scholarly journals Indicators for monitoring and assessment of Environmental management systems in ports

2021 ◽  
Vol 234 ◽  
pp. 00055
Author(s):  
Farah Housni ◽  
Amal Maurady ◽  
Philip Barnes ◽  
Abderrazak Boumane ◽  
Mohamed Reda Britel
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Shipping Industry ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Environmentally Responsible ◽  
Production Areas

Ports are no longer content with being the connection of ocean and land transportation, of which they are keys in international logistics and supply chains. Ports have also become industrial production areas. As ports continue to evolve as production areas, they are becoming significant sources of water pollution, solid waste, and noise and air pollution. Due to this increase in environmental impacts, the majority of the world ports have made commitments to development of proactive procedures for a sustainable development by adopting an environmentally responsible approach to preserve and protect the environment. This is despite the need of a diagnostic tool which allows monitoring and evaluation of the progress of environmental management in the different sectors of the port. The present study evaluated the different activities and environmental aspects related to the shipping industry and identified the main indicators to assess and develop an environmental management system (EMS) in order to achieve sustainable development.

Information Support of Management in the Environmental Management System

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-24
Author(s):  
A.E. Sorokin ◽  
◽  
E.E. Galkina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Document Management ◽  
Information Support ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Electronic Document ◽  
Electronic Document Management

The introduction of environmental management systems (EMS) at enterprises makes it possible to put into practice the principles of sustainable development. The efficiency of the environmental management system largely depends on the information support of the system. The use of information technology, electronic document management allows you to increase the effectiveness of the EMS at the enterprise.

scholarly journals Environmental Management in the Dairy Industry and Its Relevance for Sustainable Development

2019 ◽  
pp. 39-52
Author(s):  
Barbara Hadryjańska
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Dairy Industry ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
System Efficiency ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Positive Effects

The paper discusses the main assumptions of the sustainable development concept and shows how the environmental management system, which implements the idea in practice, is put in place in the dairy industry. The first part explains the assumptions of the idea and how they are implemented in enterprises. It also describes the substance, principles and goals of sustainable development as well as efforts and ways in which enterprises seek to minimise their environmental impact. Based on the results of empirical studies, the second part explains how environmental management systems are implemented in dairy companies taking account of the elements such as: the sources of funding, barriers to the implementation of the system, positive effects of the system, its improvements and ways to review the system efficiency.

The responsibility of the pulp and paper sector with regard to sustainable development: how much is enough?

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 65-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Kiperstok ◽  
C.M. Silva
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Pulp And Paper ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
The World

Pulp and paper companies all over the world certify their environmental management systems assuming public commitments for the continuous improvement of their relationship with the environment. Once certified, they consider themselves having done their part. But is this enough? This work has been carried out with the clear intention of provoking the professionals who can give the much needed answers for the construction of environmental sustainability in the pulp and paper sector.

Environmental Management Systems and Environmental Performance: The Case of Russian Energy Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1377
Author(s):  
Valery V. IOSIFOV ◽  
Svetlana V. RATNER
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Management System ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Legal Form ◽  
Energy Companies

Nowadays one of the most common organizational eco-innovations in energy companies is introducing environmental management systems (EMS). Nevertheless, the issues of environmental and economic efficiency of EMS remain controversial. The purpose of this work is to develop a methodology for assessing the effectiveness of environmental management systems of Russian energy companies certified in accordance with ISO 14001. Since Russian companies do not have EMAS conformance certificates, the issues of the effectiveness of environmental management systems under the European Environmental Management Scheme and eco-audit were not considered in this study. The study is based on the data from annual corporate reports of the largest energy companies of the Russian Federation, which have the organizational and legal form of public joint-stock companies. The selection criteria were: i) the existence of an integrated management system, which is based on a certified environmental management system; ii) the presence in the corporate reports of data on the environmental performance of the company, at least a few years before and after the introduction of EMS, sufficient for statistical analysis using a two depended samples T-test. The study has shown that the application of ISO 14001 can be considered as a condition for the development of eco-innovation, as a well-designed environmental management strategy covers the whole range of issues related to innovative development, modernization and competitiveness. The introduction of EMS is also associated with an increase in the information transparency of the entire production system of the company, which is also a positive point in terms of the development of innovative processes.

scholarly journals Environmental Management Systems in the Context of Sustainable Development – the Identification of Open Problems

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-142
Author(s):  
Marek Bugdol ◽  
◽  
Daniel Puciato ◽  
Tadeusz Borys ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Problem Area ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Open Problems ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages

The cognitive objective of this paper was to establish the roles played by standardized environmental management systems in the process of the sustainable development of an organization. At present this process is analysed mainly in the context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals formulated within the scope of the 2030 Agenda for Global Action. The main research method used by the authors was a systematic literature review. The result of the conducted review was the identification of motives and conditions for the implementation of environmental management systems as well as advantages and disadvantages resulting from such implementation. The authors also indicated the major causes of failures in the introduction and improvement of systems consistent with the ISO 14001 standard and presented conditions determining their successful implementation. In the final part of the paper, they included recommendations for further research directions in the examined problem area.

scholarly journals Eco-Factors for International Company Environmental Management Systems

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (24) ◽  
pp. 13897
Author(s):  
Liselotte Schebek ◽  
Andrea Gassmann ◽  
Elisabeth Nunweiler ◽  
Steffen Wellge ◽  
Moritz Werthen
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Flows ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
International Context ◽  
Current State ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Policy Target

Environmental management systems (EMS) require the assessment of environmental aspects to ensure that organizations recognize their most relevant impacts on the environment. The ecological scarcity method (ESM) provides weighting factors for environmental flows (pollutants and resources), called eco-factors (EF), applicable in the assessment of environmental aspects. EF are based on a distance-to-target approach, displaying the ratio of the current state to the respective policy targets for environmental flows. The ESM has been developed for Switzerland; however, for site-specific application beyond Switzerland, national EF are desirable. This publication presents a systematic procedure for the derivation of EF in an international framework, based on the investigation of eight countries worldwide and comprehensive data research. As a novel feature, the grouping of EF into sets is introduced, according to the character of the underlying policy target: legally based, intended policy, or expert recommendation. Overall, 134 EF for six environmental issues were calculated and applied in a case study from Volkswagen AG. An in-depth analysis identifies the differences between national EF and between sets of EF and discusses the implications for EMS. From the findings, general conclusions for future development and the application of EF in an international context of company management are derived.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document