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Early Experience with ISO 14001 the Natural Step the Situation Zero Waste Alliance Zero Waste Alliance Early Experience with ISO 14001 Contents and The Natural Step • Background - Environmental Concerns at • Paradigm Shift Taking Place Oki Semiconductor Manufacturing • Tools - ISO 14001 and The Natural Step • Experience at Oki Semi Manufacturing • Example of the Value of TNS February 3, 2000 • Green Chemistry Larry Chalfan former CEO 1 2 Zero Waste Alliance Zero Waste Alliance The Situation Background: Environmental Concerns • It is widely accepted that mankind's current interaction with nature cannot be sustained. • Worldwide air pollution - China’s pollution in NW skys • Forests, cropland, fisheries and water tables are declining • Contaminated rivers, lakes, groundwater • Our industrial system and our society are continuously • Depleted farmland and ocean fisheries releasing pollutants into nature • Dropping water tables in US mid-west & worldwide • The population which doubled in the last 40 years is • Herbicide and pesticide buildups in nature projected to grow from 6 billion people today to 10 • 2500 new chemicals each year - few are tested billion in the next 50 years • Climate change - CO2 up 30% will double by 2050 • The potential for our grandchildren to live good lives is • Population 2 times 1960 to 6B today > 10B in 50 years diminishing • These items are all increasing in seriousness 3 4 Zero Waste Alliance Zero Waste Alliance Trends Old Paradigm: Compliance Focus • Commonly, a Compliance Officer is responsible for Old: Compliance Based understanding all regulations that apply for the “as bad as the law allows” company’s activities and for ensuring that Engineering and Manufacturing departments don’t do anything wrong. New: Environmental Management System - ISO 14001 • The result is a “Lone Ranger” buried in paperwork with “moving beyond compliance” an immense workload and responsibility. Trend: Focus on Sustainability via The Natural Step “moving toward a sustainable future and a sustainable competitive company” 5 6 1 Zero Waste Alliance Zero Waste Alliance New Paradigm: Environmental Management System Environmental Management System • ISO 14001 is an international standard for and effective • An EMS is an explicit set of arrangements EMS. and processes designed to manage - Developed by the International Organization for environmental issues and ensure that the Standardization organization’s performance goals and - ISO has 112 member countries objectives are achieved. - Released in 1996 • An EMS addresses the immediate and long-term impact of • An EMS involves all employees. the company’s products, services, and processes on the environment. • An EMS moves environmental performance into the board room. • An EMS provides order and consistency in the allocation of resources, assignment of responsibilities, and the ongoing evaluation of practices, procedures, and processes. 7 8 Zero Waste Alliance Zero Waste Alliance Global Registration Activity The ISO 14000 Standards Japan 2229 Germany 1400 UK 947 ISO 14000 is a series of standards that define the required elements Sweden 645 of an effective Environmental Management System. Taiwan 506 USA 480 Korea 463 • ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems Specification Netherlands 443 • ISO 14004 Guidelines for ISO 14001 Switzerland 393 • ISO 14010~12 Environmental Auditing and related activities Denmark 350 Australia 300 • ISO 14020~24 Labeling France 285 • ISO 14031 Environmental Performance Evaluation Spain 234 • ISO 14040~42 Life Cycle Assessment Austria 200 • ISO 14050 Terms and Definitions Finland 191 Itlay 150 • ISO 14060 Environmental Aspects in Product Standards Belgium 130 Mid 1999 Global Total: Approx. 10,600 Thailand 121 More Info:http://web.ansi.org/public/iso14000/default.htm Maylasia 101 http://www.iso14000.net/ and http://www.iso14000.com/ Canada 100 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 9 10 Zero Waste Alliance Zero Waste Alliance Example of ISO 14001 Requirements ISO 14001 Summary 4.2.1 Environmental Aspects Continuous The organization shall establish and maintain a procedure to identify the environmental aspects of its Improvement activities, products or services that it can control and over which it can be expected to have an influence, in order to determine those which have or can have significant impacts on the environment. The organization shall insure that the aspects related to these significant impacts are considered in setting its environmental objectives. Environmental The organization shall keep this information up to date. Policy Planning Management Review • Environmental Aspects • Legal and Other • Objectives & Targets 4.2.3 Objectives and Targets • Env . Mgmt. Programs The Organization shall establish and maintain documented environmental objectives