EIA and EMS integration: not wasting the opportunity

Figures & data

Figure 1 Enviromental tools in the development control process. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and ERP Environment. Reproduced by Permission of Slinn et al. (2007).

Figure 2 Relative usefulness of EIA and EMS by project phase.Copyright © 2005 Taylor & Francis Group. Reproduced by Permission of Ridgway (2005).

Table 1 Quantitative summary of responses.

Question	Number of respondents in parentheses
Do you have involvement with EIA?	33%Frequent (3)	56%Occasional (5)	11%None (1)
Do you have involvement with EMS?	100%Frequent (9)	0%Occasional	0%None
How is EIA carried out?	0%In house	78%Consultant (7)	22%Mix (2)
Do you operate a certified EMS and if so, is this integrated with other systems?	89%ISO 140001 for all sites (8)	78%Integrated 9001/18001/14001 (7)	22%Not integrated (2)
Is EIA/EMS currently integrated at your company?	22%Yes (2)	44%To some extent (4)	33%No (3)
Could EIA/EMS be integrated at your company in future?	56%Yes (5)	33%To some extent (3)	11%No (1)

Figure 3 Most frequently cited reasons to integrate tools (results indicate number of companies giving the response).

Figure 4 Most frequently cited barriers to integration (indicating the number of companies responding).

Figure 5 An augmented EMS+ system.