ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
AYALA. CHONG. DOMINGO. SANCHEZ

Introduction
An organization should implement an
eective environmental management
system in order to protect human health
and the environment from the potential
impacts of its activities, products, and
services and to assist in maintaining and
improving the quality of the environment.

Benefits
AWARENESS
ABOUT
WASTE
REDUCTION

COMPLIANCE
WITH
LEGISLATION

ENHANCEMENT
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARENESS

COST
SAVINGS

EMS

COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE

ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMITMENT TO
STAKEHOLDERS

ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARDS

CERTIFICATION

Cause of Implementation
Establish a uniform approach
Minimum regulatory requirements are met
Increase operational eciency and minimize
wastage
Demonstrate the organizations commitment to
the environment to stakeholders
Enhance relationship building with local
community

ISO 14000
A series of international standards on
environmental management
It provides a framework for the
development of an environmental
management system and the supporting
audit program

ISO 14001
The cornerstone standard of the ISO
14000 series
It specifies a framework of control for an
EMS against which an organization can
be certified by a third party

ISO Family Standards

Standard Number

Title

ISO 14001

Environmental management systems - Specification

with guidance for use

ISO 14004

Environmental management systems - General

guidelines on principles, systems, and supporting
techniques

Content of ISO 14004

0 Introduction
0.1 Overview
0.2 Benefits of having an environmental management system
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Environmental management system (EMS) principles and elements
4.1 Commitment and policy
4.2 Planning
4.3 Implementation
4.4 Measurement and evaluation
4.5 Review and improvement

Annex A: Examples of international environmental guiding principles
Annex B: Bibliography

Environmental Auditing
EMS Auditing Standards
ISO 14010

Guidelines for environmental auditing - General

principles

ISO 14011

Guidelines for environmental auditing - Audit

procedures - Auditing of Environmental management
systems

ISO 14012

Guidelines for environmental auditing - Qualification

criteria for environmental auditors

Environmental Auditing
EMS Labeling Standards
ISO 14020

General principles for all environmental labels and

declarations

ISO 14021

Environmental labels and declarations - Self-declaration

environmental claims - Terms and definitions

ISO 14022

Environmental labels and declarations - Self-declaration

environmental claims - Symbols

ISO 14023

Environmental labels and declarations - Self-declaration

environmental claims - Testing and Verification

ISO 14024

Environmental labels and declarations - Type I guiding

principles and procedures

Environmental Auditing
EMS Life Cycle Assessment Standards
ISO 14040

Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework

ISO 14041

Life cycle assessment - Inventory analysis

ISO 14042

Life cycle assessment - Impact assessment

ISO 14043

Life cycle assessment - Interpretation

ISO 14050

Terms and definition

ISO 14060

Guide for the inclusion of environmental aspects in

product standards

Requirements of EMS
Introduction
It provides the
importance of
EMS and
purpose of the
standard

Annexure A
Requirements
It starts at Clause
4

It provides the
guidance on the
use of the
standard

Introduction Clause
Organizations want to achieve sound
environmental performance by controlling
the impact of their activities, products or
services on the environment

To support environmental protection and
prevention of pollution in balance with
socio-economic needs

Clause Reference 1
To enable an organization to formulate a
policy and objectives taking into account
legislative requirements and information
about significant environmental impacts
This applies to what the organization can
control

Clause 1 Scope
ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL
PERFORMANCE

ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

ENVIRONMENTAL TARGET

ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
ENVIRONMENTAL
OBJECTIVES

PREVENTION OF POLLUTION

Clause 1 Scope
ENVIRONMENT
Surroundings in which an organization operates (land,
water, air, natural resources and etc.)
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
Element of an organizations activities that can impact the
environment.

Clause 1 Scope
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Any change to the environment, may it be adverse or
beneficial, that is a result of the organizations activities.
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
A part of the overall system that includes the organizational
structure, planning activities, procedures for maintaining the
environmental policy.

Clause 1 Scope
ENVIRONMENTAL
OBJECTIVES
Overall environmental goal than an organization sets itself to
achieve
ENVIRONMENTAL
PERFORMANCE
Measurable results of the environmental management
system based on its environmental objectives and targets.

Clause 1 Scope
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
The organizations intentions in relation to overall
environmental performance; serves as a framework for
action.
ENVIRONMENTAL TARGET
The detailed performance requirement that arises from the
environmental objectives.

Clause 1 Scope
PREVENTION OF POLLUTION
Use of processes, practices or products that avoid, reduce
or control pollution.

Clause 4

EMS Requirements
This international standard is based on the process
of plan, implement, check and review.

Plan Identifying environmental aspects and

establishing goals
Implement Training and operational controls
Check Monitoring and the corrective actions
needed
Review Progress reviews and acting to make
needed changes to the EMS.

