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About EMAS
About EMAS
The environmental management system in accordance with Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) represents a company’s active approach to the monitoring, management and gradual decrease of its environmental impact. It is based on Regulation 761/2001/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council. In the Czech Republic the guarantor of the EMAS Programme is the Ministry of the Environment.
EMAS increases the credit and the competitiveness (it may also be a technical qualification criterion pursuant to Act No. 137/2006 Coll., on Public Procurement), brings cost savings, credibility and order in operating documentation. EMAS implementation and maintenance improve the communication and awareness of staff and partner companies, enhancing emergency preparedness. Using EMAS, an excellence level, exceeding legislative requirements, may be achieved. Businesses with EMAS implemented are entitled to lowest eco-label fees unlike companies without EMAS.
You can voluntarily participate in the EMAS, if you meet the following criteria:
- preliminary environmental audit,
- implementation of a management system (problem– goal – solution – result – evaluation)
- preparation of an environmental statement,
- audit of the system and statement made by an authorised auditor,
- free registration (registration certificate, registration number and the EMAS logo).
An authorised environmental auditor shall approve the updated data provided in the environmental statement once a year. In 3-year periods the auditor shall audit repeatedly all the environmental management elements that are required for EMAS registration.
The environmental statement is intended mainly for those interested in the environmental performance of a business, such as customers, employees, financial institutions, media, local communities, authorities, environmental organisations, students, researchers, consultants or even competitors.