Implementing A Socially Responsible Environmental Management System
SHEM 114 - Environmental Management (C202301)
Instructor : Ciarán McAleenan
Student : Juan J. Camilo

What needs to be done to achieve ISO 14001 certification ?
The impact of Industrial activities on the Environment is forcing the organizations to control their
activities, products, and services for mitigating the impact on the environment.
The ISO 14001 standard is primarily concerned with “environmental management.” This means that the
organization needs to:
1. Identify the harmful effects of their activities, on the environment, and plan to reduce the impact.
2. Achieve continual improvement in its environmental management system and environmental
performance.

The ISO 14001:2015 version is based on High-Level Structure (HLS)
structure having ten main requirements:
1. Scope
2. Normative
Reference
3. Terms and
Definitions
4. Context of the
Organization
5. Leadership 6. Planning 7. Support 8. Operation
9. Performance
Evaluation
10. Improvement
“ This standard requires the organization to identify improvement plans, use the
resources in efficient way, study their environment to reduce pollution, reuse, recycle
and effective management of wastes. “

Understanding ISO 14001:2015 Main requirements
• Outline the scope of the EMS. It should be consistent with an organisation’s environmental policy. The intended outcomes should aim to enhance your
environmental performance and fulfill compliance obligation
• The scope shall be documented.
• All activities, products and services of the organization within that scope need to be included
1. Scope
2. Normative Reference
• This section explains any relevant terms and definitions
3. Terms and Definitions
• This section requires Organizations to establish the internal and external issues that could affect their business or interested parties, and any compliance
regulations that needs to be met.
4. Context of the Organization
• This clause places accountability for implementing Environmental Management System on ‘top management’
• Clearly defined and understood responsibilities and authorities
• The top management shall establish an environmental policy
5. Leadership
• The organization shall identify environmental aspects of its products, process and services
• Actions to Address Risks and Opportunities and aaplicable compliance obligations
6. Planning
• This section address requirements on resources, communication and documentation.
• Organization requirements for competence, and awareness,
7. Support
• implementation of the processes that enable the organization to meet their environmental intended results, policies and objectives.
• plans to prepare and respond to emergency situations that might have adverse environmental impacts
8. Operation
• how you will monitor, measure, analyse and evaluate your environmental management system
9. Performance Evaluation
• commitment to continual improvement
• Addressing non-conformities in the EMS processes and any corrective actions
• Internal Audit Program
10. Improvement

What Needs To Be Done To Perform A Life Cycle Assessment According To Iso 14040?
Life cycle assessment (LCA) addresses the environmental aspects and potential environmental impacts
`from raw material acquisition through production, use, end-of-life treatment, recycling and final
disposal (i.e. cradle-to-grave).
There are four phases in a Life cycle Study:
a)The goal and scope
definition phase
b)The inventory
analysis phase
c)The impact
assessment phase
d)The interpretation
phase
The scope, including the system
boundary and level of detail.
It is an inventory of input/output
data regarding the system being
studied. It involves collection of
the data necessary to meet the
goals of the defined study
The purpose is to provide
additional information to help
assess a product system’s life
cycle inventory analysis phase
results so as to better understand
their environmental significance.
the results of a life cycle inventory
analysis or a life cycle impact
assessment, or both, are
summarized and discussed as a
basis for conclusions,
recommendations and decision-
making in accordance with the
goal and scope definition.

Business Case :
1. Agricultural production, which is basically composed of land leveling and preparation for cultivation.
2. Repair services workshop, we have an inventory of 1117 motor equipment which consume fuel and oil mainly Diesel fuel, and have a
preventive and corrective maintenance plan.
3.Industrial Process, this is where we process sugar cane into refined sugar, in this process we use steam boilers and self-produce electric
energy for our operations.
The work environment where I work is in an agricultural production company whose main product is sugar from sugar cane.
We are a company formed by 3200 employees where our processes are divided into 3 main work sections.

Scope :
The scope of this environmental management system includes the commitment of the sugar production company to minimize or eradicate
any environmental impact and includes compilation and evaluation of the inputs, outputs and the potential environmental impacts of a
product system throughout its life cycle.
The presentation of environmental impacts focuses on high-level information to keep the presentation of this paper brief.
The elements of analysis begin with the evaluation of the suppliers of expendable materials and services, and end with the disposal of the
waste produced by the operational activities.
Context of organization
The operations described take place in the Dominican Republic in the southern part of the country, an unpopulated and rural part where
the soils are saline.
The laws of the country require an environmental permit that must comply with the elements of Law 64-00 that establishes as a
prerequisite for the start of operations:
1. Environmental impact study: the company's activities and their possible impacts on air, water, social impact, fauna and land are
described.
2. Environmental impact remediation plan establishes how environmental impact factors will be controlled.
3. Environmental compliance report: A report with the measurements of environmental impacts is sent to the Ministry of the
Environment on a monthly basis to demonstrate compliance or action plans to correct any emission that is above what is established by
the country's law.

Leadership:
• We are a green company, we are committed to the
preservation of natural resources, our values go hand in hand
with sustainability, we have goals to reduce the use of water,
minimize carbon monoxide, Co2 and particulate emissions from
our industrial processes, recovery of arid land, non-use of
agrochemicals prohibited by the EPA and the reduction of fossil
fuel consumption (we produce our own electrical energy from a
steam turbine, the steam is generated with bagasse of
sugarcane).
• We are in the process of certifying our industrial processes
under the Bonsucro Standard to reduce the environmental and
social impacts of sugarcane production while recognizing the
need for economic viability.
• Reference standards : PAS2050:2008 – Specification for the
assessment of the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of goods
and services, ISEALCode of Good Practice for Setting Social and
Environmental Standards, Bonsucro Certification Protocol,l
Bonsucro Calculator.

