2. Steps To Environmental Management (STEM)

4. Do you watch how much electricity you use?Deming Cycle

5. What is an EMS? An EMS assesses your business' strengths and weaknesses helps you identify and manage significant environmental impacts saves you money by increasing efficiency ensures you comply with environmental legislation provides benchmarks for improvements It is based on a formal Environmental Policy documentation and records compliance registers a culture of continual improvement regular reviews internal and/or external audits recognised standards

6. What is STEM? Step-by-step guide to implementing an EMS Blue, Silver, Gold Introduction to environmental management Designed specifically for SMEs Compatible with ISO14001 & BS8555 FREE

7. STEM - Benefits your business Enhances green credentials. Reduces costs by removing inefficiencies. Helps you maintain a legal business. Prepares you for attaining the Carbon Trust Standard, BS 8555 or ISO 14001.

9. Baseline Assessment

10. Significant Environmental Impacts

11. Draft Environmental Policy

12. Data Collection7

13. EMS standards - Real carbon reduction

14. How could STEM help you? 9

15. Endorsements Carbon Trust “welcomes STEM because it will help [SMEs] start the journey to cutting their Carbon Footprint… and… achieve certification to the Carbon Trust Standard” IEMA “supports the STEM scheme…which is compatible with BS8555…” Kent CC “recommends STEM to businesses working to improve their environmental performance…Employing STEM shows you are serious… environmentally sustainable organisation.”

16. STEM Blue vs BS8555 & ISO14001

17. 12 Getting started on STEM - Blue Download STEM assessment form. Links to documents and resources required. Timeline >2+ weeks Send form and attachments tocarbon.hub@kent.gov.uk.

18. 13 1. Management Commitment

19. 14 2. Baseline Assessment What does your business do? Do you know all your environmental legal requirements Walk-round audit checklist Do you need a Site Plan?

20. 3. Significant Environmental Impacts Identify environmental aspects & impacts Impact: The effect Any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, resulting form an organisation’s activities, products or services. Aspect: The cause Element of an organisation’s activities, products or services that can interact with the environment. 15

21. 3. Significant Environmental Impacts & Aspects Register Register Aspects: business activities Impacts: Environmental effects Are they severe? Are they likely? Are they significant?

22. Choose the top ones: 20:80 rule

23. 18 4. Draft Environmental Policy Upload your Draft Environmental Policy Key features of a policy: Covers the main environmental issues of the business Commitment to continuous improvement Commitment to preventing pollution Commitment to comply with legislation Makes clear commitments Is clearly written and concise Up-to-date Senior management commitment Look at others Draft only…it will develop as you learn more about your business’s interaction with the environment.

24. 5. Data collection STEM uses CARBON FOOTPRINT as measure of environmental performance Carbon footprint is measured in tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent

25. STEM Blue - Summary Management Commitment < Baseline Assessment < Significant Environmental Impacts < Draft Environmental Policy < Data Collection <

26. Cherry on the top…. Blue Level: 1000125

27. STEM Silver – 5 steps Carbon Footprint – calculate & control < Environmental Impacts – steps to reduce < Legal requirements – catalogue & comply < Roles &responsibilities – agree & assign < Training & communication – needs identified < Checklists to help with each step!

28. STEM Silver vs. BS8555 & ISO14001

29. What do you need to do now? Register for SEBCH*: email carbon.hub@kent.gov.uk Download Assessment Form from SEBCH website Complete it! *

30. The first in Hants! Charnock Environmental

31. 26 Questions???? We help businesses save money, sustainably Petersfield, Hampshire t: 01730 231131 m: 07785 502302 enquiries@charnock-environmental.co.uk www.charnock-environmental.co.uk