| Achieving Environmental Management Compliance |
| Written by Daniel Stouffer | |
| Wednesday, 28 October 2009 | |
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There was a time when the need for an organization to be sustainable was seen very much as a public relations exercise and delegated within an organization accordingly. These days it is no longer just cool to be seen as being "green" as some form of environmental management compliance is required from the top of the organization down.
There was a time when the need for an organization to be sustainable was seen very much as a public relations exercise and delegated within an organization accordingly. These days it is no longer just cool to be seen as being "green" as some form of environmental management compliance is required from the top of the organization down. Environmental management compliance is a subject on the lips of corporate bosses as it has moved from the realm of politicians, scientists and activists. We can see how we have caused considerable damage through our excesses and society is demanding a proactive approach to put things right. We will no doubt see significant legislation over the years ahead. The administration of President Bush was not seen as being particularly environmentally friendly and much is expected from Obama as he swept to power promising significant change. We've already seen him sign an executive order forcing federal agencies to understand their carbon footprint, turn toward environmental management compliance and come up with an action plan over the next 10 years. The weight of public opinion is a significant driver, probably more so than even the threat of legislation. Corporations ignore this dynamic at their peril and should rush to engage in the concept of environmental management compliance. Those who do not may well see consumers voting with their pocketbooks against them. For the last 300 years we have relied far too much on the use of fossil fuels to generate our power for us. This has caused a significant amount of greenhouse gases and carbon emissions to flow to the atmosphere causing global warming and a significant threat to our climate. It falls to all of us, whether individuals or organizations to become more efficient as we move forward An organization cannot consider itself to have addressed the issue of environmental management compliance, simply by producing a sustainability report and engaging in a PR campaign. Rather, the organization must look at every element and aspect of its business and realize that it needs to become fully efficient and very careful at what it does before it can claim to be compliant. When a company is aware that all its assets, systemwide, are functioning as intended and working to peak efficiency, then it can truly reveal its total costs of doing business. It can also be assured that it is achieving a perfect return on investment through all these assets and can then go on to uncover ways to achieve greater efficiency and cut down carbon emissions. The business that achieves environmental management compliance will, by definition, be a much leaner, efficient and profitable machine. This requires a concerted effort and is best served by introducing software and solutions specifically designed to address the issue. The Article Author: Daniel Stouffer has a lot of information about environmental management compliance and how a visit to www.verisae.com will benefit you. |
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