Environmental Management System

An environmental management system (EMS) is a structured system designed to help organisations manage their environmental impacts and improve environmental performance caused by their products, services and activities. An environmental management system provides structure to environmental management and covers areas such as training, record management, inspections, objectives and policies.

Implementation of a environmental management system requires the following steps to be completed:

The development of an environmental policy that reflects the organisation's environmental commitments; The appointment of a person(s) responsible for its coordination; The identification of how the organisation can interact with the environment and its actual and potential environmental impacts; The identification of legal and other requirements relevant to its environmental aspects; The establishment of environmental objectives and targets, and the programs in which to achieve them; The monitoring and measurement of the progress to achieve its environmental objectives and targets; Reviewing the system and environmental performance; and The continuous improvement of the the organisation's environmental performance.

An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a structured framework for managing an organisation's significant environmental impacts;

Practical tool - To help organisations understand and manage their impacts on the Environment Framework - To continually improve environmental performance (managing negative impacts and helping to increase resource efficiency) Process Through which organisations can engage with employees, customers, clients and other stakeholders (enhancing reputation helping demonstrate conformity with supply chain requirements)

Many organisations have adopted or commenced the approach specified in national or international standards which set requirements and a framework for systems to be externally assessed and certified. Whatever scheme is adopted, the elements of the EMS will largely be the same, following the Denning Cycle of:

plan what youre going to do, do what you planned to do, check to ensure that you did what you planned and act to make improvements.

Through this cycle, all Environmental Management Systems set a framework through which the organisation can build on-going continuous improvement'.

What are the benefits of developing and implementing an effective environmental management system?
By developing an environmental management system organisations identify environmental risks and manage these risks accordingly. There are many ways that organisations benefit such as: Promoting a positive environmental image with customers, and increasing demand for products and services; Lowering business costs through reduced resource consumption and waste production; Improving environmental performance; Achieving environmental commitments and environmental policy requirements; Meeting environmental legal requirements; Committing to social responsibilities; and Retaining environmental knowledge.

Basic Benefits of Environment Management System

Cuts energy cost Reduces emissions and discharges Reduces risks & accidents Better community relations Cuts wastes and disposal costs Cuts water use and costs Ensures compliance with legislations Improve staff /employee morale Demonstration of care for environment protection

footprint is a complete online water and energy monitoring solution designed to help your business minimise and control water and energy consumption.

What is footprint?
footprint is a complete online water and energy monitoring solution developed by iota, the commercial and innovative business arm of leading water authority South East Water.

what does footprint do?

footprint's dynamic technology can instantly and accurately identify unaccounted water and energy usage as well as irregularities in trade waste. footprint will help your business better manage risk and compliance, achieve operational efficiency and profitability and minimise carbon footprint enhancing the value and reputation of your company. footprints modular product design gives you the flexibility to choose the monitoring services and level of reporting that best suits your business needs today, with the ability to simply add on and integrate new services when your business needs change. So you can choose the complete solution or one or more from our range of monitoring services.

How does footprint work?

Our experienced technicians will install data loggers on your metered assets. Consumption data is then captured and transferred to our central secure server using existing communication networks. We host and back up your data so that it's always there when you need it. And when you become a footprint customer, you will receive a unique login so that you can access your footprint account anytime, anywhere! It's easy and our iota Solution Delivery team is always on hand to provide friendly, reliable and proactive service and support whenever you need it.

Our Services
With footprint, you can manage your water, waste, gas and electricity on the same web-based platform. You can choose the complete footprint solution or simply select the monitoring services that suit your business needs now. And when your business needs change, you can simply add and integrate new services you need. Water monitoring and reporting Our water monitoring and reporting service is the foundation of the footprint solution. With real time data capture, footprint can instantly detect underground bursts and leaks, off peak excess usage and measure your water usage to industry benchmark standard. Energy monitoring and reporting With energy costs rising rapidly and an increased focus on carbon emission, there's never been a better time to implement energy usage monitoring and reporting. With real time data capture, footprint can instantly identify areas of wasteful and excessive usage. You can implement energy reduction strategies and benchmark your energy usage to industry best practice. Wastewater monitoring and reporting Our trade waste monitoring and reporting service is a key feature of our footprint solutionwhich means you have access to a complete, fully integrated monitoring and control solution at your fingertips. You can monitor and manage parameters such as flow, pH, EC and temperature to achieve regulatory compliance and most importantly minimize environmental impact such as spills or bursts.

The Benefits of Our Solution:

Instantly detects surges, leaks and irregularities. Reliable alarm triggers with SMS and email notifications. Customised real time reporting and communications. Automated performance and compliance data. Quick, easy access to real time site data anywhere, anytime via PC, smartphone or tablet. One secure central system to store all your data. Low power consumption and data costs. Contribute and assist in cleaner production studies. Multiple sites easily and efficiently managed. Specialised proactive service and support from the iota Solution Delivery team.

What does footprint monitor?

Electricity and gas consumption. Renewable energy purchasing. Energy production. Natural gas consumption. Petrol, diesel and LPG consumption. Diesel composition (mineral or biodiesel). Potable water consumption. Bore water and recycled water consumption. Stormwater reuse and harvesting projects. Refrigerant leakage. Corporate transport: flights & novated lease vehicle mileage. Corporate and community waste to landfill. Trade waste parameters and discharge. Paper purchasing.

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