THE EUROPEAN APPROACH TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

The environment and its protection are at present of general concern. In order to support all the action to be taken in this field a deep involvement of the people worldwide is required, especially that of various companies from all the industries. There are lots of means to support this initiative, ranging from the use of own methods implemented by internal procedures to the reward granted to eco conscious organizations, or the introduction of new environmental management systems. The creation of environmental management systems provides recognition among business partners, competitors, communities or employees. At the same time, specific instruments have been created at European and international level to analyze and manage the environmental performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]