What is the Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)?
The Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is a voluntary scheme that identifies, and rewards those organisations that strive beyond minimum compliance and improving environmental performance is on ongoing matter and priority. ISO14001 is often the precursor for this scheme. EMAS also requires an environmental statement giving information on the organisation’s performance–which is then checked by an independent auditor. The Environmental Statement is one of the key aspects of EMAS that makes it more involved than ISO14001.
