Environmental Management System in the Company

TEACHING UNIT 1. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT IN BUSINESSES.

1. Business and the Environment
2. Environmental Problems Associated with Economic Activities and Linear and Open Production Models
3. Identification of the environmental effects or impacts of business activities
4. The Need to Explore New Production Models
5. Environmental Policy in the EU and Environmental Management in Business
6. The Environmental Dimension in Businesses
7. Factors Affecting Environmental Management
8. Environmental Management Objectives
9. Explanation of Environmental Management Systems

TEACHING UNIT 2. STANDARDIZED ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

1. The Standardization of Environmental Management Systems
2. Standard Families
3. ISO and EMAS Certifications
4. Adaptation of the ISO Standard to the EMAS Regulation
5. Implementation of a Standardized WMS
6. Classification of Environmental Indicators and Environmental Effects
7. Status of ISO and EMAS Certification Among Spanish SMEs
8. Description and Analysis of Other Environmental Certifications (products with the European Ecolabel, energy labeling on household appliances, or FSC and PEFC forest certifications)
9. Requirements for an Environmental Management System
10. Implementation of an Environmental Management System
11. Checks and Corrective Actions
12. Drafting the Environmental Statement
13. Tools and Financial Assistance for Implementing an Environmental Management System
14. Future Trends in Environmental Management

TEACHING UNIT 3: EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

1. Voluntary Standards and Legislative Frameworks for Participation
2. Participation in the EMAS Regulation
3. Participation in the audit
4. Organizational mechanisms for the participation of workers and their representatives
5. Proposed Participation Criteria and Best Practices