Professional EMAS advice

Efficient EMAS validation: We accompany you from advice and planning through implementation to the successful validation of your environmental management system (UMS) according to the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and entry of your company in the public EMAS register.

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Environmental management according to EMAS

Why is systematic environmental management according to EMAS so crucial?

An environmental management system according to EMAS offers more than just guidelines: it stands for measurable environmental performance, legal certainty and credible communication through the validated environmental statement.

With clear structures, active employee involvement and regular external audits, EMAS promotes a genuine environmental culture in the company. Technical aids and targeted training support you in exploiting your full potential.

Our advice will provide you with competent advice during setup, implementation and further development – for sustainable, verified environmental management with real added value.

Our EMAS advice

In a free initial consultation, we analyze your environmentally relevant requirements and develop a tailor-made package of measures to introduce or optimize your environmental management system according to EMAS.

Our offer:

  • Establishment or further development of an EMAS-compliant environmental management system

  • Advice on improving environmental performance and preparing the environmental statement

  • Training to promote environmental awareness in the company

  • Support during internal audits and preparation for validation by environmental experts

If desired, we can also integrate industry-specific requirements or risk management aspects.

With us you position yourself as a sustainable and credible company – legally compliant, future-oriented and environmentally conscious.

Your advantages

Benefit from our collaboration

Security

With a professionally implemented environmental management system (UMS) according to EMAS, you can sustainably reduce environmental risks and create clear structures for the efficient use of resources. In this way, you minimize potential dangers to people and nature and lay a solid foundation for a future-proof corporate strategy.

Speed

Thanks to proven methods and standardized processes, we can quickly uncover optimization potential in your EMS and implement tailor-made measures. This not only accelerates the introduction, but also ensures a rapid and long-term effective improvement in your environmental performance.

Customer trust

Consistent and certified environmental management strengthens your customers' trust in your responsible actions. Transparent and reliable processes form the basis for stable business relationships and give you a competitive advantage in times of increasing environmental requirements.

Integrative approach

We either integrate new specifications or adjustments into your existing systems or provide you with a suitable platform. In this way, all relevant processes are seamlessly and efficiently integrated into your environmental management system - for sustainable and future-oriented corporate development.

Personal support on site

Unlike many of our competitors, we are available to assist you personally on site whenever you need us.

Process of an EMAS consultation and introduction of an environmental management system (UMS)

Our experienced environmental assessors know exactly the requirements, risks and optimization potential of EMAS validation in companies and authorities. We offer you cross-industry advice – based on many years of experience in, among other things, healthcare, financial services and telecommunications. Benefit from our specialized support to safely meet all environmental requirements and build a powerful, compliant environmental management system.

1. Setup

We work closely with your management, your environmental management representatives and the relevant departments to record the current status of your environmental management and identify potential for improvement. Our goal is to jointly develop an individual environmental management system (EMS) in accordance with the requirements of the EMAS regulation (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme), which also takes into account industry-specific characteristics and your company goals.

2. Analysis

Our experienced team analyzes your existing processes, structures and procedures. We identify weak points, evaluate your environmental impact and check to what extent the requirements of the EMAS regulation and the underlying ISO 14001 standard have already been met. A detailed environmental assessment (initial review) serves as the basis for prioritizing relevant environmental aspects, risks and optimization potential.

3. Concept

Based on the analysis results, we develop a tailor-made concept for introducing or further developing your environmental management system in accordance with EMAS. This concept describes the organizational, technical and documentary measures to meet all EMAS requirements, including the preparation of an environmental statement. We will show you various implementation options so that you can choose the strategy that is right for your company.

4. Solution

We accompany you in the gradual introduction and implementation of an EMAS-compliant environmental management system. This includes, among other things, the documentation of the relevant processes, the implementation of environmentally oriented processes, the training of your employees and the creation of an environmental statement that can be validated. All measures are individually tailored to your company and aimed at successful validation by an environmental verifier.

5. Reporting

During implementation, you will receive regular progress reports, status updates and complete documentation of all measures. We pay particular attention to the creation of your environmental statement, which is designed to be understandable, comprehensible and capable of being validated. In this way, we ensure that you meet all the requirements of the EMAS regulation and create transparency towards the public.

6. Advice

Even after successful validation, we support you with ongoing advice. We support you in maintaining and further developing your EMAS system, updating your environmental statement and carrying out internal audits. A continuous improvement process (CIP) ensures that your environmental management system remains sustainably successful and always meets current legal and organizational requirements. Our consultants are at your side as long-term, strategic partners.

Frequently asked questions about the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)

What is EMAS and what is the aim of the system?

EMAS is the European Union's voluntary environmental management and audit system. It offers organizations a methodological framework to systematically record their environmental performance, continuously improve it, report transparently and have it audited externally. EMAS therefore goes beyond pure compliance management: it combines management system logic (Plan-Do-Check-Act), annual performance indicators, legal completeness checks and public accountability in an integrated structure.

The central legal source is the Regulation (EC) No. 1221/2009 („EMAS III“). She was, among other things, updated by Regulation (EU) 2017/1505 (adaptation to ISO 14001:2015) and Regulation (EU) 2018/2026 (complete recast of Annex IV to the environmental statement). All changes are maintained in a consolidated version by the Commission and are immediately valid in all EU countries.