Planning / inventory analysis
AGRICULTURAL PROCESSES
TASK description scope definition inventory analysis impact assessment interpretation of results Opportunity Benefits Environmentally
Friendly target
0 Purchases of products,
expendable material and
services.
All company suppliers must have
an Environmental certificate
fossil fuels
Agrochemicals
parties
plastic containers
It can be varied because we have
suppliers of fuels, materials and
chemicals.
environment High
significance because we must
create communities of
suppliers that are friendly to
the environment
Not all suppliers have an
environmental
management plan
It will create the
need for our
suppliers to
comply with
environmental
laws in order to do
business with us.
All suppliers to
comply with
sustainable
environment
commitment
1 country clearing assessing the impact of land
clearing on species
8,800 hectares in production
Farmer for 18 years
Unknown, endangered species in
the area is the zenolodont
lack data _ biodiversity loss
2 country leveling removing the topsoil reduces the
work in crop establishment and
crop management, and
increases the yield and quality
8,800 hectares Helps to prevent soil erosion
caused by wind or air.
environment Significance :
Good for environment
Equipments used in the
process use fossil fuel.
Reduced the
water demand for
plant irrigation
Reduce water use for
crops
3 land preparation Uses of chemicals for land
preparation for crops
Amount of fertilizer applied
per hectare
N2O induced emissions by N
fertilizers
Water consumption
pollutes freshwater ecosystems
with silt and fertilizers washed
from farms
Irrigation for sugar cane exploit
water resources
environment Significance:
Bad for environment
Reduction of fertilizers
per hectare
Equipments used in the
process use fossil fuel.
Reductions in the
production cost of
crops
More availability
of water
We abscribe to
Bonsucro
Certification process,
our targets are
Agrochemicals
applied per
hectare per year <5
kg active
ingredients
efficient use of water
< 90 (kg/ha)/mm

Planning / inventory analysis
AGRICULTURAL PROCESSES 2 of 2
TASK description scope definition inventory analysis impact assessment interpretation of
results
Opportunity Benefits Environmentally
Friendly target
4 Sugar Cane
Sowing
Cultivation of sugarcane 8,800 hectares
1200 Employees
1211 units diesel fuel
equipment
Extensive use of diesel
fuel for farming
equipment
Nonrecyclable Plastic
used by employees for
food consumption
Environment
Significance : Bad for
environment
Plastic pollution on
the fields
Carbon dioxide (CO2 )
, nitrogen compounds
(NOx), sulfur,
emissions .
Increased amount
of plastics tones
collected and
disposed of by
certified company
Reduction in the
fuel consumption
of diesel fuel,
Water
availability to
the crops, less
pollution
Reductions in
the production
cost
Net GHG
emissions per
tone of cane
Kg CO2 eq/t
dog
<40
Bonsucro
Standard
5 farm equipment
repair shop
Repair and maintenance
of equipment, oil
change, tires, engine
repairs, welding.
1211 units diesel fuel
equipment
Used Oils
used battery
used tires.
Metal Scrap
environment
Significance: Bad for
environment
We collect all our
waste and deliver
it to a recycling
company
This waste is
paid for by
recycling
companies that
use it as raw
material for
other industrial
processes .
None of this
waste can go to
the common
garbage

Planning / inventory analysis
INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES 1 of 2
TASK description scope definition inventory analysis impact assessment interpretation of
results
Opportunity Benefits Environmental
ly Friendly
target
0 Industrial
Efficiency
Estimates the
emissions from
agriculture activities
>75% Net GHG emissions per
tonne of cane , Kg CO2
eq/t cane <40
environment
Significance :
Moderate for
environment
Emissions should
be lowered more
but the
equipments are
old.
Reductions in
the
production
cost
>85%
1 Dissolved oxygen
in receiving
stream
Dissolved oxygen is an
indicator of the
quantity of oxygen
available in the
receiving stream to
support life
>2.5ppm No data environment
Significance :
Moderate for
environment
We need to finish
the installation of
a water
treatment plant
Protection of
the marine
environment
>1.5ppm
2 Water used less
water returned
from mill to the
environment
Net water consumed
per unit mass of
product
Farm < 130 Mill,
Kg of water/ kg of
mass production
No data environment
Significance :
Moderate for
environment
Less use or
energy for
irrigation
< 75 kg of water
3 energy efficiency Direct and indirect
energy inputs.
MJ/t canine < 50 Energy used in cane
transport per tonne cane
transported
environment
Significance :
Moderate for
environment
We have our own
generation but
the efficiency of
the equipments
needs to be
challenged
Reductions
in the
production
cost
MJ/t cane < 40

Planning / inventory analysis
INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES 2 of 2
TASK description scope definition inventory analysis impact assessment interpretation of
results
Opportunity Benefits Environmentally
Friendly target
4 Nonhazardous
solid residues of
production per
tonne cane
Applies to the mill only. < 1.0 t/t cane no data environment
Significance : Moderate
for environment
Reduction of
residues is
necessary to
improve
Less impact in
the soild
< 0.5 t/t cane
5 Percentage of
categories of non-
production waste
that are recycled
active recycling program
for at least 50% of the
following categories:
fiber , metal, plastic, oil
and lubricants, batteries
and chemical products.
> 50% no data environment
Significance : Moderate
for environment
Reduction of
residues is
necessary to
improve
Somme material
end up in the
regular trash
Less pollution > 90%
Plastics are still a
challenge to
collect