Costs and Benefits of an EMS

Jack Rockstad

Operations Manager - NCI, Inc. Asheville

North American Environmental Coor. -

Dowty Aerospace

ISO 14001 Benefits

• Market Opportunities– Dowty Aerospace has seen ISO 14001 as a door opener

for European business due to Europe’s concern for the environment.

• Mechanism to Identify Performance– The EMS has systems to clearly identify performance.

• Improved Employee Morale– We have seen throughout the twelve Dowty companies

that employees are impressed with their company’s position of being environmentally responsible.

ISO 14001 Benefits cont.

• Cost Reductions in Waste• Cost Reductions in Raw Material

– By establishing objectives and targets, material reductions can be achieved.

• Recycle Programs– From plastics to paper to wood – all these

recycle programs will reduce waste to the landfill and even generate income to the business.

ISO 14001 Benefits cont.

• Reduced Liability– By managing your environmental affairs and

controlling your processes, remediation and/or clean-up possibilities can be greatly reduced and/or eliminated; thereby, reducing liability.

• Improved Performance– The Dowty companies have seen through process

improvements targeted for environmental affairs that they have actually improved other areas as well; thereby, increasing productivity.

ISO 14001 Benefits cont.

• Competitive advantage due to reduced costs– As processes are improved and reductions are made,

savings are realized.

• Employee Involvement– ISO 14001 is not a one-person or department operation.

It takes everybody in the company to contribute.

• Improved Public Image– Your neighbors can be reassured that any impact that

you would have on the environment would be a positive one.

ISO 14001 Benefits cont.

• Enhanced Customer Trust– ISO 14001 Management Systems are a clear

example of being responsible.

• Improved Awareness of the company’s impact on the environment– Through awareness, reductions and

improvements can be achieved.

Why Pursue Environmental Management?

• It is less expensive to prevent pollution than to manage it after it is generated.

• It is less expensive to prevent a spill than to clean it up.

The Dowty Aerospace Experience:

• Recycle Programs have reduced trash to the landfill by over 50%.

• Waste liquids have reduced by 40%.

• Energy reductions have saved over $100,000 last year.

• Water use has reduced by over 25%.