Eco-Management and Audit Scheme - EMAS and ISO 14001

EMAS and ISO 14001

All organisations listed in the EMAS-Register run an environmental management system according to the EMAS requirements. Because ISO 14001 is an integral part of EMAS, these organisations automatically comply with the requirements that the international standard demands as well. However, EMAS registered organisations fulfil requirements that go beyond the scope of ISO 14001. EMAS registered organisations demonstrate:

• Credibility: the proper implementation of EMAS is assessed by qualified and independent environmental verifiers.
• Transparency: by periodically reporting on their environmental performance. Those reports include information on key performance indicators. The reports must be validated by an environmental verifier.
• Continuous improvement process: by committing themselves to continuous improvement of their actual environmental performance. This performance is also evaluated by an environmental verifier. ISO 14001 only requires improving the environmental management system itself.
• Compliance: by fully complying with applicable environmental legislation.
• Stakeholder engagement: by involving employees and other stakeholders in order to benefit from their commitment, ideas, skills and experiences.