1. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

3. 3. Reputation and Images: To enhance the corporate image with the public and regulatory authorities. 4. Stakeholder pressure : Pressure from stakeholders, employees, financial institutions, insurance companies, general public, and consumers. 5.International competitiveness: Addressing environmental aspects of products and services that may affect international competitiveness and international trade barriers. 6. Financial liabilities : Environmental failure may attract several financial burden due to business interruptions, high cost of remedial actions and penalties. 7. Incentive for green organizations : Easy government licensing, attractive credit facilities from banks and attractive premium from insurance companies to environmentally responsible organizations.

5. EMS GOAL

8. Implementation of EMS: Discussing from ISO-14001 standard Structure and responsibility: The organisation should define, document, and communicate the roles, responsibility and authority for effective environmental management. Management shall plan and provide resources including training, technology and finance essential for effective implementation of environmental management system. Training, awareness and competence: This section of ISO 14001 standard stipulates the training needs of the EMS. Key persons need to be trained and the awareness created in all functional levels.

9. Plan Do Check Act Environmental Policy Continual Improvement Planning Implementation & Control Checking & Corrective Action Management Review

13. Planning Identify Activities, Products and Services Identify Environmental Aspects and Impacts Determine Priority Environmental Aspects Determine Legal and Other Requirements Establish Objectives and Targets Develop Environmental Management Program

14. Implementation and Operation Structure and Responsibility Training, Awareness and Competence Document Control EMS Documentation Emergency Preparedness and Response Communication Operational Control Organization & Accountability Capabilities & Communications Controls

15. Checking and Corrective Action Records Ongoing Monitoring and Measuring Periodic Internal EMS Audits Non-conformance, Corrective and Preventive Action

18. Products, environmental aspects and their impacts Air pollution Noise pollution Over consumption Land contamination Land contamination Generation of emission Generation of noise Consumption of fuel Spillage of fuel Disposal of waste During Operations 2. Air pollution Land pollution Water pollution Generation of fumes Handling of hazardous substances 1. Impacts Aspects Activity/product Sl No

21. Activities covered under EMS EMS covers virtually all business and management activities within the organisation: Marketing : Products that potentially damage the environment may be subject to consumer boycott. (e.g. Plastic bags). The marketing manager needs to understand how these issues can affect their relations with major customers. Design and development: Product design should take care of the environmental aspects and must meet regulatory requirements.

22. Manufacturing : The responsibility of manufacturing is to design the EMS to help control the environmental aspects related to manufacturing processes , including the selection of appropriate technology and equipments. Finance : Finance department should work closely with the project to see total finance requirements of the project and its approval after satisfying the EMS standard. The funds allocated to a particular project should take care of the risk, including the environmental risk. Management of distribution: Packaging product/ materials , recovery and recycling--- place new demand on distribution..