What is Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)

Regulation (EC) nº 761/2001 of the European Union originally passed in 1993 (Regulation (EEC) nº 1836/1993), which allows organizations to commit voluntarily to a community system of environmental management and auditing. The aim of EMAS is, as well as complying with legislation on the environment, encourages continuous improvements in the environmental behaviour of the organizations through the design and application of environmental management systems, systematic, objective and periodic assessment of the working of these systems, the spread of information about environmental behaviour, open dialogue with the public and other interested parties, the active involvement of the staff of the organization, and suitable training.

Model for Sustainability in Healthcare Organizations

María del Carmen Carnero Moya (University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain)