EMAS Toolkit for small organisations Introduction Section 1: Introduction to EMAS Section 2: What are the benefits and costs of EMAS? Section 3: How to get started? PLAN Section 4: How to develop an environmental policy Section 5: How to carry out an initial environmental review 5.1: How to evaluate the direct and indirect environmental impacts of your organisation 5.2: How to ensure compliance with legal requirements Section 6: How to develop an environmental programme 6.1: Objectives and targets 6.2: Environmental management programme DO Section 7: How to structure an environmental management system Overview: Implementing an environmental management system 7.1: How to structure and assign responsibility within your EMS 7.2: How to evaluate training needs and provide new skills and education 7.3: How to communicate with internal and external stakeholders 7.4: How to organise your environmental documentation 7.5: How to control and maintain lean documents and worksheets 7.6: How to develop codes of conduct and precise instructions to support your EMS 7.7: How to be prepared for emergency situations CHECK Section 8: How to control and monitor environmental performance and management systems Overview: Checking and acting 8.1: Monitoring and measurements 8.2: Continual improvement and corrective action 8.3: Records 8.4: Internal audits ACT Section 9: How to review an environmental management system Section 10: How to communicate and report on environmental performance Section 11: How to get official recognition Case Studies Overview Industrial enterprises Service industries Local authorities Non-profit organisations Further Assistance / Contacts Competent bodies Accreditation bodies SME support programmes Financing programmes for SMEs Project Partners Additional Resources Innovative projects, approaches, initiatives Guides, handbooks, checklists Corporate social responsibility FEEDBACK: Please let us know what you think about the EMAS TOOLKIT so that we can continually improve it. Send your comments to the EMAS Helpdesk.
Section 1:
Introduction to EMAS
Section 2:
What are the benefits and costs of EMAS?
Section 3:
How to get started?
Section 4:
How to develop an environmental policy
Section 5:
How to carry out an initial environmental review
5.1: How to evaluate the direct and indirect environmental impacts of your organisation
5.2: How to ensure compliance with legal requirements
Section 6:
How to develop an environmental programme
6.1: Objectives and targets
6.2: Environmental management programme
Section 7:
How to structure an environmental management system
Overview: Implementing an environmental management system
7.1: How to structure and assign responsibility within your EMS
7.2: How to evaluate training needs and provide new skills and education
7.3: How to communicate with internal and external stakeholders
7.4: How to organise your environmental documentation
7.5: How to control and maintain lean documents and worksheets
7.6: How to develop codes of conduct and precise instructions to support your EMS
7.7: How to be prepared for emergency situations
Section 8:
How to control and monitor environmental performance and management systems
Overview: Checking and acting
8.1: Monitoring and measurements
8.2: Continual improvement and corrective action
8.3: Records
8.4: Internal audits
Section 9:
How to review an environmental management system
Section 10:
How to communicate and report on environmental performance
Section 11:
How to get official recognition
Overview
Industrial enterprises
Service industries
Local authorities
Non-profit organisations
Competent bodies
Accreditation bodies
SME support programmes
Financing programmes for SMEs
Project Partners
Innovative projects, approaches, initiatives
Guides, handbooks, checklists
Corporate social responsibility
FEEDBACK: Please let us know what you think about the EMAS TOOLKIT so that we can continually improve it. Send your comments to the EMAS Helpdesk.
