THE EUROPEAN ECO-MANAGEMENT
AND
AUDIT SCHEME
Performance, Credibility, Transparency
What is EMAS ?
Participation opened in April 1995
Voluntary scheme
Aim
To promote continual improvements in the environmental
performance of organisations
Means
Tools allowing to assess, to manage and to control
environmental aspects of activities (Implementation of an EMS),
and to establish a report on environmental performance in a
credible way
Outcomes
Better management of environmental issues and credible
information on these issues
Who can participate in EMAS ?
Any organization, private or public, dedicated to
improving its overall environmental performance
27 EU Member States + European Economic
Area (Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein)
Candidate countries (Croatia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia and Turkey)
The EMAS development
EMAS I
29 June 1993
1995
30 October 1998
EMAS II
EMAS III
19 March 2001
EMAS adopted by the European Council
(EMAS I)
EMAS open for participation by industrial
companies
Commission proposal for a Council
Regulation allowing for the voluntary
participation of organisation in an ecomanagement and audit scheme
24 and 27 April
2001
New Regulation adopted by the Council
and the EP
Publication and entry into force of the new
Regulation (EC) N°761/2001 (EMAS II)
2006-2009
EMAS revision process
EMAS II
• Participation to all sectors, public and
private
• Compatibility with EN ISO 14001
• New communication tools: EMAS logo &
environmental statement
• Involvement of employees
• Environmental Legal compliance
• Increased credibility and transparency
EMAS II
1 logo 2 versions
EMAS III: Foreseen changes
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Enhance Environmental Legal compliance
Report on Key Performance Indicators
EMAS global
Cluster approach and corporate
registration
Reduction of Administrative Burden
Harmonization
Wider Use of the logo
Increase Incentives
Why choose EMAS?
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Most robust management scheme on the market
Good environmental management
Compliance environmental legislation
Resources savings and cost reduction
Credibility: environmental info validated by
independent organism controled by Member States
Marketing tool: EMAS logo & environmental
declaration: improved image, confidence and
transparency
Access to new markets/ customers
Improved relations with public authorities, other
businesses, customers, citizens, regulator
Improved work environment, employee motivation
Get incentives in some Member States
EMAS goes further than ISO 14001
EMAS
+ Employees
Participation
+ Public
Reporting
ISO/EN ISO
14001
(2004)
+ Legal
Compliance
+ Performance
improvement
If the organisation has already
ISO 14001?
The ISO 14001 has been considered as a
previous stage to reach EMAS certification
The organization needs:
• Environmental Legal compliance
• Verification Environmental Management
System
• Validation Environmental Statement
• Continuous improvement of environmental
performance
• Information to Public
• Employees participation
• Public participation
EMAS is a systematic approach
Initial
env
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Continuous
improvement
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STAGES
INVOLVED PARTS
Commitment
Top Management
Environmental review of
activities
Environmental Manager
All Departments
What are our aims?
Management
How can we reach them?
Management
Is everything in line with
EMAS?
All employees
Environmental Manager
Auditors
Statement of
environmental
performance
Management
Environmental Manager
External verification
Verifiers
EMAS STATISTICS
EVOLUTION OF ORGANISATIONS AND SITES
Quarterly Data
20/6/2007
6000
Organisations in the
EU and EEA
5000
Organisations
(before the
correction)
Sites
5587
4628
4000
3000
2775
2686
2531
3417
3244
3910 3912
5223
5435
4093
4137 4253
3908
3901 4050
3855 3797
3725
3718
3755
4178
3652
3532
3930
3498
3796
3325
3195
3067 3093
3055
3416 3605
3259
3110 3041 3072 3116 3148
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2140
2000
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1000
3063
2876
3762
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The Commission started to collect the number of sites in addition to number of organisations in
March 2004 to provide a more accurate picture of EMAS development.
Germany reported a significant number of corrections in March 2004.
Germany and Spain reported corrections in June 2005.
The UK corrected their number of sites in December 2005.
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EMAS in different sectors
In the beginning :
– Automotive
– Paper - Metals - Chemicals Glass
– Agriculture-food
– Waste recycling - water treatment
Since EMAS revision in 2002 :
– Public Administrations
– Hospitals
– Tourism sector - Hotels restaurants
– Education sector - schools universities
Nowadays :
– Transport sector
– Banks - insurance companies
– Construction sector
– Consultants - NGOs
– Micro companies
– Industrial estates
Further information
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas
EMAS Helpdesk: emas@ec.europa.eu
Further information
• European Union: http://europa.eu/
• European Environment Agency:
http://www.eea.europa.eu/
• ISO (International Standard
Organization):http://www.iso.ch/
• European Committee for Standardization:
http://www.cen.eu/
• World Standards Services Network:
http://www.wss.n.net/
• SME portal: http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/sme
• Green Public Procurement:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/gpp/
• EMAS Register:
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/emas/registrat
ion/
THE EUROPEAN UNION’S ECO MANAGEMENT AND AUDIT SCHEME
Performance, Credibility, Transparency