Excellence in eco-management according to EMAS

Dvokut ECRO’s Training Center and Sretan grad, savjetovanja have developed a training program for achieving excellence in eco-management designed for key decision makers, managing directors and department managers in the public sector and non-governmental organizations involved in eco-management and environmental protection.

The training program is designed in accordance with the methodology and implementation of the most prestigious European system of eco-management, EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme). EMAS is a system available for participation by public or private organizations operating in the European Union and a number of candidate countries, which are dedicated to evaluating, reporting and improving their environmental performance.

The program comprises two components:
1. Education and trainings
Seminars/workshop cycles for presentation of methods, tools and procedures for environmental management implementation in accordance with EMAS:

  1. Introduction to EMAS in Croatia: Achievement of European excellence in environment management according to EMAS1 day
  2. Planning of the environment management system (EMS)2 days
  3. Organization and application of the environment management system (EMS)2 days
  4. Monitoring and auditing the efficacy of the environment management system1 day
  5. Initiation and verification of the EMAS 1 day
In house training
trainings for EMAS team leaders within organizations or groups of small organizations (clusters) adopted to specific business activities
training on methods and tools for specific phase of EMAS implementation (eco-mapping, informing tools, public involvement, etc.)

2. Informing and publishing
Informational and promotional material: printed and digital publications
teaching materials: EMAS guidelines and handbooks in Croatian

3. EMAS implementation pilot programs
Besides basic elements, for each component of EMAS, procedures for specifics of implementation for various organizations are developed:
  • possible environmental impact
  • human and financial resources availability
  • education level for System usage and environmental management standards
Separate series of seminars/workshops and training programs are developed for three basic target audiences:
a) for small and medium enterprises
b) for organizations with implemented environmental system
c) for local government and state institutions

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