INTROUDCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL

MANAGEMENT

Julia Brown

Project Manager

Waste Research Management & Training Centre

C/o Scientific Research Council

OBJECTIVES OF TRAINING IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Provides a general awareness in Environmental Management

Provide an exposure to EMS (ISO 14001) Provide an exposure to Cleaner Production

strategies & benefits Identify areas of inefficiency in operation Identify solutions to inefficiencies Develop a Cleaner Production Schedule Implement Cleaner Production within

operation

TRENDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Background related areas (ISO 14001 norms)

What are the responsibilities of leaders?

How does this affect the industry?

1970 1980 1990 2000

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Regulations and Control

Prevention

Clients and interested parts

+Strategy and sustainability

TRENDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

1970 1980 1990 2000

++

National Regulations

International and Commercial Treaties

Voluntary Standards

+Competitive initiatives

TRENDS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Environmental Management Scheme

Mandatory Voluntary

National Regulations

Modernize the Regulations

Global Standards (2000+)

National

International

Why are the sustainable enterprises able to survive?

With little exceptions the most competitive enterprices have more management programs,

Their management programs create a competitive advantage,

They have recognized the advantages of a systematic process like the ones based on 14001.

14000 norms:

The norm is focused on management systems, not on technical requirements

ISO 14001 is based on a model of continuos improvement ,

It is recognized by an international certification system,

The system can result in commercial and economical benefits

The ISO 14001 model

Environmental policy

Continuous improvement

Environmental planning

Implementation and control

Inspection, measurement and corrective action

Management review

Environmental management system and Cleaner Production

A management system creates the opportunity for a cleaner production application,

The economical benefits can be obtained with the cleaner production,

One without the other is not sustainable.

What are the economic benefits?

Energy, water and raw material

Wastes desposit Process and

procedures Financing Product responsibility

Economic Value Added

Environmental Management System

Reduction of costs :

Flexibility in prices Relationship with

clients Competitive and

strategic positioning Access to the maket Increase in services

Increase of income :

Reduction of costs to increase value

Concept and design of product

Opportunity to improvementCost of improvement

System approach

Production process

Design of process

Deposition of wastes

Remediation

Control Zone

Prevention Zone

Reduction of costs to develop value added

The cost of a failure in Environmental Quality

Training Mantainance Better process Design of

products External

communication

Prevention

x $1

Inspection and monitoring

Reports Calibration

Discovery

x $10

Waste of materials

Treatment and control

Productive space

Time

Internal error

x $100

Consultancy fees

Remediation Loss of clients Relationship

with the community

External error

x $1000

System Approach

Costs of a system for ISO 14001

Time Of the committee Of the personnel Of the management

Systems and materials Other costs

Costs / Benefits of a System

Costs Benefits

Systems Regulations

Time Market

Direct Efficiency

Why ISO 14001?

Gives a systematic method to: Identify and reach environmental

priorities It compliment regulations Applies cleaner technologies to:

Save moneyGives commercial advantages

This applies in the same way to big companies and SMEs

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