Environmental management systems
An environmental management system (EMS) is a program that can be used to identify, manage and reduce an organisation's impact on the environment and generate reports on environmental performance progress. It provides a systematic and methodical approach to planning, implementing and reviewing an organisation's response to those impacts.
An EMS does not set environmental standards, but sets out procedures designed to meet environmental performance requirements that are most relevant to the organisation. It can also be integrated with other management systems (such as occupational health and safety) to give a whole of business approach.
By implementing an EMS, an organisation can ensure that addressing environmental issues is explicitly incorporated into normal business operations.
Winemakers' Environmental Management System
The Winemakers' Environment Management System Kit assists winemakers to manage their operations in order to meet the winery's environmental legal obligations, achieve corporate environmental objectives, avoid any unintended environmental effects and identify opportunities to use resources more effectively.
Voluntary Environmental Improvement Plans
As part of the Compliance and Enforcement Review, Recommendation 20.4 suggested that the EPA continues to promote environmental improvement plans (EIPs) that involve dialogue between business and community.