Introduction Flashcards

Question

What other elements like manuals, processes, | documents do you have in a company?

Answer 1

``` Organizational Charts • Processes • Manuals • Workflows (e.g. how to use something) • Emergency Plans • Location Plans • Politics • Programs/Strategies • Registers (Tools, Substances, Laws…) • Nomination Letters • Checklists (e.g. Emergency and Inspection) • Minutes • Activities (regular and irregular) • Project Plans • Working documents • Monitoring Reports • Analysis (like Life Cycle Assessments) • Controlling Documents • Audit Reports • Specifications • Management Review Report • Trainings incl. proof • Data sheets • Signs and Symbols ```

Answer 2

7,2 Billion | 2 Billion

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Resources (depletion) because of depletion

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``` Building: • Factory • Painting • Electro-Plaiting • Casting • Guardhouse • Quality Lab • Chemical Lab • Warehouse • Waste Area ```

Answer 5

``` Aspects: • Material • Waste • Water • Emission • Vibration • Noise • Radiation • Land Use • Air • Heating ```

Answer 6

Required Topics 1. Processes 2. Organization 3. Tools 4. Communication 5. Control

Answer 7

Organization, Processes, Methods and Tools 1. Processes 2. Organization 3. Tools 4. Communication 5. Control (later)

Answer 8

``` Take care about: Corporate functions Business Units Regions / Markets Locations / facilities Department / roles ```

Answer 9

3. Tools - Internet - Intranet - eStages (BPM) - Sharepoint - Sofi

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4. Communication - Newsletter 4 per year - Conferences 1 National per year Every two years international - Trainings Online, On-demand, after Audit - Intranet Normal Homepages - Audits

Answer 11

Very difficult topics for a worldwide organization Most cases a local provider information was implemented Difficulties between connection of information and implementation of requirements Very difficult to implement because of changing of temperature change of production volume in sourcing / outsourcing / make or buy decision

Answer 12

• Intrinsic motivation – reduction of environmental impacts – Rising employees environmental awareness • Legitimacy – Verification of legal compliance – Fulfilling stakeholder requirements – Informing stakeholders • Customer requirements – Requirement within the supply chain B2B – Requirement of end customer • Environmental requirements – Change is needed to preserve current state of the organisation‘s environment

Answer 13

Reduced negative incidents • Increased efficiency savings and cost reduction  Process improvements  Decreasing energy demand  Waste reduction  Closed loop recycling management • Competitive advantage • Improved image • Improved stakeholder relationships • Regulatory compliance and greater awareness and knowledge of regulatory requirements • Reduced risk of fines due to verified legal compliance • Improved relations with internal stakeholders, better working atmosphere, increasd motivation and commitment of employees • Improved relations with external stakeholders, acceptance in society

Answer 14

Voluntary environmental management instrument designed by the European Union • European Environmental Management System (EMS) • Based on ISO 14001 (international standard) • Legal basis – EMAS regulation Nr. 1221/2009 of European Parliament and European Council • EMAS regulation has to be transferred to national law • Management tool for sustainable management of an organisation • Same regulation valid for all kind of organisation – size – location – business purpose • Implementation voluntary • Goal: continual improvement of organisation‘s environmental performance • ISO 14001 requirements integrated in EMAS requirements • Validation through external verifier

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Continuous improvements in the environmental performance of | companies and other organisations

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Management system allowing organisations to measure, | evaluate, report and improve environmental performance

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Efficiency improvements and better management of | environmental issues and credible information on these issues

Answer 18

1. Env. policy 2. Planning 3. Implementation and operation 4. Checking and corrective actions 5. Mana-t review 6. COntinual imrovement

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PDCA (plan do check act) approach Plan: Env. policy, objectives and targets DO: Structure, responsibility, training, communication Check: Monitor, Measure, Record, Audit Act: Mant review, cont. imprvt

Answer 20

+ employee involement + public reporting thru EMAS env. statement + performance imprvt checked by env. verifiers + Legal compliance Because of its additional requirements, EMAS is known as the premium instrument for environmental management.

Answer 21

1. Environmental review: initial comprehensive analysis of the organization's activities, products and services and their environmental impact; cataloguing applicable environmental law, etc. 2. Environmental policy: definition of the organisation’s overarching environmental objectives; commitment to continuous improvement of environmental performance. 3. Environmental programme: description of measures, responsibilities and means to achieve environmental objectives and targets. 4. Environmental management system: part of an organisation’s management entailing structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining the environmental policy and managing the environmental aspects. 5. Environmental audit: systematic, documented, periodic and objective evaluation of the organisation’s environmental performance, management system and processes designed to protect the environment, conducted by internal auditor(s). 6. Environmental statement: comprehensive, regular reports to the public on the organisation’s structure and activities; environmental policy and management system; environmental aspects and impacts; environmental programme, objectives and targets; environmental performance and compliance with applicable environmental law etc. 7. Verification and Registration: The steps above must be verified by an accredited/licensed environmental verifier; the validated environmental statement needs to be sent to the EMAS Competent Body (exists in each EU country) for registration and made publicly available before an organisation can use the EMAS logo.

