The Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is a voluntary environmental management instrument, which was developed in 1993 by the European Commission. It enables organizations to assess, manage and continuously improve their environmental performance. The scheme is globally applicable and open to all types of private and public organizations. In order to register with EMAS, organisations must meet the requirements of the EU EMAS-Regulation.[1] Currently, more than 4,600 organisations and more than 7,900 sites are EMAS registered.[2]
- ^ Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS), repealing Regulation (EC) No 761/2001 and Commission Decisions 2001/681/EC and 2006/193/EC
- ^ European Commission – EMAS Helpdesk (2011): Statistics and Graphs. "EUROPA - Environment - Emas - Press, statistics and other documents". Archived from the original on 2011-09-26. Retrieved 2011-09-20.