What is an Environmental Management System (EMS)?
Mark Hammar
An Environmental Management System, often called an EMS, is a set of internal rules which are defined by a collection...
An Environmental Management System, often called an EMS, is a set of internal rules which are defined by a collection of policies, processes, procedures and records. This system defines how a company will identify, assess,...
Glossary of Environmental Management Words
Competence: The competence requirements of a job are the required employee skills needed to adequately perform the job. The competence...
Competence: The competence requirements of a job are the required employee skills needed to adequately perform the job. The competence of the employee is the ability of their known skills and experience to satisfy the...
List of Environmental Management Standards and Frameworks
The ISO 14000 Family of Standards The ISO 14000 family of standards has two main documents, with one additional supplementary...
The ISO 14000 Family of Standards The ISO 14000 family of standards has two main documents, with one additional supplementary document attached to the family. ISO 14001 and ISO 14004 comprise the family of ISO...
What are the 5 main highlights in the ISO 14001:2015 Draft International Standard (DIS)?
So, what are the main changes that are outlined in the latest draft international standard of ISO 14001:2015 (also called...
So, what are the main changes that are outlined in the latest draft international standard of ISO 14001:2015 (also called “ISO/DIS 14001:2015” for short), and what might these mean for your environmental management system? In...
List of procedures for managing environmental aspects
Environmental Aspects are the identified ways that the processes of your company interact with the environment, either positively or negatively....
Environmental Aspects are the identified ways that the processes of your company interact with the environment, either positively or negatively. By knowing and understanding these you can control the negative impacts you have on the...
How to write an ISO 14001 environmental policy
ISO 14001 requires that the top management of the organization define an environmental policy for the organization. What is this...
ISO 14001 requires that the top management of the organization define an environmental policy for the organization. What is this policy about? How do you explain it to top management? How do you make sure...
