When we talk about the implementation of an Environmental Management System, we start to feel that we are going uphill, but it does not have to be a titanic task. The perfect is the enemy of the good, and the important thing is to start with something sufficient to perfect it over time.
Let's start from the beginning, what is an Environmental Management System?
It is a set of tasks aimed at reducing the environmental impact of a company's productive activities, which are governed by objectives, strategies, and policies, declared and adopted by the company itself, with the purpose of achieving a model of sustainable development in the long term. First requirement: It must be valid for the authority and the community.
Now that we know this, we must set short and long-term objectives, since only this way will it become part of the essence of the company, being present in all its areas. These objectives will evolve over time and will surely become more demanding as concrete achievements are reached along the way. Your objectives should be focused on the following:
On the other hand, the implementation of an EMS requires a commitment to the environmental awareness of all those who make up the organization, a perfect alignment, that everyone speaks and understands the same language so that the same decision-making criteria are used, conflicts are reduced and its effectiveness is guaranteed.
It is understood that the adoption of an Environmental Management System considers that the company is part of the community in its area of influence.
No matter the size of the organization or the industry in which it is inserted, everyone can implement an EMS.
Based on the strategic objectives of the Environmental Management System, it will be necessary to build the pillars on which this new dimension of the organizational culture will be based.
The democratization and commitment of the entire organization to the EMS are determining factors in the success of these initiatives. Now that we know this, there are no excuses to start the initiative.