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%.