Installing Environmental Management Systems PDF Download

This second edition includes updates to reflect the significant changes made to the Environmental Management Systems International Standard ISO 14001 during 2015. The changes made were within the areas of:* Context of the organization* Leadership* Planning* Support* Operation* Performance evaluation* ImprovementThe 2015 update to the EMS Standard 14001 introduced significant changes, i.e.:* More expectations on senior managers to understand the environmental issues relevant to the organization.* More emphasis on integrating environmental issues into the strategic management of the organization.* Requiring organizations to make specific commitments to sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.* Increasing what an EMS covers, expanding it to include the supply chain and procurement activities.* Encouraging environmentally-good design.* Having the ability to show the status of the organization's level of environmental compliance.* Using performance indicators to monitor improvements.No matter how big or what your business does, this book will show you how you can design, install and maintain an Environmental Management System that is ISO 14000:2015 compliant, thus enabling you to avoid operating illegally, reducing your organization's environmental footprint and saving money and resources.This book is aimed at you if you are an Environmental Manager and would like some helpful support in your work. Or perhaps you're a student studying the subject and craving for more knowledge and better understanding? May be you're an experienced employee already working in this important area of business or you're just curious about how the organization you work for can reduce its environmental footprint? Whichever you are, this book gives you all that you need to be able to fully understand what Environmental Management Systems are, what they do and how to build and operate them.By using this book you will quickly and easily understand how an Environmental Management System can help you reduce the environmental impacts of your business, reduce costs and so enhance and boost your organizations, as well as your own, eco-credentials. Furthermore, in this book are loads of templates that you can easily and quickly customize for your own needs and use within your organization. This will take away all the tedious hassle of starting from scratch, developing an Environmental Management System from nothing, and provides you with a quick route to your own bespoke EMS that's right for your unique business context.Written by an experienced Environmental Management System designer, developer, auditor, University lecturer and consultant, this book is written in an easy-to-follow way, using a simplified but not patronizing style that is really easy and quick to grasp.