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An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a framework that assists an organization in achieving its environmental goals through regular review, evaluation, and advancement of its environmental performance. The most used framework for an EMS is the one developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for the ISO 14001 standard.
Accredited certification to ISO 14001 is not a requirement. An EMS does not have to be a third-party registered system. However, for certain industries such as automotive, a registered EMS is an instructed requirement for thousands of suppliers to the large auto makers. Additionally, organizations that sell their goods or services internationally could find that EMS registration is a powerful selling point in the global marketplace and may allow them to gain preferred supplier standing.
An EMS can be helpful to an organization if one or more of the following apply:
ISO 14001 standard— Environmental Management Systems
To get started with an EMS, a business should:
Fundamental elements of an EMS include the following: