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<P class=otsikko><STRONG>ISO 14001 Environmental management system</STRONG></P>
<P>ISO 14001 environmental management system is an international standard for environmental work in companies and organisations. The principle and the practise of the environmental management system are relatively easy to understand. It adapts well to be the first management system of an organisation.<BR><BR>In the past years, the environmental management system has become an important competition asset in the corporation world. The large companies lead this development, and they also set greater environmental requirements for their suppliers, usually the smaller SMEs. Also in the negotiations with the public sector, the environmental requirements have a growing importance. Environmental issues are an important matter in the entire society and are a target of continuous interest of the consumers and media.</P>
<P><STRONG>The essential issues in environmental management system are, among others</STRONG></P>
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<LI>What kind of environmental problems do we have? What do we do about them? Who does what? 
<LI>To ensure that environmental performance is as systematic and efficient as possible 
<LI>Ensures the result development and cost tracking of efficient environmental work for the management 
<LI>To act to ensure the customer satisfaction 
<LI>To be a tool to meet and anticipate the governmental and other responsibilities 
<LI>To continuously evaluate the development and point out the achievements</LI></UL>
<P><STRONG>Benefits of the environmental system for the organisation</STRONG></P>
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<LI>An indication of systematic environmental work 
<LI>A proof for the customer and other affiliated groups 
<LI>Savings in material (more efficient buying, production, waste management etc) 
<LI>Increased carefulness, diminished losses 
<LI>More efficient operations in all the segments of the company 
<LI>Increased competitiveness 
<LI>Improvement of the company’s image 
<LI>Benefits on contract negotiations </LI></UL>
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