The EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme

The EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) is a management tool for use by all organisations, regardless of size, type or sector; which enables them to evaluate, report and improve their environmental performance.

EMAS was created by the EU through the European Regulation 1836/93, which has since been updated twice with the third iteration, REGULATION (EC) No 1221/2009 coming into force in January 2010.

EMAS is a voluntary scheme and aids organisations in the:

  • Improvement of its environmental and financial performance,
  • Communication of its environmental achievements to the general public.

The main requirement of EMAS is that all participating organisations regularly produce a public environmental statement that reports on their environmental performance. This environmental statement must be independently verified by a certification body, such as TÜV CYPRUS, to ensure that the environmental information stated in the report is valid, accurate and verifiable.

EMAS has the following benefits for all participating companies:

  • resource efficiency, and as a result lower costs,
  • guarantee of full regulatory compliance with environmental legislation,
  • reduced risk of fines with regards to environmental legislation,
  • access to public contracts,
  • use of the EMAS logo as a marketing tool,
  • increased business opportunities in markets where green production processes are important.

TÜV CYPRUS and TÜV HELLAS have extensive experience, on a wide range of industrial activities, in the verification of Environmental Management Systems according to the EMAS Regulation as well as in the validation of environmental statements.

TÜV CYPRUSTÜV CYPRUS
Papaflessa 2, 2235 Latsia, Nicosia, Cyprus
P.O.Box: 20732, 1663 Nicosia, Cyprus

Tel.: +357 22442840
Fax: +357 22442850
info@tuvcyprus.com.cy