Report on Environmental Management System (EMS ... - ICAO

Chapter 8. Organizations Without an EMS 8-3
e) Other
Environmental programme elements
Environmental vision/policy 82%
Goals, objectives or targets 73%
Management programmes 64%
Operational controls 86%
Environmental metrics 41%
Performance reporting 64%
External communication programmes 50%
Employee awareness training programmes 77%
Compliance audits/inspections 77%
Systems/process audits 55%
Emergency preparedness 77%
Management structure or framework 64%
Top management performance reviews 50%
Note.— Percentages are based on 22 other responses.
8.2.2 The data indicate that respondents across all five sectors had many elements of an EMS in place.
Percentages were high across all sectors for the following:
a) environmental vision/policy;
b) goals, objectives or targets;
c) operational controls;
d) employee awareness training programmes;
e) compliance audits/inspections; and
f) emergency preparedness.
8.2.3 Although management commitment is imperative for organizations to effectively manage their
environmental impacts, on average, top management performance reviews had the lowest percentage across all sectors.
In addition, organizations with an EMS indicated that management commitment was one of the biggest challenges of
EMS implementation.