INTRODUCTION TO

E N V I R O N M E N TA L
MANAGEMENT
Lesson 1
Introduction to
Environmental Management
EDDIE JR PENOS GOLPEO
I N S T R U C TO R I
 Learning Objectives:
 Define and connect environment, management, organizations to
environmental management. systems, and
 Realize the significance of systems and their role in environmental
management
 Describe how environmental management can manage risks and be used
as environmental protection
 Recognize and appreciate the benefits of an effective environmental
management system
 Understand the objective of environmental management system and
practice waste reduction
 Lesson Outline
 Environment
 The Management of Resources
 Environmental Management,
Planning, and Management System
 Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
 EMS Frameworks
 ISO 14001
 Introduction to Environmental Management

Environmental management is a broad and extensively used title enveloping a

very wide-ranging, yet comprehensive subject matter. Crafting awareness based
on logic is not at all times simple or uncomplicated, not to mention the "self-
interest" of some "few good men."
For better understanding, let us commence by considering and contemplating at
the significant terms involved in Environmental Management. The words
'environment' and 'management' after all are established in various frameworks.
However, their connotation and understanding may either be in agreement or in
contrast significantly. The ability to identify these variations would provide adept
insight that may lead to the formulation of sensible environmental management
policies and programs.
I n tro d u c tio n t o E n v i r o n m e n t a l M a n a g e m e n t

ENVIRONMEN
T
- derived from the mediaeval
French environnement

- used to describe the action of surrounding

something and also to refer to conditions in which
a person or other organism lives and develops
➤ Envir onment repr esents all surrounding
to a n existing being. It r efers to the
exte rnal settings and circumstanc es in
broa d-s pe ctr um influen cing th e n atur al
life, cy cle, and survival, of all liv ing and
non - liv ing cr eatures
➤ It includes the set of natural, soc ial
and cultural m or als and eth ics prese nted
in a specif ic location at a pr ec ise period ,
which has impac t in the ex istence of the
hum ankind and in the gene rations to tak e
plac e.I t
➤ is not only the place in which life
prog res s, but it m ore ov er incorpo rates
livin g c reature s, objects , w ate r, s oil, air
and the as soc iations co nnecting all of
them o n top of intangibles like culture.
➤ Env ironment Day is celebrated ev ery
5th of J une
 Concept of Environment
In the broad-spectrum theory of systems, an environment is a composite of
outside features that operates on a system and establish their track and mode of
survival and continuity.

Natural Resources
-Resources found in nature that man uses
to meet their needs
Can people change natural resources?
YES! Anything that is crafted by humans
that does not transpire naturally in the
environment is man-made, also known as
Artificial Resources - materials. from the
natural environment that people convert to
produce other things with the aid of tools
and creativity.
 Concept of Environment

Man made Natural While it is true that nature provides the things
that man need to survive, there are things that
man can actually do to improve his way of
living. Man simply will not be satisfied to live in
caves and do hunting or fishing for food.
Buildings Land-soil, mountains,
Bottled water fields Humans are gifted with the skills to transform
Paper products Water-river, lake, sea raw materials (that may be provided by
Balloon Air-oxygen nature) and produce something else.
Processed/canned meat Plants-trees, forests Example: Trees provide wood that skilled
Animals-provides meat,
hands can convert into furniture like cabinets,
milk, and wool
chairs, and tables. A house can also be built
from wood.
 THE MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES

As mentioned, raw materials + tools + skills would produce man made resources.

Different firms came into the picture, each offering different products and
services. With the existence of such firms, it can only succeed through proper
management and utilization of all respective resources, including manpower.

But what is Management?

