The benefits of an EMS
Setting up and running an environmental management system (EMS) can provide significant
benefits across a number of areas of your business. Kope Consulting Ltd can help
you deliver these benefits through our advice , assistance and delivery;
Key benefits
Running an effective EMS will help you with:
* better regulatory compliance - An EMS will help ensure your environmental legal
responsibilities are met and more easily managed on a day-to-day basis
* more effective use of resources - you will have policies and procedures in place
that help you manage waste and resources more effectively and reduce costs
* marketing - running an EMS will help you prove your business' credentials as an
environmentally aware operation that has made a commitment to continual environmental
improvement
* finance - you may find it easier to raise investment from banks and other financial
institutions, which are increasingly keen to see businesses controlling their environmental
impact
* increased sales opportunities - large businesses and government departments may
only deal with businesses that have an EMS
* lighter regulation - even if an EMS is not a regulatory requirement, by showing
your commitment to environmental management, you may benefit through less frequent
site visits or reduced fees from environmental regulators
Standards and EMS certification
Gaining external certification of your EMS can give your business credibility with
customers and stakeholders. Certification schemes include ISO 14001, BS 8555, the
Seren Scheme and the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). This can help you sell
more effectively, particularly to government and environmentally aware customers.