and targets at each relevant function and level within the organization. Checking and Corrective Action Implementation and Operation When establishing and reviewing its objectives, an organization shall consider the relevant legal and other • Monitoring and Measurement • Structure & Responsibility requirements, its significant environmental aspects, its technological options and its financial, operational • Non-conformance and • Training, Awareness & Competence and business requirements, and the views of interested parties. Corrective & Preventive Action • Communication • Records • EMS Documentation The objectives and targets shall be consistent with the environmental policy, including the commitment to • EMS Audits • Document Control prevention of pollution. • Operational Control • Emergency Preparedness & Response 11 12 2 Zero Waste Alliance Zero Waste Alliance Management System = Structure Overview of The Natural Step The Natural Step is an international organization whose purpose is: Structure helps ensure long term effectiveness: • Documented system establishes clear expectations “to develop and share a common framework composed of easily understood, scientifically based principles that can serve as a - Helps have successful people and a successful system compass to guide society toward a just and sustainable future.” • Fixed meetings - schedules, agendas & minutes • Checklists for consistent application in decisions • Developed in Sweden by Dr. Karl-Henrik Robért, a leading cancer researcher • Retain minutes, checklists, etc. as records for evidence • Brought 50 leading Swedish scientists together • Audits ensure system is operating correctly • Developed a scientific consensus on the system requirements for • Reviews by management confirm effectiveness sustainability • Found that four system conditions are adequate • Indicators and Metrics help steer and chart progress • More at http://www.naturalstep.org 13 14 Zero Waste Alliance Zero Waste Alliance Coming Constraints Natural Cycles Availability Environmental Degradation Natural Resource Shortages Declining Fisheries Energy Heat Falling Water Tables Increasing Pollution Input Loss No Business Waste Choices ? Sustainable Restoration Energy Demand Economic Growth Technology Affluence Rising Energy Costs, Materials Materials Population Growth Raw Material Costs, from the to the Disposal Costs and Crust Crust Demand = P x A x T New Regulations TIME 15 16 Zero Waste Alliance Zero Waste Alliance Natural Cycles + Society The Four System Conditions for Sustainability 1. Substances from the Earth's crust must not systematically increase in nature. Heat • This means: fossil fuels, metals, and other minerals must not be extracted at a faster Energy Loss pace than their slow redeposit in the earth's crust. Input 2. Substances produced by society must not systematically increase in nature. Resources Wastes, • This means: substances must not be produced at a faster pace than they can be Pesticides broken down in nature or deposited into the earth's crust. From • This means: substances (including toxic chemicals) must not be produced at a faster Nature Etc., to rate than they can be broken down in nature. Nature 3. The physical basis for the productivity and diversity of nature must not be systematically deteriorated. Extraction of Optimize • This means: the productive surfaces of nature must not be diminished in quality or Hazardous Efficiency quantity, and we must not harvest more from nature than can be re-created. Materials Materials Materials from the to the And 4. Fair and efficient use of energy and other resources. crust crust Fairness • This means: basic human needs must be met with the most resource-efficient methods possible, including a fair resource distribution. 17 18 3 Zero Waste Alliance Zero Waste Alliance Examples of TNS Results Summary of The Natural Step Interface, Inc. System Conditions • Committed to becoming the first fully sustainable company • Solarian carpet completely recyclable • Stopped selling nylon carpet - lease and take back • Today’s carpet is their future raw material N 1. Keep it in the crust IKEA 2. Don’t make nasty stuff • “Eco sofa” developed as learning tool - 15% of business and growing 3. Don’t pave paradise Electrolux • Lost contract - developed CFC and HCFC free refrigeration system 4. Be thrifty and fair • Washers that use no water • Solar Lawnmowers With thanks to Jeff Omelchuck 19 20 Zero Waste Alliance Zero Waste Alliance Oki Semiconductor Manufacturing Integrating TNS and ISO 14001 • Made environment performance a company strategy 1. Include TNS principles in the development of the environmental policy • Goals: - Improvement of EMS and teamwork –Distribution of environmental responsibilities 2. Train all employees on the four system principles, include in the induction process
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