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An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a structured framework that helps an organisation understand, manage and continually improve its environmental performance. It provides a systematic approach to identifying environmental aspects and impacts, understanding compliance obligations, managing risks and opportunities, setting objectives, and monitoring performance. An EMS can also be developed in alignment with ISO 14001:2015 and, if appropriate, independently certified.
A good EMS is embedded into day-to-day operations, helping environmental responsibility become part of how an organisation plans, works and makes decisions.
Yes, in many cases. A well-developed EMS can help demonstrate to clients and procurement teams that your organisation has a structured approach to managing its environmental responsibilities. Some tenders, pre-qualification processes and supply chains may ask for evidence of an EMS, environmental policies or environmental management practices, while others may specify alignment with or certification to ISO 14001.
Having these systems in place means you're better prepared to demonstrate how you identify environmental aspects and impacts, manage risks, and monitor and improve environmental performance.
Organisations develop Environmental Management Systems for many different reasons. You may need to demonstrate your environmental management approach to a client or supply chain, respond to tender or audit requirements, work towards ISO 14001 certification, or simply want a better way to understand and improve your environmental performance.
Whatever the driver, Morphum starts by understanding your activities, environmental aspects and impacts, obligations and objectives. We can then help you establish the parts of an EMS that are useful for your organisation now, while aligning them with ISO 14001 so your system can develop as your needs change.
It depends on the size and complexity of your organisation, its environmental risks and impacts, and the systems and processes you already have in place. Our team can tailor the level of support to where your organisation is now. This could mean establishing some of the core foundations of good environmental management, or developing a more comprehensive EMS aligned with ISO 14001:2015, including implementation and staff training.
This way organisations can build their environmental management capability over time, rather than implementing more than they currently need.
An EMS provides a broader, organisation-wide framework for managing environmental responsibilities and continually improving performance, while an EMP generally focuses on managing the environmental impacts associated with a particular project, site or activity.
The two can work together: project or site-specific EMPs may sit within an organisation's wider EMS.
If you're looking to get an Environmental Management Plan, take a look at our EMP page here:
Yes. If your organisation already has a health and safety or other management system in place, we can look for opportunities to integrate environmental management into your existing processes rather than unnecessarily duplicating them.
ISO management system standards are designed around a common structure, which can make it possible to align areas such as responsibilities, document control, risk management, auditing, management review and continual improvement. The appropriate level of integration will depend on your existing systems and organisational needs.
