Benefits
When a systematic approach is taken, top management will have the information to build long term success in meeting environmental goals, including:
- identifying significant aspects within the context of the organizations operations, and the risks and opportunities they present
- mitigating the adverse impacts and taking advantage of positive impacts
- helping the company improve sustained performance and fulfill compliance obligations
- continually improving all phases of the product throughout the entire life cycle
- realizing significant cost savings that can result from incorporating effective alternatives
- incorporating people, procedures, and work practices into a formal structure to ensure that the important environmental impacts of the organization are identified and addressed
- promoting continual improvement in the EMS, including periodically evaluating environmental performance
- involving all members of the organization
While an effective EMS will certainly improve organization's environmental performance, it has been proven to enhance performance in other mission areas as well. Further, the detailed process of reviewing environmental issues associated with a facility's activities, products, and services often identifies redundancies, wasted effort, and coordination problems that lead to inefficiencies.
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1-2. A detailed review of environmental issues associated with a facility's activities benefits it by _____.
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