Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)

Lisbon, Portugal | 13 – 14 March 2024

Empowering Sustainable Tourism: Funding opportunities supporting SMEs to obtain the EU Ecolabel certification or EMAS registration.

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Ettelbruck, Luxembourg | 15 February 2024

Düsseldorf, Germany | 6 – 7 February 2024

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This October, the Latvian Environment State Bureau, hosted a seminar on EMAS, aimed to educate environmental expert’s on EMAS’s opportunities, benefits, and comprehensive approach to sustainable development.

Hotels often generate avoidable waste, far from the EU’s benchmark. CIRC-HOTEL, an initiative by the EMAS Club and the Catalan Waste Agency, is redefining sustainability in the hotel sector.

The Belgian EMAS Day marked its 14th edition on October 4, 2023. This year, the event was hosted in Wallonia, Belgium, focusing on the theme, “The Added Value of EMAS in Wastewater and Household Waste Management”.

What has happened since September 2023? Take a look and let's relive them together!

In Europe across the EMAS community

COP 28

On January 4, 2024, EFRAG will publish for public consultation the European standards for sustainability reporting applicable to both listed and non-listed SMEs. These standards will be mandatory for listed SMEs reporting under CSRD starting from the financial year 2026. For non-listed SMEs a set of voluntary standards will also be proposed.

On 16th October, the Commission is proposing for the first time measures to prevent microplastic pollution from the unintentional release of plastic pellets. The proposal includes a proposal for a Regulation on preventing pellet losses which will now be discussed by the European Parliament and the Council. The Regulations introduces an exemption for EMAS registered companies and also recognises the possibility that EMAS environmental verifiers check the compliance with the requirements of the Regulation.

Dear EMAS Community, As winter settles in Europe and 2023 slowly comes to an end, please find below the main policy highlights and events from within and outside the EMAS community from the past three months.

The European Commission adopted a new version of the EMAS User’s Guide streamlining participation to EMAS on November 3rd.

Let’s get more sustainable together – Welcome to the Interinstitutional EMAS Days. As it gets colder outside, we are getting warmer from the inside – by sharing sustainable strategies, plans, and initiatives between our institutions. Eighteen EU institutions and agencies (6 more than last year) are already committed and are registered by the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). Together they fight against climate change, increase environmental protection, and reduce greenhouse gasses. All to lead by example and help the European Union reach its ambitious climate neutrality target by 2050.

On October 26, the EMAS Helpdesk, in collaboration with the European Circular Economy Stakeholder Platform (ECESP), hosted a webinar focusing on employee and stakeholder involvement in environmental management.

7 – 10 November 2023 Rimini Expo Centre, Italy

26 October 2023, 10.00 am – 12.30 pm Online