Environmental Management Systems (EMS)

Implementation of an environmental management systenm (EMS) will, in addition to ensuring a commitment to comply with environmental legislation, provide re-asurance to customers and the general public of the commitment of the organisation to minimising adverse environmental impacts caused as a direct result of business activities. The resource utilisation and energy-saving aspects will also have an impact on the 'bottom line'.

Systems can be established to meet the requirements of ISO 14001, BS 8555(Project Acorn) or EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme).

Customers using the products or services of an organisation that is registered to ISO 14001 by a UKAS Accredited Certification Body can be assured that the organisation has:

An environmental policy that is available to the public

Committed itself to continual improvement in environmental performance

Environmental objectives and targets in place to facilitate continual improvement

Commitment to compliance with all applicable environmental legislation

A regularly audited environmental management system

IRCA Registered Principal EMS Auditor

IEMA Registered Lead EMS Auditor

IEMA Registered Environmental Auditor