Developing an Environmental Management System: A Case for Companies

This presentation argues for the development of an Environmental Management System (EMS) within companies, using the Port of Wakanda as a case study. It highlights that an EMS helps companies manage environmental impacts, comply with regulations, and improve operational efficiency. The presentation details the steps involved in implementing an EMS, from understanding company objectives to auditing and controlling the system. Benefits of EMS include reduced energy costs, marketing advantages, improved environmental awareness, and sustainable solutions across economic, environmental, and social dimensions. Furthermore, the presentation emphasizes the importance of waste reduction, investor attraction, and customer acquisition through responsible environmental practices. Ultimately, EMS is portrayed as a symbol of responsible management, offering competitive benefits and pollution prevention.

Environmental Auditing
Why Company Should Develop Environmental
Management System?

Introduction
Environment
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ISO 14001
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Certificatio
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 The environmental management
system is a structured system which
designed to help company to
manage environmental impacts.
 Environmental management system
can be implemented to apply
environmental policy.
 In the following parts, need of EMS
for port of Wakanda is discussed.

How does a company affect
environmental management system?
 Firstly, understand the objectives of company.
 Recognise significant issues .
 Decide preference of issues.
 Recognise expectations of stakeholder.
 Fix targets on key challenges.
 Revise the vision of company.

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 Revision of organisation policy.
 Formation of action plan.
 Application of action plan.
 Audit and control.
 Create strong system of
interaction (Williams, 2017).
 Analysing the implemented
system .

Need of environment management
system in Port of Wakanda
 The port and harbour requires consideration of the
environment with management operation.
 Many ports within marine or near marine have formulated the
environment policies.
 For example, port of Wakanda is required to develop
environmental management system to monitor and measure
the indicators.
 The indicators involve harbour water quality, number of
accidents and legal compliances.

 The environment management system
will help the port of Wakanda to fulfil the
obligations to law, rules, and regulations
 There are number of companies
registered under EMAS standard rose by
50% from year 2003.
 There are number of findings on
environmental management system.
 3700 registered organisations are spread
between three countries (Tinsley, 2012).

Benefits of environmental management system for port of Wakanda
The environmental management system is beneficial for company. An
organisation should develop environmental management system
having the following benefits into consideration-
 Reduces the energy costs.
 Success of company depends on environmental
managements system.
 Marketing advantages.
 Improve the operational efficiency

 Reduction in environmental incidents.
 Forms a conventionality.
 Define the environmental role in proper way.
 Establish the responsibilities for staff.
 It creates framework for authorization of conventionality
(Robert, 2018).

 The EMS helps the organisation to
practise.
 The environmental management
system creates the environmental
awareness.
 This system allows the port of
Wakanda to continuously make
improvements towards environment.
Sustainable
solutions Economic
Environment
al
social

 The environmental management system defines the system
related to environmental protection.
 It enables the written procedures to control.
 This system allows the internal and external communication
system.
 The environmental management system evaluates the
trading actions.
 It reduces the cost (Abdullah,2007) .

 EMS also gives assurance on the matters related to
external stakeholders.
 This system also provide guarantee to the
management.
 It makes the plans.
 This system provides developments of the operational
kind.
 It makes sure the significance of details
(Cheremisinoff,2016).

For many of companies, the environmental
management system is considered as decent and
ethical matter but for some organisations, the return
on investment calculation will be an authoritative.
These benefits are following-
 This system helps in improving image of company.
 This system decreases the risk of fines (Haidar,
2016).