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SECTION 6:<br />
EMS IN THE<br />
FUTURE<br />
• Businesses have realised that if they are to remain profitable and<br />
competitive, they must integrate environment management into daily<br />
processes and practices.<br />
• National legislation that makes EMS and environment reporting<br />
mandatory is on the rise. Taxes on emissions and waste are<br />
adding momentum to EMS implementation. Non-compliance will be<br />
punishable with heavier fines and even imprisonment.<br />
• Increased environment expertise, together with more efficient and<br />
cleaner technologies, will greatly facilitate environment improvement.<br />
• EMS will also move from piecemeal improvements to reducing the<br />
overall impacts of production and processes. Eco-efficiency, cleaner<br />
production and industrial ecology will move from being noteworthy but<br />
isolated achievements to common practice.<br />
• EMS goals are fast evolving from environment management to<br />
sustainable development. Companies will not only have to reduce<br />
resources and waste, but also take steps to improve social welfare<br />
and the quality of life in the societies in which they operate.<br />
Corporate social responsibility involves good management, better<br />
pay and benefits, health and safety in the workplace, training,<br />
non discrimination, indigenous rights, avoiding child labour, and<br />
transparency in product and service procurement.<br />
• The market and immediate stakeholders are demanding greater<br />
transparency. Companies have to not simply carry out environment<br />
management efforts, but report on environment performance with<br />
independent verification of performance data.<br />
• There will be greater transparency on corporate lobbying activities,<br />
and the role of companies in influencing public policy on sustainable<br />
development.<br />
• In tourism, leading airlines, airports, tour operators, hotels, and<br />
visitor attractions are working on EMS. There is still much scope for<br />
improvement – especially in small and medium-sized businesses that<br />
constitute a large part of the industry.<br />
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