Section 2 i) Initial Research Work - Gewerbliche Schule Ravensburg

Section 3EMAS PresentationThis is an evaluation of the presentation given on EMAS by Mrs.Schlafs.It will start by explaining what EMAS is and the benefits it can offercompanies.EMAS stands for Eco Management Audit Scheme, and byemploying this environmental programme, a company can save between 10% -20% on bills.As a company the two things you need to do is satisfy the customer and make aprofit, so adapting such a programme is ideal, as your saving more money onbills therefore making more profit. EMAS offer to save companies 1% wasteminimisation, which over a period of time can be a large amount of money, aswaste plays a big part in company’s bills as they have to pay to remove thewaste.Companies signed up on the EMAS scheme may also gain more customers as aquarter of consumers tend to avoid companies that are considered notenvironmentally friendly. As an incentive to get companies to sign up to schemessuch as EMAS in order to reduce their energy usage, the government are aimingto increases tax on energy use for businesses. There are laws that lead toprosecution if companies pollute or contaminate and EMAS are trying to helpcompanies use more efficient methods of energy use that means there is no wayto contaminate and pollute. Over a long period of time if companies do not use anenvironmental scheme such as EMAS, then pollution and global warming canlead to heat waves that will put people at risk of death. EMAS is a scheme thattries to avoid companies producing large amounts of factors that can interact withthe environment such as;• Emissions• Waste• Energy use• Drainage• TransportEMAS also try to save money for the companies signed up to their scheme byreducing their overall costs; these costs can be very expensive and below are afew examples;14