THE EUROPEAN ECO-MANAGEMENT AND
AUDIT SCHEME
Performance, Credibility, Transparency
Participation opened in April 1995
Voluntary scheme
AimTo promote continual improvements in the environmental performance of organisations
MeansTools allowing to assess, to manage and to control environmental aspects of activities (Implementation of an EMS), and to establish a report on environmental performance in a credible way
OutcomesBetter management of environmental issues and credible information on these issues
What is EMAS ?
Who can participate in EMAS ?
Any organization, private or public, dedicated to improving its overall environmental performance
27 EU Member States + European EconomicArea (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)
Candidate countries (Croatia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia and Turkey)
The EMAS development
EMAS adopted by the European Council (EMAS I)EMAS open for participation by industrial companiesCommission proposal for a Council Regulation allowing for the voluntary participation of organisation in an eco-management and audit scheme
New Regulation adopted by the Council and the EPPublication and entry into force of the newRegulation (EC) N°761/2001 (EMAS II)
EMAS revision process
29 June 1993
1995
30 October 1998
19 March 2001
24 and 27 April 2001
2006-2009
EMAS I
EMAS II
EMAS III
EMAS II
• Participation to all sectors, public and private
• Compatibility with EN ISO 14001• New communication tools: EMAS logo &
environmental statement• Involvement of employees• Environmental Legal compliance• Increased credibility and transparency
EMAS II1 logo 2 versions
EMAS III: Foreseen changes
• Enhance Environmental Legal compliance• Report on Key Performance Indicators• EMAS global• Cluster approach and corporate
registration• Reduction of Administrative Burden• Harmonization• Wider Use of the logo• Increase Incentives
Why choose EMAS?
• Most robust management scheme on the market• Good environmental management• Compliance environmental legislation• Resources savings and cost reduction• Credibility: environmental info validated by
independent organism controled by Member States• Marketing tool: EMAS logo & environmental
declaration: improved image, confidence and transparency
• Access to new markets/ customers• Improved relations with public authorities, other
businesses, customers, citizens, regulator• Improved work environment, employee motivation• Get incentives in some Member States
EMAS goes further than ISO 14001
ISO/EN ISO 14001(2004)
+ Public Reporting
+ Legal Compliance
+ Employees Participation
+ Performance improvement
EMAS
If the organisation has already ISO 14001?
The organization needs:• Environmental Legal compliance• Verification Environmental Management
System• Validation Environmental Statement• Continuous improvement of environmental
performance• Information to Public• Employees participation• Public participation
The ISO 14001 has been considered as a previous stage to reach EMAS certification
Management review
EMAS is a systematic approach
Environmental policy
Planification
Implementation
Monitoring and measurement
Continuous improvement
Initial env
review
PLAN
DO
CHECK
ACT
Going for EMAS?
STAGES INVOLVED PARTSCommitment Top Management
Environmental review of activities
Environmental Manager
All Departments
What are our aims? Management
How can we reach them? Management
Is everything in line with EMAS?
All employees
Environmental Manager
Auditors
Statement of environmental performance
Management
Environmental Manager
External verification Verifiers
EMAS STATISTICS EVOLUTION OF ORGANISATIONS AND SITES
Quarterly Data20/6/2007
3532
3605
33253195
32593148
309330673055
3110 3041 3072 31163416
372539103762
357634173244
30632876
27752686
25312316
2140
1269
37973755 36523718
3796
38553908
3498
3912
5223
54354800
46284655
4137 42534093
3930
3901 40504178
5066
5587
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000Organisations in theEU and EEA
Organisations(before thecorrection)Sites
1. To facilitate comparisons, the previously reported figures are kept on the graph. 2. The Commission started to collect the number of sites in addition to number of organisations in
March 2004 to provide a more accurate picture of EMAS development. 3. Germany reported a significant number of corrections in March 2004. 4. Germany and Spain reported corrections in June 2005. 5. The UK corrected their number of sites in December 2005.
EMAS in different sectors
In the beginning :– Automotive – Paper - Metals - Chemicals - Glass– Agriculture-food– Waste recycling - water treatment
Since EMAS revision in 2002 : – Public Administrations– Hospitals– Tourism sector - Hotels - restaurants– Education sector - schools -
universitiesNowadays :
– Transport sector– Banks - insurance companies– Construction sector– Consultants - NGOs– Micro companies– Industrial estates
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/emasEMAS Helpdesk: [email protected]
Further information
Further information
• European Union: http://europa.eu/• European Environment Agency:
http://www.eea.europa.eu/• ISO (International Standard
Organization):http://www.iso.ch/• European Committee for Standardization:
http://www.cen.eu/• World Standards Services Network:
http://www.wss.n.net/• SME portal: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sme• Green Public Procurement:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/• EMAS Register:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas/registration/
THE EUROPEAN UNION’S ECO - MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT SCHEME
Performance, Credibility, Transparency