According to ISO standard, the system of environmental management is part of the overall business management system, which includes organizational structure, business planning, employers and employees’ responsibility planning as well as implementation of management system. ISO 14001 standard stipulates the procedures, processes and resources for development, implementation and evaluation of the company’s environmental policy.

 

The major objectives that implementation of environmental management system (EMS) aims to reach are: justification of the environmental policy and responsibilities, planning of environmental activities, organization of internal and external environmental activities, employees’ motivation, internal environmental monitoring and control, analysis and evaluation of environmental activities, implementation of environmental management.

 

ISO 14001 standard can be used by any organization regardless of its size, age and specifics because this document pays special attention to peculiarities of environmental management systems (EMS) for small and medium enterprises. 

 

•Decreased costs due to lowered levels of waste products and energy consumption;

•Decreased level of negative influence on environment;

•Decreased number of fines due to complete compliance with environmental legislation;

•Enhanced company image;

•Enhanced company competitiveness;

 

•Documentation required for environmental management system (EMS) development;

•Analysis of the existing documentation;

•Audit of the company;

•Employees training;

•Certification of the environmental management system according to ISO 14001 standard.