About the new EMAS Regulation in Francesco Baldoni wrote in his post , and no claim of completeness, I propose some reflections participatory appearance of this tool looks very often, and wrong, is not sufficiently appreciated. EMAS, as an important instrument of the action plan and Production and Sustainable Consumption and Sustainable Industrial Policy "is designed to promote continuous improvement in environmental performance of organizations through the establishment and implementation of EMS , the systematic, objective and periodic evaluation of performance of such systems, providing information on environmental performance , an open dialogue with the public and other interested parties and with the active involvement and adequate training of staff by the organizations concerned. Article 1 - General Provisions of Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of 25 November 2009.
Would in itself be sufficient to exhaust the topic of this post: environment and participation. However, those wishing to better understand Consider that:
A ' organization is a group, company, firm, enterprise, authority or institution ... public or private ... which has its own functions and administration (Art. 2 c21).
A EMS is part of the overall management system that includes the organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining the environmental policy and manage the environmental aspects (Art.2 c13).
L ' providing information occurs through environmental statement, general information to the public and other stakeholders on the following items relating to organization: a) structure activities and b) environmental policy and environmental management system, c) environmental aspects and impacts d) plan, and environmental objectives and targets) environmental performance and compliance with applicable legal requirements materia di ambiente...(Art. 2 c18) Le organizzazioni registrate mettono a disposizione del pubblico la dichiarazione ambientale e specificano il modo in cui ne garantiscono l'accesso al pubblico (Art. 6 c3).
Il coinvolgimento attivo e un'adeguata formazione del personale: l'organizzazione dovrebbe riconoscere che la partecipazione attiva del personale è un elemento trainante e il presupposto per continui miglioramenti ambientali ed è una risorsa fondamentale per migliorare le prestazioni ambientali...
Dialogo aperto con il pubblico: Organisations must be able to demonstrate an open dialogue with the public and other stakeholders, including local communities and customers about the environmental impact of their activities and their products and services to identify issues of concern to the public and other interested parties. Openness, transparency and regular reporting of environmental information are key factors in order to differentiate from the EMAS other schemes. These factors are also important for the organization in building a relationship of trust with stakeholders.
We are therefore saying that this is an extraordinary tool for businesses and governments to ensure a sé e agli aventi interesse il rispetto della normativa ambientale e perseguire il miglioramento continuo delle prestazioni ambientali: come dire un metodo straordinario di prevenzione e gestione dei conflitti ambientali.