- green economy | circular economy | environmental standard | environmental monitoring | EU Ecolabel
- Thursday 26 October 2023, 10:00 - 12:30 (CEST)
- Live streaming available
Practical information
- When
- Thursday 26 October 2023, 10:00 - 12:30 (CEST)
- Who should attend
- EMAS organisations and other interested parties
- Languages
- English
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Description
Ultimately, people are the drivers behind environmental change. They are the ones who will help organisations make the necessary changes to establish an efficient environmental management system and reduce the environmental impact of an organisation as well as to become more circular as a business and in society as a whole.
Since its set-up, the EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) has served its primary purpose as a valuable tool helping companies reduce their environmental impact and gain better acceptance in the territory where they are located by being transparent about their environmental performance and maintaining an open dialogue with stakeholders.
One of the key stakeholders in environmental management is staff, as they are the people who know the processes, who are on the ground, and who ultimately have a lot to contribute in making companies more efficient in their use of resources and their transformation towards circularity.
Each of these people is also a citizen with their own spheres of influence, which means that businesses have the potential to contribute to changes beyond their corporate identity.
How to involve staff in an environmental management system? How are EMAS tools helping to involve staff and top management in the reduction of environmental impacts and enhancing material efficiency? In EMAS’s 30 years of experience, what are some best practices with regards to involving employees and stakeholders at large? How can we help people to realise the importance of their day-to-day behaviour in achieving environmental improvements both at work and in their daily lives?
The agenda includes firsthand experiences from organisations like ST Microelectronics, La Page Original, , Epson Ibérica and VO-Group sharing insights on stakeholder and employee engagement.
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