Environmental Management Manual for Fair Green Company
Pham, Quynh (2019)
2019
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202002062113
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-202002062113
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The purpose of this thesis was to create an environmental management manual for Fair Green, a distributor in the promotional merchandise. The thesis was carried out as a comprehensive research on the environmental performance in Fair Green following a step-by-step guidance of Environmental Management System(EMS) ISO 14001:2015 framework. Research methods mainly comprised theoretical analysis and case study with email interview. The case study focused on evaluating environmental aspects and legislations related to Fair Green at present.
It was found that there were only five over ten clauses required by the ISO 14001:2015 standard can be adapted to Fair Green context. The rest was left as general instructions for the company activities in the future. Besides, most of environmental aspects and legislations defined now depended largely on its suppliers’ activities. However, evaluation on the suppliers’ environmental performance was limited due to the confidentiality or restricted knowledge from the management.
Although an environmental management manual is not required in the ISO 14001, it is critical to assemble documentation including all required information that is accessible and useful to staffs when they look for guidance. Furthermore, this document can be shared with other stakeholders and third parties to have a comprehensive understanding regarding the company’s EMS and the purpose of their actions. The findings also indicate that two clauses in the ISO 14001 such as the context of the organization and actions to address risks and opportunities are crucial to startup companies like Fair Green, since both requirements are usually up to date due to the constant adaptability in new product categories, ideas, size and scale of the company. Still, more substantial work should be done to ensure the company continual development. Regarding confidentiality, appendices 2-5 will not be included in the online publication. Also, names of suppliers and product range mentioned in this thesis were changed.
It was found that there were only five over ten clauses required by the ISO 14001:2015 standard can be adapted to Fair Green context. The rest was left as general instructions for the company activities in the future. Besides, most of environmental aspects and legislations defined now depended largely on its suppliers’ activities. However, evaluation on the suppliers’ environmental performance was limited due to the confidentiality or restricted knowledge from the management.
Although an environmental management manual is not required in the ISO 14001, it is critical to assemble documentation including all required information that is accessible and useful to staffs when they look for guidance. Furthermore, this document can be shared with other stakeholders and third parties to have a comprehensive understanding regarding the company’s EMS and the purpose of their actions. The findings also indicate that two clauses in the ISO 14001 such as the context of the organization and actions to address risks and opportunities are crucial to startup companies like Fair Green, since both requirements are usually up to date due to the constant adaptability in new product categories, ideas, size and scale of the company. Still, more substantial work should be done to ensure the company continual development. Regarding confidentiality, appendices 2-5 will not be included in the online publication. Also, names of suppliers and product range mentioned in this thesis were changed.