Environmental management refers to a company's policies and actions to achieve maximum environmental protection in its activities and surroundings. It is based primarily on three pillars:
- Environmental risk prevention.
- Correction of processes that affect the environment.
- Remediation of the damage caused.
Each company must analyze and identify the impact of its activities on the environment in order to design the tools for each of these pillars. Furthermore, these are intersected by government regulations and policies, which must be complied with.
CHARACTERISTICS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Implementing an Environmental Management System is a process that begins with a strategic decision by company management to commit to environmental responsibility. This process involves several stages and is characterized by a series of tools that enable the achievement of its objectives.
The characteristics of environmental management include:
- It is based on a strategic decision and principles in accordance with the objectives of protecting and promoting the environment.
- It integrates various subprograms and strategies mainly related to energy efficiency, environmental education and awareness, biodiversity protection and waste management.
- It conducts periodic assessments to improve the company's environmental management and efficiency.
- It incorporates an environmental communication plan to disseminate achievements and commitments to the community and stakeholders.
ADVANTAGES AND DIFFICULTIES
Advantages of environmental management
Proper environmental management, both in society at large and through corporate social responsibility initiatives, has multiple benefits, such as:
- Reduction of the environmental impact resulting from human activity.
- Respect for biodiversity and ecosystems.
- Positive factor for improving the competitiveness of companies.
- Ensure compliance with environmental legislation in companies.
- It improves social awareness surrounding these issues.
Just as there are advantages, there are also advantages. difficulties to implement this type of management, such as:
- Limitations arising from the need to have an expert in a field that requires environmental and legislative knowledge, which is constantly changing and different in each country, etc.
- The need for the commitment of the entire organization to environmental management to achieve good results.
Each company, by analyzing its own activities, can define its own environmental management characteristics and how to implement them. Any implementation should have a sound structure and company-wide support.
En GDI We are aware of the impact of our activities on the environment, for that same reason we have implemented measures to correct processes that may harm the environment, for example, saving energy with LED lights, using a cutter that minimizes the waste of fabric scraps, as well as partnering with suppliers who handle sustainable fabrics for the production of garments.
We implemented the sale of cloth face masks to reduce the use of disposable face masks, which can harm the environment; we also sell sustainable clothing, which has sustainable fabrics or a percentage of PET.
En GDI We care about the environment, about making our processes more environmentally friendly. We are a company that looks out for the future and seeks growth without harming resources.