Environmental management of enterprise

Environmental management systems such as EMAS or ISO14001 are designed to assist businesses and professionals mitigate all aspects of their environmental impacts from emissions that directly affect the climate to the indirect consequences of transport or purchasing policies but also habitat and endangered species protection. "A good company delivers excellent products and services, and a great company does all that and strives to make the world a better place" - William Ford Jr., Chairman, Ford Motor Co.
What is not often appreciated is that environmental management develops good housekeeping practices that will save money. Employing the concept of the Triple Bottom Line leads to improved economic efficiencies that in combination the principle of Fair Trade will also benefit the environment and society. "The future belongs to those who understand that doing more with less is compassionate, prosperous, enduring, thus more intelligent and competitive" - Paul Hawken
Construction and Manufacturing sectors utilise the majority of commercial resources and also generate bulk wastes and are traditionally encouraged to address these issues. However, the food and retail sectors have a much wider impact and complicated supply chains which should not be ignored. "In the long term, the economy and the environment are the same thing. If it's unenvironmental it is uneconomical. That is the rule of nature"- Mollie Beattie
In partnership with the resources of Envirowise, Business Link Kent and the Kent Sustainable Business Partnership network of support Casa Gaia can assist with the development and integration of the management procedures by working alongside existing management processes.
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