDANCE
Gaining Value by Addressing Stakeholder Needs There are many times when an organization is required to communicate matters regarding its performance to outside parties. Financial and economic performance information is reported externally as a matter of course and has high value to external stakeholders. Banks, insurers, customers, suppliers, and regulatory agencies, among others, all ...
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Determinants of EMS ISO 14001 adoptions in Malaysia
The ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) standard was introduced in 1996 and has been adopted by approximately 100,000 firms around the world, including those in Malaysia. The study is to investigate the factors that influence adoption based on a survey conducted on a sample of ISO 14001 adopter and non-adopter manufacturing firms that operate in Malaysia. Using discriminant analysis, ...
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Top 10 reasons to implement an environmental management system
Here are the top 10 reasons to implement an Environmental Management System: 10. Get a public-relations advantage over your competitors 9. Give your employees another reason to feel good about their employer 8. Be prepared for internal and external audits7. Increase the collective knowledge base of your corporate intellectual property6. Improve enterprise efficiency through automated scheduling, ...
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Integrating social concerns into environmental management system to improve corporate social performance
This paper makes an attempt to show integration of social life cycle thinking into Environmental Management System (EMS) can improve social performance of the organisations across the product life cycle. New emphasis should be placed on integrating social issues associated with environmental problems across the product life cycle. In effect, this paper calls for redesigning the EMS through Life ...
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4 Red Flags in an Environmental Management System Audit
Is your environmental management system working for you or are you working for it? An all-too-common approach to running an environmental management system (EMS) is a procedural, documentation-oriented approach where the mere existence of EMS procedures makes an organization falsely believe they have an effective program. In fact, this procedural-documentation approach often does little more ...
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Towards a regional management system - waste management scenarios in the Satakunta Region, Finland
Local or regional development, economic, quality, social and environmental questions and problems have been addressed in national and regional policy, in the management of a municipal organisation as well as in the traditional or economic management systems of individual companies located in the region. What is common to all of these issues is that they are interdependent and in particular, they ...
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