 THE MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCE
Management
➤The synchronization of the activities of a firm in order to accomplish
definite goals and intentions.
➤Management consists of the interconnecting tasks of designing
corporate policies and procedures toward the realization of an
organization's ventures.
PEOPLE

PROCESS
MANAGEMENT

DISCIPLINE

We now try to incorporate Environment and Business Management to

further understand why there is a need to study Environmental
 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
Biological Socio-
Physical Factors Economic
Factors .Human Factors
•Climate Population •Employment
• Geology • Flora, Fauna, •Urbanization
Water •Social Conflicts

Environmental Management
➤Administrative functions that expound, execute, and observe the environmental
guidelines and procedures of a firm in an attempt to manage impact on the environment to
protect and conserve natural resources.
➤Environmental management centers on the development of human welfare for existing
and future generations.
➤It also involves People, Process, and Discipline
Why Study Environmental Management?

1. To discover, understand, and be trained on how to utilize techniques for

evaluating and supervising the environmental consequences of both public
and private sector organizations.
2. To individual, specialized and research expertise on how to contribute to
the development of our environment.
3. To implement certain management tools and methodology that can be
applied in relevance to perspective business in accordance to the rules and
laws set forth by the government in all levels (local, regional, national, and
global).
4. To understand that environmental management is a conscientious effort
of all concerned in bringing together in harmony all efforts to tackle
environmental crises that affect the entire planet.
 The Wonders of Nature
N at ur e, o n i t s ow n , i s a bs ol ut e ly am az in g a nd be a ut i fu l.
W h en t he e a r t h w a s n ot y e t ab u s ed b y hu m an s a nd th e
w or d po ll ut i on w as no t y et p r o ba b ly ma n if e s t ed ,
en v i r o nm en t al ha r mo n y e x is t s . Th e w a t er us ed t o be
c l ea n a nd c l ea r. F is h an d ot he r s ea c r e a t ur e s a r e in
ab u nd an c e. T h e a ir w a s f r e s h an d pu r e . T h e s o il w a s r ic h
an d fe r t il e.

H ow e v e r, d ue t o t he c h a ng in g o f t ime s a nd o th e r f ac to r s
li k e o v e r p op u la t io n a nd u r ba n iz at io n, t h e e nv ir o n me nt
ex pe r i en c e d c ha n ge s t h at le d to s e v e r e d r o ug h t a n d
f am in e.

B u t i s i t r e a ll y ov er po pu l at io n a n d u r b an iz at i on th a t
t r ig g er e d e nv ir on me n ta l p r o bl em s ? O r i s it t he la c k o f
di s c ip li ne an d t h e mi s m a na ge me n t o f r es ou r c es ? L et u s
lo ok at t he il lu s t r a t io ns of ou r e nv ir o n me nt t h en a n d n o w
an d ho w i s it m os t l ik e ly to l oo k li k e in th e f u t ur e if w e
c o nt i nu e t o ne gl ec t to c a r e fo r i t.
Current condition of our environment

We cannot refute the fact that our environment is continuously changing. The older
generation, our ancestors, can certainly attest to the changes they have seen and
compare the past and present condition of our environment.
Change is inevitable.
As much as we want progress, there are things that will surely be sacrificed.
Therefore, there is a great need to address this concern as well if we truly want to
experience and enjoy true progress not only for us living in the present, but more so
for our children and the future generation.
There are certainly means and ways to prevent negative impact on our environment.
People must be educated and be disciplined in doing even the smallest things for the
environment. It is a collaborative effort and should not be left in the hands of the
government or the environmentalists alone. Individual proper disposal of trash is an
example. The little things that we do every day would somehow have an impact on
our environment, whether good or bad.
Current condition of our environment
The public needs to be conscious of the kinds of environmental setbacks and challenges our
world is dealing with.
What could you possibly do to contribute in improving our present environmental condition? If
not us, then who; If not now, then when? Moreover, how could we unite and adhere
collectively as one nation to support our planet and create a better dwelling for everyone to
inhabit? We must act now before it's too late.

Waste Pollution Climate

Disposal Change

Natural
Resources ENVIRONMENT Over
Depletion PROBLEM Population

Illustrated above are some of the major environmental problems that we face at present. Each
one will be discussed accordingly in the succeeding chapters.
Current condition of our environment
With the realization of certain problems that our environment must hurdle, a
corresponding entity was created to combat such barriers and impediments.

