Environmental Management Systems

Environmental Management System

Implementing an environmental management system is crucial for any business or organisation looking to reduce its impact on the environment.

An Environmental Management System helps to establish guidelines and procedures for reducing pollution and waste, conserving resources and promoting sustainability. It can also provide a way to track progress and continually improve upon environmental performance. By working with Bureau Veritas, you can demonstrate your environmental compliance with an effective Environmental Management System.

Learn how your EMS supports your Net Zero ambitions

WHY YOU NEED AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS)

With greater demand from customers and stakeholders for environmentally responsible products and services, an effective management system provides a framework for continuous improvement, helping to identify and control the effects of your organisation on the environment. An Environmental Management System (EMS) can result in numerous benefits:

  • Reduce your business's environmental footprint
  • Comply with regulatory requirements and earn recognition and credibility with stakeholders
  • Improve cost efficiency by identifying potential waste and implementing strategies for conservation
  • Strengthen your reputation as eco-conscious and compliant with regulatory standards
  • Drive cost savings and improve overall efficiency in the long term

The bottom line is clear: all businesses should have an EMS in place as part of their efforts toward a more sustainable future.

HOW WE SUPPORT YOUR EMS

Bureau Veritas offers a range of services to support you.

  • Environmental management system development, implementation and support
  • Environmental due diligence surveys
  • Pollution risk assessments
  • Development of environmental legal registers
  • Legal compliance auditing
  • Environmental impact reviews and assessments

Certification from a third party reflects that you have the correct procedures in place, that your environmental impacts and processes are considered and that the right stakeholders are involved to help mitigate impacts. 

If you require certification services, our experienced team of certification specialists work with clients to help achieve and maintain certification of management systems to international standards. This includes ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental Management standard, ISO 50001: 2018 Energy Management Systems and Integrated Management System (IMS) services. Find out more about our Certification Services. 

Accredited by UKAS, the UK’s national accreditation body, for ISO 14001, we support clients with management system development, internal auditing and troubleshooting of your environmental management system.

BENEFITS OF USING Bureau Veritas FOR YOUR EMS

Thousands of UK businesses choose to team up with Bureau Veritas for their EMS needs. By working with us, you can have peace of mind that we will:

  • Actively manage your environmental performance and impacts
  • Meet the requirements of global regulators
  • Make your organisation attractive for and visible to investors and financial stakeholders
  • Support you with an experienced team of qualified sustainability experts
  • Give you access to a complete range of sustainability services from Bureau Veritas

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FAQS - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

  • WHAT IS THE CERTIFICATION STANDARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS?

    ISO 14001 is the leading international management systems standard for environmental performance, specifying the requirements for the creation and maintenance of a successful Environmental Management System. It provides a framework for organisations to demonstrate their commitment to environmental performance. 

  • WHAT DOES AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM LOOK LIKE?

    An Environmental Management System typically includes three types of process; core processes, which identify environmental aspects and impacts of the company; supporting processes, and management system supporting processes, including document control, record keeping and internal auditing.

    The key elements of an Environmental Management System will likely include:

    • Assessing environmental impact 
    • Reviewing environmental goals
    •  Assessing compliance and/or legal obligations
    • Setting environmental objectives and targets
    • Establishing practices and protocols to achieve those targets
    • Communicating goals to employees
    • Reviewing, evaluating and improving the EMS

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