Review and improve your environmental management system (EMS)

Introduction

Guide

An environmental management system provides a framework you can use to monitor, manage and improve your business' environmental performance. The main aim of implementing an environmental management system is to ensure that your business' environmental performance is continually improving.

Once you have set up your environmental management system and it is operating, you need to audit and review your environmental policy and procedures to ensure that they continue to work as effectively as possible.

This guide contains detailed information on how to review your environmental management system and environmental performance by carrying out environmental audits and management reviews. It describes the importance of using these checks to enable you to continually improve your environmental performance and environmental management system.