A key business focus for organisations today is how to commit to cleaner business practices in order to reduce the environmental impact of their activities.  We all know that miracles can't happen overnight and that change will realistically occur over a period of time.  Those that embrace the philosophies of environmental consciousness and leadership through example may wish to implement this system.

 

As concern grows for the state of the environment, organisations of all types and sizes are increasingly becoming more attuned to what they can do to reduce their environmental footprint.  The environmental performance of an organisation is of importance to internal and external interested parties.  Achieving sound environmental performance requires organisational commitment to an environmental management system (EMS).

 

Environmental Management Systems (EMS) are designed to enable organisations to address both environmental concerns by creating a system of processes and procedures that examine their performance against environmental goals and objectives.  The International Standards ISO 14001 and ISO 14004 emphasise continual improvement in the performance of the system and, through this, improvements in the organisation's environmental performance are expected to result.  As a systematic approach to environmental performance fosters a more efficient use of resources by the organisation, the prospect of a reduction in overhead costs should be a powerful incentive for implementing an EMS.

 

This system has been designed in accordance with the International Standards ISO 14001: 2004 and ISO 14004: 2004.  The EMS manual is fully cross referenced to these standards and a compliance page determines how the organisation meets its objective to attain best practice.  Where applicable, a reference to relevant sections of ISO 90001 has also been included.

 

The Kaon EMS has been designed for organisations that do not have a large overhead resource to invest in environmental management, but want an effective framework within which they can manage their environmental objectives.  The system allows an organisation to:-

  • identify the impact of their activities on the environment

  • set objectives for continual improvement

  • monitor and measure their performance against these targets

  • identify and deal with any non-conformances

  • develop procedures to handle an emergency situation

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