K. R. Singhal
When I was addressing participants in a training programme on “ISO 14001:2004 EMS Awareness” and saying, “Comply with ISO 14001 EMS requirements and profit from the compliance”, one participant raised a question, “How EMS can save money?”
My answer is simple. A good EMS can save money:
· By not generating pollutants, otherwise the organization has to incur cost on disposal of pollutants
· By converting wastes into saleable goods
· By economizing on raw materials
The recovery and recycling of waste materials (examples – Metal Shavings, wood scrap, and paper wastes) is an obvious way to recover some money.
To save money, the organization must identify all process inputs and outputs, including energy and waste products, to force material and energy waste to become visible. The organization should use lean manufacturing techniques (example – Design for manufacturing) that can help reduce or eliminate material waste, including recyclable materials, pollutants. Here, it is important that disposal of pollutants adds to the cost of production to the organization. Implementing ISO 14001 EMS helps in reducing the cost of production.
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