Answer 22

(1) Conduct an environmental review (2) Adopt an environmental policy (3) Develop an environmental programme (4) Establish an Environmental Management System (5) Guarantee Legal Compliance (6) Management Review (7) Prepare an environmental statement 8) Carry out an internal environmental audit 9) Independent verification and validation by an environmental verifier 10) Registration at the EMAS register and use of EMAS logo

Answer 23

The EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme provides core indicators or Performance Indicator (KPIs) with which registered organisations can measure their environmental performance and monitor their continual environmental improvement against set targets. Indicators are included in the environmental statement and help adequately measure and monitor performance.

Answer 24

Energy efficiency: Total direct energy use: total annual energy consumption, expressed in MWh or GJ Total renewable energy use: percentage of total annual consumption of energy (electricity and heat) produced by the organisation from renewable energy sources Material efficiency: Annual mass-flow of different materials used (excluding energy carriers and water): in tonnes Water:Total annual water consumption: in m3 Waste: Total annual generation of waste: in tonnes Total annual generation of hazardous waste: in kilograms or tonnes Biodiversity Use of land: in m2 of built-up area Emissions: Total annual emission of greenhouse gases (incl. at least emissions of CO2 , CH4 , N2O, HFCs, PFCs and SF6 ): in tonnes of CO2 equivalent Total annual air emission (incl. at least emissions of SO2 , NOx and PM): in kilograms or tonnes

Answer 25

Fixed costs: validation/verification fees, registration fees, integrating EMAS logo into corporate design. External costs: consultancy expertise to support implementation and reporting, even if not mandatory, is often necessary. Internal costs: personnel and technical resources needed for implementing, administering and reporting.

Answer 26

Environmental and financial performance through a systematic framework: e.g. increased resource and energy efficiency, waste reduction. Risk and opportunity management: e.g. legal compliance, regulatory relief. Credibility, transparency and reputation: e.g. environmental statement, key performance indicators, verification and validation through independent environmental verifiers. Employee empowerment and motivation: e.g. improved involvement of staff, higher awareness, often leading to innovations. EMAS is a comprehensive and demanding premium label, whose implementation requires some financial and personnel resources. In return, EMAS provides organisations with many advantages that can easily outweigh these costs.[5] As EMAS is tailored to individual performance improvements, each organisation has to consider different environmental and economic factors. Given the heterogeneity of registered organisations, calculating average benefits and costs of EMAS is nearly unfeasible. The financial benefits of an EMAS registered organisation can differ per country.

Answer 27

EMAS and ISO/EN ISO 14001 share the same objective: to provide good environmental management. Yet, they are too often seen as competitors. Back in 1996, the Commission recognised that ISO/EN ISO 14001 could become a steppingstone for EMAS. In such a way, the adoption of ISO/EN ISO 14001 as the management system element of EMAS allows your organisation to easily progress from ISO/EN ISO 14001 to EMAS without duplicating efforts.

Answer 28

The differences between EMAS and the ISO 14001 system can be split into two subjects. Technical and non-technical. Non-technical differences: The ISO 14001 system was developed by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) whereas EMAS was created by the European Committee for Worldwide Standardisation (CEN). ISO 14001 allows all businesses and business sites to participate in the certification. But EMAS is only available to specific sites of a business. Finally, although the ISO 14001 system is globally recognised, EMAS is only recognised in Europe. Technical differences: There are a number of technical differences between EMAS and the ISO 14001 system. The first of which is that EMAS specifically requires that an initial environmental review be conducted before it can be implemented. EMAS also requires that a verified public statement of the site’s environmental performance is available, including the environmental policy, programme and EMS. This differs from the ISO 14001 system in that only the environmental policy is required to be publicly available. Under EMAS, the control over contractors and suppliers is much tighter than in ISO 14001. ISO 14001 only requires that procedures be communicated to these people. A big difference in the systems is the subject of audits. ISO 14001 does require that audits have to be carried out. However, there is no specified frequency, and also the methodology of an audit is not laid out as it is in EMAS.

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