Publication Date

2-2001

Publisher

Agriculture Western Australia (AGWEST Trade and Development)

City

Perth

ISBN

0-7307-1296-6

Abstract

An environmental management system is a tool that many businesses use to improve their environmental performance. Having an environmental management system enables a business to identify and improve management of their significant environmental impacts.

Environmental management systems work to minimise environmental impacts by following a standard 'plan-do-check-improve' management framework. This framework focuses on identifying significant environmental impacts, setting performance targets, establishing means of achieving targets and maintaining sufficient records to show that targets have been reached. Environmental management systems can assist agricultural businesses in:

* improving resource management

* building public confidence in the environmental management of agriculture

* increasing efficiency of inputs

* reducing waste

* reducing the costs of correcting environmental problems

* accessing markets demanding environmental assurances

Number of Pages

47

Keywords

Environmental management, Agricultural businesses, Environmental impacts, Western Australia

Disciplines

Agribusiness | Agricultural Education | Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Environmental Indicators and Impact Assessment | Environmental Monitoring | Environmental Sciences | Management Information Systems | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Natural Resources Management and Policy | Operations and Supply Chain Management

Comments

This guidebook has been developed by the Better Environmental Management in Agriculture project, with input and assistance from the SQF (Safe Quality Food) Australia project team.

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