Conceptos básicos de sistemas de gestión ambiental

This publication is intended as a tool to help organizations and companies to take environmental variables into account in their management practice. The ISO 14001 guideline and the EMAS III Rule are its reference points.
It offers clarification on the implementation of an environment management system within an organization, and its analysis focuses on the practicalities of the requirements. It looks to address the most common questions that organizations face, including:
What is an environmental management system?
What guidelines govern the implementation of one?
What are the costs and benefits?
What steps does a company have to follow if it wants to implement and maintain such a system?
What are the requirements?
What does certification entail?
What is a certificate and how is it used?