Product Certifications EMAS

What is it EMAS...
The European Regulation 761/2001 defines an eco-management and audit system called EMAS which any organization can voluntarily join if they want to evaluate and improve their environmental performances and communicate them to the public.

Key points:

The organization that wishes to join the EMAS Regulations is obliged to carry out the following tasks:
• carry out the initial environmental analysis so that the initial position of the company as far as environmental terms are concerned is established;
• establish their own environmental policy, that is the objectives and the general action principles towards the environment, by defining the reference frame in order to set the objectives and targets;
• draw up an environmental programme containing a description of the measures adopted to achieve the objectives and targets following the environmental policy;
• accomplish the environmental management system according the ISO 14001 standard which enables to develop, carry out, realize and maintain the environmental policy;
• carry out the auditing by developing a systematic, recurrent and objective evaluation supported by documentation as regard to the organization’s performance, the environmental management system and the processes aimed at protecting the environment;
•draw up an environmental declaration for the public which contains information about:
• the history of the site
• the environmental policy
• the description of the organization’s activities
• the summary of the data related to the environmental analysis carried out on the site
• all the relevant environmental aspects.

What are the advantages
Joining EMAS enables you to :
• carry out an internal re-organization followed by an increase in efficiency
• reduce costs thanks to a better use of resources and to the adoption of environmentally friendlier technologies
• appreciate an increasing motivation and participation on behalf of the employees followed by a reduction of internal conflicts
• create a relationship based on greater trust with bodies in charge of environmental control and of those which issue authorizations
• reduce the probabilities of events which may cause damage to the environment
• have more guarantees in terms of being certain you follow environmental regulations
• increase technical and scientific knowledge and use for a continuous improvement of environmental performance;
• reduce bureaucratic procedures (fast lanes) for organizations joining EMAS
• more guarantees for small enterprises in obtaining funding
• increase of property value to guarantee a correct environmental management.