hints and tools to get an environmental management system started dr. thomas hruschka...
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Hints and tools to get an
Environmental Management System
started
Dr. Thomas Hruschka
EcoBusinessPlan Vienna
http://www.oekobusinessplan.wien.at
Tel:+43/1/4000-88296
What are your targets establishing EMS?
just for IONAS
Public Relations
to get a positive image
we are forced to do
a need to stay in business
protect environment
management wants it
legal compliance
to structure your processes
besides all that:to save money
employees
Do you know your surrounding field?
companies connectedregional, local,
authorities
business partners
labour – organisations (Unions, …)
business organisations (Chamber of Commerce, ...)
politics NGO’s
Whom do you need from outside?
Get them on board!
Whom do you need in your company for establishing EMS successfully?
People for your team
• environmental manager
• risk manger
• member of the general management
• representative of worker’s council
• technician
• ……
involve them any time in the process
Do not “fight” alone, establish a team structure!
Supporters you need for realisation
• PR - officer
• marketing expert
• somebody of each business unit
• procurement officer
• book keeper
• …..
inform them any time of the process
Intersect the project in achievable milestones!
Milestones will set targets for the team, motivate and generate a feeling of success structure!
M1 M2 M3 M4
EMS
Do you know your main environmental deficits?
Try to get a quick overview - use a simple plan of site!
mark
•your operating sector
•your machines
•production units
•important supply units
• traffic areas
• neighbouring sites
• streets, rivers, …
• …
Do you know your main environmental deficits?
Inform your employees and use their specific knowledge -
draw an environmental weather chart!
involve your employees from the beginning in the process
their intuitive answers are important information
where do they mark positive and negative points
you need just 2 minutes per person
these information is the basis for your ecomaps
Do you know your main environmental deficits?
Mark the information on the plan of site, one for every environmental aspect (energy, waste, …)!
urgent!Immediately activity necessary
important aspectkeep an eye on this
attention!activity necessary
Do you know your main environmental deficits?
As result you will get your 7 ecomaps your basic information of environmental hotspots in your company!
plan of site
water
soil
air, smell, dust, noise
energy
waste
risks
Do you know your input and output?
Collect all the input/output data!
you will find those dates:
in the book keeping
on the energy bills
at your waste desposer
….
Do you know your input and output?
ga
s (m
3)
ele
ctric
ityM
Wh
em
issi
on
s (t
)
CO
2 (
t)
raw material 2(t) 45%
Operating suppl
product (t)64%
waste (t)25%
losses (t) 11%
raw material 1(t) 25%
company
water (m3)waste
water (m3)
The EcoBusnessPlan developed an excel-tool to collect those data, to draw automatically a scheme and to generate automatically a basic version of an environmental report. A joint cooperation could make it possible to translate and share the tool and make it possible to adapt it for your needs.
Document your environmental performance!
A database could store the results, show your efforts to the public and makes your projects available for others!
The EcoBusnessPlan database is ready to be translated into English. A joint cooperation could make it possible to share the database and make it possible to adapt it for your needs.
Communicate at any time during the process!
Open-minded communication is the basis of a process which is reliable to your surrounding! Choose the adequate way of
communication – media and topics (!) for your target groups:
employees
management
b2b-contacts
authorities
media
public
NGO’s
...
Celebrate the milestones of the project!
Celebration forms the team tighter and motivates to do the next steps!
Summary of topics
Think about the targets
Who is your surrounding
Form a team and look for support
Get a brief overview
Involve employees to find hot spots
Define your in- and output
Collect your data
Communicate
Celebrateand don’t forget!