The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, EMAS, is open to all companies, organizations regardless of size or activity inside or outside the Community, aiming at improving environmental performance and communicating this performance to the public. It is specifically addressed to organizations wishing to achieve environmental excellence and seeking promotion through registering in the EMAS Register. Furthermore, it can be more easily applied to companies already certified with ISO 14001:2004.

What is EMAS?

The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme, EMAS, is a voluntary environmental management tool for companies and other organizations to evaluate, report and improve their environmental performance.

What is EMAS Certification?

Its basic structure and requirements are the same with other EMS, like ISO 14001:2004, but there are certain principles of this regulation that make it so unique and different. These principles are the greatest and clearest demonstration of legal compliance, transparency, and public access to
environmental information through the issue of an environmental statement by the organization. In practice, ISO 14001:2004 can be seen as a stepping stone for EMAS verification, but EMAS goes beyond that.

Why get EMAS Certified?

The basic benefits from the setting and implementation of an Environmental System according to the requirements of EMAS EC/1221/2009 are the following:
– Competitive advantage through the use of EMAS logo
– Classification in the elite of companies concerning environmental management
– Reduced operational and environmental cost
– Regulatory compliance and potential regulatory relief
– Improved relations with internal/external stakeholders
– Minimization of risk