© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) - Adding Value Karen Szmidt Resource Efficiency Specialist Groundwork Cheshire

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 Agenda 1. Who are Groundwork? 2. What is an Environmental Management System (EMS)? 3. Typical Activities of Environmental Management 4. Three Standards for EMS 5. Why implement an EMS? 6. Features of a Successful EMS 7. Benefits of implementing an EMS 8. Added Value at assisted companies 9. How can Groundwork help?

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 Groundwork 1. Who are Groundwork?

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 Groundwork First Trust created in St Helens in 1981 Federation of 42 local Trusts Groundwork works with partners, communities and businesses to: improve the quality of the local environment, the lives of local people and, the profitability of local businesses.

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 Groundwork Our six project areas are: – Business Employment Land Youth Community Education

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 Groundwork Groundwork & Business Consultancy Projects Environmental Management System ISO & BS 8555 H&S Management Training Resource Efficiency and Corporate Responsibility Programme Carbon Foot printing

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 What is an EMS? 2. What is an Environmental Management System (EMS)?

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 What is an EMS? Environmental Management System –Working Environmental Policy –Sets out objectives and targets to continually improve environmental performance –Like a Quality or H&S management system –Provides: Structure for managing your Control company’s Consistency environmental performance

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 What is an EMS? Continual Improvement Environmental Policy Management Review Act Planning: environmental aspects legal requirements other requirements objectives & targets environmental management programme Plan Do Implementation & Operations: structure & responsibility training, awareness & competence communication EMS documentation document control operational control emergency procedures Monitoring & Corrective Action: monitoring & measurement non-conformance, corrective & preventative action records EMS audit Check

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July Typical Activities of Environmental Management

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 Typical Activities of Environmental Management Pollution Prevention and Risk Management Waste Control & Minimisation Reducing Resource Consumption Client and Supplier Collaboration Maintaining Legal Records Auditing Training & Awareness Raising Monitoring & Measurement Communications

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July Three Standards of EMS: ISO 14001: 2004 –International Standard for EMS implementation BS 8555 – Phased approach to ISO and EMAS EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) – European Standard for EMS implementation –Requires achievement of ISO and Environmental Public Statement –Requires the production of an annual environmental statement, providing details on progress towards environmental objectives and targets

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July Why Implement an EMS? There are a number of Environmental Issues and Drivers affecting organisations

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 Why Implement an EMS? Global Environmental Issues: Climate Change Ozone Depletion Water Pollution Global Dimming Light Pollution Deforestation Desertification Sources: 1 Emanuel, K Increasing destructiveness of tropical cyclones over the past 30 years. Nature 436: World Health Organisation 3 World Health Organisation 4 Krabill, W., E. Hanna, P. Huybrechts, W. Abdalati, J. Cappelen, B. Csatho, E. Frefick, S. Manizade, C. Martin, J, Sonntag, R. Swift, R. Thomas and J. Yungel Greenland Ice Sheet: Increased coastal thinning. Geophysical Research Letters 31

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 Why Implement an EMS? Local Environmental Issues: Water Pollution –Can be point of source discharge such as sewage and contaminated surface water or spillage into water course / groundwater Air Pollution –Carbon Monoxide, Nitrogen Dioxide and Sulphur Oxides –Reductions in Air Pollution are driven by Environmental Regulation, fuel taxes, technology/innovations, stakeholder pressures and Environmental Management Land Pollution –The degradation of the Earth’s land surface –Acid rain, fertiliser application, illegal dumping, spillage and leakage

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 Why Implement an EMS? Drivers for EMS Implementation Legislation –EU Directives and Regulations, UK Regulations Financial –Energy Efficiency –Waste Minimisation –Process Optimisation –Market Differentiation/open new markets Reducing the risk of fines and other costs –Clean up costs –Taxes and levies Stakeholders and customers

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 Features of Successful EMS 6. Features of Successful EMS Commitment Good understanding of the issues Involvement Training and awareness raising Strong Communications Focus on performance improvement Integrates with existing management systems Good planning - flexible Monitored and maintained Practical for all levels of the organisation

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 Benefits of implementing an EMS 7. Benefits of implementing an EMS Increase revenues through reduced costs Consolidate market position Raise barriers for competitors Open new markets Foster better relationships Better control of environmental liabilities Reduce liabilities passed through to customers Reduced regulatory burden Environment considered in strategy Business excellence – increase investment appeal

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 Added Value at Assisted Companies 8. Added Value at Assisted Companies –£869,000 – new contracts –£130,000 – safeguarded sales –20 - jobs safeguarded

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July How can Groundwork help? EMS Implementation Training –BS 8555 (Approved Training Course through IEMA) Environmental Awareness Training for staff –More likely to take on board what you are aiming to achieve e.g. objectives and targets etc Environmental Auditor Training –Get other staff involved with the system so you don’t have to do everything yourself Gap Analysis –Pre audit before you get an external party in (BS 8555 and ISO 14001) Environmental Legislation Compliance Checks –Audit Environmental Legislation Register to ensure that everything is in place that should be –Identify if there are any gaps in terms of missing legislation

© Groundwork Cheshire EMS Adding Value 7 th July 2010 Contact Details: Karen Szmidt Resource Efficiency Specialist Groundwork Cheshire Tel: