Streamlined Environmental Management Systems
Pentti Viluksela, Metropolia
Modified by Merja Tolvanen, Savonia
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Why not only ISO 14001?
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building an ISO 14001 -based EMS (environmental management system) requires manpower, knowhow, time & money
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small companies may have a shortage of all these
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streamlined EMSs make it easier for small companies to apply environmental management
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principles are the same as for ISO 14001
see the part 1 of this course (reprise next slides):
A Organisational Environmental Management: A_A1_Environmental Management Systems
C Tool package and thematic approach of carbon feet: C_2 Tool package page 3
Streamlined EMSs
• often contain the most essential parts of EMS
• often include step-by-step instructions
• are sometimes targeted for specifc companies, sectors, industries etc.
• often include branch-instructions, templates, web tools
• can be developed and maintained by a variety of actors
• common objective: to get the key benefts of EMS with minimal effort
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Examples
• Green Office (WWF)
• Church’s environmental diploma
• EcoCompass
• Environmental certifcate of the printing industry
Green office
• aimed at all types of offices in companies, public administration and organisations
• objective: to reduce the ecological footprint and GHG emissions of offices
• office team develops a practical environmental programme with at least three indicators and targets
• saving energy; reducing, sorting and recycling office waste; green purchasing;
training of personnel
• environmental programme and indicators input in an online reporting tool
• developed and run by WWF Finland, available in many different countries
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https://wwf.f/greenoffice/
Church’s environmental diploma
• environmental tool for parishes
• established in 2001
• supported by environmental manual
• version 3 in 2012, version 4 in preparation
• available in Finnish and Swedish online
• guidelines for carbon-neutral church
• managed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
https://evl.f/our-work/our-policies/environment
EcoCompass
• environmental management system for SMEs, public events and administrative offices
• customised for each company
• suitable for all felds of operations (branch-specifc guidelines)
• includes 10 criteria
• auditing and certifcation
• based on Nordic systems and international standards on environmental management
• developed by the cities of Helsinki, Espoo and Vantaa
• coordinated by Kinos Oy (The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation)
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https://ekokompassi.f/
Print production Environmental certificate
• affordable EMS tool for Finnish printing companies
• based on ISO 14001 principles, can be expanded to ISO 14001
• EMS built in collaboration with an environmental instructor
• branch-specifc environmental and systems criteria
• compact environmental manual
• identifed and assessed environmental aspects
• environmental programme to improve environmental performance
• self-assessment procedure
• re-certifcation every second year by the environmental instructor
• managed by Graafnen teollisuus ry., the Finnish Federation of The Printing Industry
Student assignment 1
• search the internet for additional streamlined EMSs/certifcates/diplomas (in different countries)
• sector-specifc
• e.g. agriculture, chemical industry, trade & commerce…
• environmental aspect -specifc
• e.g. carbon, water, energy…
• present 3–5 fndings in a short report (including source references, specifc web-links for additional information, brochures, experience stories or
videos)
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Student assignment 2
• choose one streamlined EMS/certifcate/diploma
• study its key ingredients
• to whom it applies (companies, organizations, branches etc.)?
• what are the criteria that must be fulflled? (compare to ISO 14001!)
• what is the process of building the system and getting the certifcation?
• who manages/administers the programme?
• who have gotten the certifcate/diploma?
• what are the benefts, disadvantages, costs?
• what is your opinion on the EMS/certifcate/diploma? Is it credible?
• report your fndings in a 20-minute presentation as silent webinar
• Use a memory box as story box (write down some additional information for each slide
