ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FROM CONSULTANCY TO PRACTICE
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FROM CONSULTANCY TO PRACTICE

Summary/Abstract: Organizations are increasingly concerned with achieving and demonstrating an evident environmental performance, controlling the impact of their activities, products or services on the environment and taking into account their environmental policy and objectives. These aspects are part of the context of increasingly strict legislation, the development of economic policies related to the environment, including sustainable development. Many organizations undertake environmental analyzes and audits in order to assess environmental performance. However, these analyzes and audits may not be sufficient to provide an organization with the certainty that its performance not only satisfies, but will continue to satisfy both the legal provisions and the requirements of its environmental policy. To be effective, these analyzes must be carried out within a structured management system, integrated in all management activities. The development of the environmental management system and the related instruments have the purpose of approaching the relationship of the economic unit in relation to the environment. The purpose of applying the system is to reduce negative effects and develop positive effects on the environment.The use of specialized consulting firms makes it easier to detect irregularities, through preventive and corrective actions that appear during the companies' activities. It is necessary to implement some preventive actions, such as the development of an Environmental Management System, in order not to end up with corrective actions, which require higher costs for organizations.

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