Clause 4

EMS Requirements

1
General

The organization should
establish and maintain EMS
as per the requirements
given in clause 4

Environmental Policy

Appropriate to the nature, scale and
environmental impact
Commitment to prevention of
pollution
Comply with regulations and other
requirements
Establish and review the
environmental objectives and target
Documented, implemented,
maintained and be available to the
public

Clause 4

EMS Requirements

3
Planning

Environmental Aspects
Legal and Other
Requirements
Objectives and Target
Environmental
Management Programs

Implementation and
Operation

Structure and Responsibility

Training, Awareness and
Competence
Communications
EMS Documentation
Document Control
Operational Control
Emergency Preparedness and
Response

Clause 4
Planning

Environmental Aspects
The organization must establish and maintain
environmental aspects in its activities which are duly
addressed in its objectives

Legal and Other Requirements
The organization must establish procedure to have access
to legal and other requirements applicable to it

Clause 4
Planning

Objectives and Targets

The organization should build an EMS based on the
applicable environmental aspects and policies used to
target and guide its EMS activities

Environmental Management Programs
The programs implemented is aimed at achieving the
organizations environmental objectives as well as tracking
its progress in achieving its established targets

Clause 4

Implementation and Operation

It requires commitment of all employees

It should begin at the top management,
establishing environmental policies and
systems for the organization
The top management should ensure that
appropriate resources in maintaining
policies are provided

Clause 4

Implementation and Operation

Responsibility Matrix
Responsibility

Person responsible

Overall direction

CEO

Develop environmental policy

CEO, MR

Monitor overall system performance

MR

Assure regulatory compliance

Senior environmental manager

Ensure internal compliance

All managers, MR

Continual improvement

All managers

Identify customer expectation for EMC

Sales sta

Identify supplier expectation

Purchase sta

Develop and maintain accounting procedures

Finance

Comply with defined procedure

All

Clause 4

Implementation and Operation

Training, Awareness and Competence

The training programs focused on environmental
protection and those required for implementing EMS
should be organized and records maintained.

Communication
Organizations should implement a procedure for receiving,
documenting, and responding to relevant information and
requests from interested parties.

Clause 4

Implementation and Operation

EMS Documentation
Organizations would like to establish hierarchical structure
consisting of an EMS manual, EMS procedures, and
Environmental records, work instructions, standards,
forms, etc.

Document Control
The guidance given for ISO 9000 more than satisfies this
requirement.

Clause 4

Implementation and Operation

Operational Control
The organization should identify those operations and
activities that are associated with the identified
environmental aspects.

Emergency Preparedness and Response
Emergency situations such as accidents should have been
anticipated and it should be tested periodically through
mock exercises to check for preparedness.

Clause 4

EMS Requirements
Checking and
Corrective Action

Monitoring and
Measurement
Non-conformance and
Corrective and Preventive
Action
Records
Environmental
Management System
Audit

Clause 4

Checking and Corrective Action

Records

Environmental records include:

Information on applicable environmental laws or other requirements
Complaint records
Training records
Process information
Product information
Inspection, maintenance, and calibration records
Pertinent, contractor and supplier information
Incident reports
Information on emergency preparedness and response
Records of significant environmental aspects
Audit results
Management review

Clause 4

Checking and Corrective Action

EMS Audit

The audit program and procedures should cover:

The activities and areas to be considered in audits
The frequency of audits
The responsibilities with managing and
conducting audits
The communication of audit results
Auditor competence
How audits will be conducted

Clause 4

EMS Requirements

6
Management Review

The essential purpose is to
confirm that the EMS is
implemented as a planned
and to determine the extent
to which objectives and
targets have been met

Clause 4

EMS in a Nutshell

Management
Review

ACT
Measuring and
monitoring
Checking corrective
and prevention
action audit

CHECK

PLAN

DO

Environmental policy
Environmental aspects
Objectives and targets
Management
programs

Organization structure
Training
Communication
EMS documentation
Operational control
Emergency response
Records

Rio Declaration
Principle 20 assigns vital role to women in
environmental management and
sustainable development, requiring their
full participation
Principle 21 strongly recommends that the
youth of the world be mobilized to forge
the global partnership for sustainable
development

Rio Declaration

Sovereign Rights to Sustainable Development

Sovereign Rights to Sustainable

Development
States have the right to exploit their own
resources according to their own environmental
and developmental policies as long as they
ensure that activities within their jurisdiction do
not cause damage to the environment of other
areas beyond their limit

Rio Declaration

Global Partnership for Sustainable Development

Global Partnership for Sustainable

Development
States shall cooperate in a spirit of global
partnership to conserve, protect and restore the
health and integrity of the earths ecosystem.
States have common but differentiated
responsibilities

Rio Declaration

Equitable Environmental Legislation

Equitable Environmental Legislation

States shall enact eective environmental
legislation
E n v i r o n m e n t a l s t a n d a r d s , m a n a g e m e n t
objectives and priorities should reflect the
environmental and developmental context to
which they apply

Rio Declaration

Internal Environmental Impact Assessment

Internal Environmental Impact

Assessment
A national instrument undertaken for activities
that are likely to have a significant adverse
impact on the environment

Integrating with ISO

The organization may choose to integrate the
systems for both QMS meeting ISO 9001
standards and EMS meeting ISO 14001
standards
The registration for EMS is similar to ISO 9000
It may be integrated to reduce eorts and cost
and get the cooperation of the employees