Conservation
Environmental
and
Status
Preservation of
Evaluation
Resources

Environmental
Environmenta Environment Legislation
l Planning Management and
Administration
 E N V I R O N ME N TA L P L A N N IN G

➣A decision-making process aimed to carry out development

in consideration to the natural environment, in general. Its goal
is to create sustainable outcomes protecting and conserving
natural resources.
 CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION
OF RESOURCES

➣The ethical allocation, usage, and protection of indispensable resources in

order to maintain the natural habitat for both the present and generations.
Efficient Allocation Efficient Utilization

Proper Distribution Proper Usage

 ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS EVALUATION

Conservation of Preservation of
Resources Resources

Protection of
Protection of natural buildings,
resources objects,and
landscapes

Seeks proper use Seeks protection of

of nature nature from use
 ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS EVALUATION
➣Also known as Environmental Assessment
➣Process of estimating and calculating significant short term and long- term
outcomes and consequences of any implemented undertakings with respect
to its impact on the environment.
➣After thorough evaluation, certain steps must now be considered to reduce
or alleviate such effects to somehow compensate for whatever damages
incurred.
➣Impact Assessment is based on Environmental Assessment
Environmental Legislation and Administration

➣The Environmental Administration

is defined by its legal content. Legal
➣The heart of environmental law Compliance Continual
management is directed toward Pollution Improvement

dealing with environmental pollution. Prevention

➣The environmental policy centers

on snags evolving from the blows
Environmental
created by humans who triggered
Legislation and
negative impact not only on the Administration
environment, but more importantly
on our health.
 Environmental Management System (EMS)
"The part of the overall management system that includes organizational
structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes
and resources for developing, implementing achieving and reviewing the
environmental policy." ISO14001

Six M's in Environmental

Management

Mankind Money Machine Materials Methods Market

 Environmental Management System (EMS)
An environmental management structure brings collectively in sync the people,
capital, devices, resources, techniques, and mechanisms used to deal with
environmental concerns at a facility or in an organization.
An Environmental Management System objective is an overall goal arising
from the environmental policy statement established by the organization.
An Environmental Management System target is a detailed measurable
performance requirement related to the objective.
Example: Objective: Reduce transportation congestion
Target : Improve roads and bridges within five years.
Target : Replace old vehicles running for at least 10 years
Target: Invest in public transportation like LRT, MRT
 Environmental Management System (EMS)

A WORLD FULL OF JUNK!

An objective of EMS is to reduce environmental impacts.

Increased environmental concerns have created a need for
environmental friendly practices with waste management.

Example: Waste segregation - dividing waste into:

a. Organic waste
b. Dry waste
c. Reject waste
 Waste Segregation Guidelines
Organic Waste Dry Waste Reject Waste
Kitchen Waste Plastic Sanitary Waste
Vegetable/fruit, peels, Cooked, Plastic covers, Pet bottles, Diapers/sanitary, napkins, Mia,
food/leftovers, Plastic cups, Plastic and Bandages, Condoms, Used
Eggshells,vChicken/fish, bones wrappers tissues, Used syringes and
Rotten fruits and, veggies, Tea Metal Injection vials
bags/coffee, grinds and Leaf Canned foods
plates Paper
Newspapers/magazines,Pizza
boxes, Paper cups and plates

Garden Waste Other Dry Waste Construction debris

Fallen leaves/twigs Wilted, Rubber, Old mops/rags, Rubber/bricks Paints, Broken
flowers and Weeds Ceramics, Glass bottles, Light glass and Silt from drains
bulbs, Batteries and CDs
 What therefore is the objective of EMS?

Recycle
Reuse
R R R
Reduce

REDUC REUSE RECYCLE

E
Environmental Management System (EMS)
W A S T E R E D U C T I O N H I E R A R C H Y

-purchase only what is

REDUCE needed as oppose to what is
desired.
-limit packaging materials
-buy reusable products
REUSE - consider looking for new ways to
make use of old stuff that are
about to be thrown away.

