UNIONE NAZIONALE INDUSTRIA CONCIARIA - Euroleather

enviromental managmentsystemEnvironmental Management is more and more integratedwith the tannery’s overall management; the Environmental Managementactivities are performed in the Company and the mainaim is to prevent pollution and improve the Company’s environment,but does not include the direct management of the mainenvironmental aspects. The main environmental managementactivities defined above include the following:® Identification and assessment of the significantenvironmental aspects® Training personnel concerning EnvironmentalManagement practices® Implementation and certification of theEnvironmental Management System® Environmental product certificationThe adoption of Environmental Management Systems in thetannery which are more and more precise and advanced formsthe basis for a constant growth of the Company’s performance,corresponding to the performance monitored in recent years.A number of the tanneries included in the sample are certifiedUNI EN ISO 14001 and other tanneries comply with the EMASregulation. In both cases the tanneries have implemented anEnvironmental Management System and the correspondingcompliance has been verified by a third-party body. An EnvironmentalManagement System envisages that the tannerycomplies fully with the legislation as the starting point for itsactions designed to achieve the on-going improvement of itsperformance. Furthermore, it is important to note that the typicalactivities of an Environmental Management System are alsoperformed in tanneries which are not certified, as an integralpart of their own overall management system. In addition, EnvironmentalProduct Certificates have recently started to be distributed,developed specifically to meet the needs of tanneriesand their customers (Refer to information box).The characteristic activities of an Environmental ManagementSystem, limited to the planning and control phase, are presentedin Figure 34, below. In addition, as can be inferred in Figure 35,personnel, consultancy services and services represent the mostsignificant portion of the costs associated with this specific activity.figure 34 - Environmental Management System: characteristic activities 2007 - 200920092008200720092008200716.8%24.8%26.7%30.5%24.7%19.1%43.8%49.8%50.7%6.5%0.2%0.1%0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%Identification and assessment of significant environmental aspectsTraining personnel concerning environmental management practicesImplementation and certification of the environmental management systemEnvironmental product certificationOther41.4%63.2%61.7%0.8%34.8%0.4%0.2%16.5%22.5%6.1%15.7%.20.0%9.2%6.8%0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%Personnel Consumables Consultancy services Services Depreciation Altro0.2%2.7%figure 35 - Environmental Management System: costs structure 2007 - 20093.4%Source: UNIC 20090.2%0.5%Source: UNIC 200944