-Most items made of paper, glass,

RECYCLE rubber, plastics, and metal may have a
good use in other ways. Be creative. Use
your imagination and save money.
 REDUCE
➣Reduction means to make something smaller. How? By
using something less often ensuing in a smaller quantity of
waste.
➣Source reduction is reducing waste prior to you actually
purchasing it. Decrease unnecessary, useless, and wasteful
purchases. How?
 REDUCE
By being practical. Buy things as needed; not as wanted.
Avoid impulse buying. You don't have to purchase a
commodity just because it is on "sale" unless you're
absolutely certain that you would have a use for it
sometime.Food items, however, are considered essential.
Therefore, buying it when it is on sale does not count for
what others call as "guilty pleasures" unless, of course, it
falls under the category of "junk food."

➣Conservation is the crucial part of waste reduction. Utilizing natural resources sensibly and
using below or less than the usual to circumvent waste.
➣We can reduce the amount of trash by selecting what rubbish to throw away.
➣Reduce junk by donating surplus and unwanted stuff to family, friends, neighbors, or even to
charity.
 REUSE
➣Reuse means to use an item again more than once
➣Some items in our respective homes and places of
work may be used several times. These things have
reusable qualities.
➣It may be reused for the same purpose (conventional
reuse) or to perform a different function (creative
reuse). All it needs is a good imagination and a pair of
creative hands to make use of some old items before
considering of throwing it in trash. It not only saves
money but it could also create some personal touch and
making it one of a kind.
➣Instead of using plastic bags, try using eco- friendly
shopping bags. This is widely used now in big malls and
everyone is encouraged to do their share of discipline in
going green and help save Mother Earth.
 RECYCLE
➣Recycle is to transform or convert materials/waste into reusable
items. It subjects objects through a process or treatment that permits
them to be used again, usually for a different purpose.
➣It should be distinguished from reuse. Recycling is the breaking
down of second-hand, old items to create raw materials for the
construction of new products.
 RECYCLE

It is not Recycling if no one buys or makes use the end (recycled)

product.
Recipients of
Recycling
 YOU

 SOCIETY

 ENVIRONME
NT
 BENEFITS OF RECYCLING

✓ Monetary Benefits
 Discover how to turn
scrap into money
 Craft ideas to sell
 Make money selling
things you never thought
people would actually buy
 BENEFITS OF RECYCLING

✓ Management of Resources
 To uphold and sustain
ecological balance for
supporting life
 To safeguard different types
of natural resources and
biodiversity for the present
and future generations.
 BENEFITS OF RECYCLING

✓ Energy Reduction
 The use of recycled things slashes down energy use
 Much of is produced with gas and fuel that affects the
quality of air

✓ Community Development
 Happens when people come together, get
involved, share ideas, encourage and support
each other.
 BENEFITS OF RECYCLING

✔ Provision of Work
 The purchasing and consumption of recycled items
creates demand for more recycled products, thereby
increasing production and opening doors for additional
manpower that are paid to manufacture something new
out of the recycled items.
✓ Ecological Security
 Reduces pollution
 RECYCLING IS A CHOICE...
While many of us definitely wants new and finer things in life, it does not mean
that using recycled products diminishes our way of living or how we look at
our possessions. Some of the recycled products are truly works of art. What
others think as trash can turn out to be something valuable to others.

Based on the discussion presented in this chapter, it is very obvious that there
is a need to reduce, reuse, and recycle. It's not asking too much to get
involved and participate in this campaign for a better environment. After all,
we are part of it and we all want to live in a safe and healthy environment.

Those "rubbish" won't recycle on its own. We have to make that choice. We
need to make it happen. Let it be part of our system 'til it becomes a habit and
a way of life.
 EMS
FRAMEWORKS ISO 14001 Standard

Code of Environmntal
Management Principles

EMS Frameworks
Compliance-Focused EMS

Eco-Management and
Audit Scheme
1 5 WAYS
Driven by Leadership

#ISO1400
ISO
Greater
commitment from those at
the top the revised
ISO14001 will be

1
even better
4
Better Strategic Fit
Increased alignment with Life Cycle Thinking
your strategic direction Considering each stage
from development to end-
Greater Protection for the of-life

3 5
Environment
Focus on proactive Effective Communication
initiatives and improving Driven through a
environmental communications strategy
performance
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
MODEL BASED ON ISO 14001
PLAN
➣Identifying environmental aspects, and impacts from
facility activities, products and services
➣Target/objective/goal setting Implementation plan creation
➣Review legal requirements
➣Rule creation
➣Establish formal EMS program
PLANNING THE EMS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

1 Environmental
Aspects

Legal & Other

Requirements. 2
3 Objectives, Targets, &
Programs
PLANNING THE EMS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

ENVIRONMENTAL
ASPECTS
Identify environmental aspects
Determine aspects with significant environmental impact
Document and maintain in an aspect register
Ensure significant environmental aspects are the focus of the
rest of the EMS
 PLANNING THE EMS MUST INCLUDE THE
FOLLOWING:
LEGAL AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
 Identify environmental legal requirements applicable to the operations of the
organisation
 Identify other environmental requirements to which the agency subscribes
 Show how legal and other requirements apply to environmental aspects
 Keep these up-to-date and incorporate them into other elements of the EMS

OBJECTIVES, TARGETS, AND PROGRAMS

 Objective: overall goal consistent with environmental policy that the agency achieve
objective
 Target detailed performance requirement to achieve ob Environmental program/action
plan: To achieve objectives and targets. Includes responsibility, means and timeframe
PLANNING THE EMS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
DO
 Realization of policy/activities for the achievement oof target
 Implementation of plans Includes training and operational
controls
 Observance of rules and legal systems
IMPLEMENTATION AND
OPERATION
 Define roles and responsibilities
 Provide EMS training
 Establish internal and external communication
mechanisms.
 Establish document control system Establish operational
controls
 Integrate with or establish emergency preparedness
PLANNING THE EMS MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
CHECK
 Check of target achievement status
 Check of implementation plan
 Check of state of observance of rules and legal systems
 Includes monitoring and corrective action
 Conduct periodic monitoring of environmental performance
 Identify root causes of findings & conduct corrective & preventive actions
 Maintain environmental records
 Conduct periodic EMS audit
ACT
 Initial response
 Prevention/recurrence prevention
 Implementation of evaluation
 Includes progress reviews and acting to make needed changes
BENEFITS OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

✓ Helps maintain compliance

✓ Reduce operating costs
✓ Integrate environmental programs into mission
✓ Increase employee involvement
✓ Reduce environmental impacts
Objectives and Targets
Major objectives and targets established at ISO14001-
certified plants.

(1) Reduction of wastes and improvement of recycling rate

(2) Promotion of energy and resource conservation

(3) Proper control of chemical substances

(4) Development of environmentally benign products

Barriers to effective implementation
 Lack of management support and commitment
 Inadequate resources
 Lack of support from staff
 Inadequate awareness and culture within the organization
 Lack of clear responsibilities and authorities EMS too
complex for the organization
 Organizational politics & culture within functional areas
ISO14001
Benefits Concerns
- International standards help level -Increased costs
the playing fields Create trade barriers.
- Reduce duplicity, conflicting Does not ensure better
requirements of different markets environmental performance
-Satisfy stakeholder interests - Registration issues - inconsistent
-Lower insurance rates-due interpretation of standards
diligence
-Internal benefits - reduce costs
Pollution prevention, not end-of-
pipe
 ISO 14001-2015 Revision

General
 ISO standards are reviewed every 5 years
 Response to latest trends
 Compatible with other management system standards
 Impacts structure and content
 Integrated systems approach to sustainability
 Old and new standards cover same topics, with some important approach
differences.
 Bigger change than the revision of 2004
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