  • 2018/2026: Clearer structure and mandatory key figures in the environmental statement.

  • 2023/2463: Publication of a new practical EMAS user’s guide with eight process steps.

  • 2023/1533: Recognition of the regional system „Ecoprofit“ according to Art. 45 EMAS as equivalent – ​​important for hybrid approaches.

Both systems share the same management system core, but EMAS requires: (1) annual, publicly available and validated environmental statement, (2) explicit legal compliance audit reports, (3) registry entry and EMAS logo use, (4) more regular external on-site verification. EMAS thus offers more transparency and official recognition, while ISO 14001 focuses more on internal control.

  1. Environmental assessment all activities and legal registers.

  2. Environmental policy decide with a commitment to improvement.

  3. program plan including resources.

  4. Environmental Management System (UMS) implement.

  5. Internal environmental audit(s) carry out.

  6. Environmental statement create.

  7. Validation by an accredited environmental verifier.

  8. Entry in the EMAS register at the responsible authority; Afterwards use of the EMAS logo is possible.

It must describe at least (a) a commitment to complying with all environmentally relevant laws, (b) the striving for continuous improvement of environmental performance, (c) prevention rather than aftercare and (d) willingness to engage in dialogue with stakeholders. Policy is at the forefront of the system and is confirmed annually in the environmental statement.

The document reports yearly about environmental policy, target achievement, key figures (energy, emissions, water, waste, etc.) and planned measures. It must be clear, quantitative, understandable for laypeople, validated by the reviewer and then publicly accessible (website, register). Changes in 2018/2026 have standardized the format and core indicators.

The assessor checks environmental assessment, EMS, audit processes, legal compliance and the credibility of all data. He validates the environmental statement, visits sites, conducts interviews and issues a validation protocol that is submitted to the register. Its work is regulated through national accreditation bodies; Guidelines define minimum visit and inspection intervals.

The registration is three years valid. An (abridged) environmental statement must be revalidated every year. A complete re-verification takes place before the end of the third year. Small organizations can apply for extended intervals provided they can demonstrate a low environmental impact.

  • External costs: Validation/verification fees (depending on location number.

  • Registration Fees: e.g. B. Germany one-off ≈ €509; Denmark 2,000-4,000 DKK, annual renewal 1,000-2,000 DKK.

  • Internal costs: staff hours, training, data IT.
    Many federal states grant EMAS participants fee reductions (e.g. 25 % for emissions control procedures).

Proven legal conformity makes approvals easier, reduces compliance checks, and shortens reporting obligations (e.g. TA-Luft, circular economy and energy label laws). Some countries combine relief in environmental taxes or give preference to EMAS companies in public tenders.

Stand November 2024 are 4 101 organizations with 17,208 locations registered. Leading the way are Italy, Germany, Spain, Austria and Denmark; Most common sectors: public administration, waste/water services, mechanical engineering.

Yes. Organizations with fewer than 250 employees and ≤ €50 million in sales can:

  • Extend test cycles to 4 years (instead of 3 years),

  • prepare shortened annual environmental statements,

  • Apply simplified core indicators.
    The prerequisite is an application to the responsible authority in accordance with Article 7 EMAS.

Yes. Art. 3 Para. 3 opens „Global Registration“. Registration takes place either via an EU parent company (corporate registration) or directly with a national EMAS authority if it offers third-country registration (e.g. Austria, Spain). A Commission guide (2011/832/EU) describes the procedure in detail.

Only registered organizations are allowed to use the logo – however not on products or packaging to avoid confusion with eco-labels. Annual reports, websites, letterheads, location signs, vehicle fleets or marketing materials are permitted as long as they do not make a product reference and provide the registration number

The EMAS core indicators (energy consumption, Scope 1/2 emissions, water, waste, land use) cover large parts of the EFRAG-ESRS E1–E5 away. According to ESRS 1 § 121, data that has already been validated can be adopted „by reference“; This reduces testing costs and the EMAS expert protocol can function as „limited assurance“ for CSRD.

The Commission has published 11 SRDs (tourism, retail, food.

EMAS processes can be combined with ISO 50001, Science Based Targets or EU-ETS-MRV, as they already systematically record energy and emissions key figures. This allows companies to derive decarbonization roadmaps, taxonomy compliance and, if necessary, funding programs (e.g. „Energy Efficiency in the Economy“) directly from EMAS data.

  • Incomplete legal register (especially wastewater.

  • Unclear system boundaries (e.g. outsourced logistics).

  • Environmental statement too complex or without quantitative goals.

  • Involving employees too late (lack of motivation, pool of ideas).

  • Missing interface to the finance department – ​​key figures not checked for plausibility.

  • Digitalization: EU pilot „Digital Environmental Statement“ with machine-readable XBRL tags.

  • CSRD alignment: Convergence of EMAS metrics and ESRS data points.

  • Climate goals 2040: Expectation that EMAS indicators will expand to include Scope 3 and biodiversity KPIs.

  • internationalization: Increasing Article 45 recognitions (e.g. „Eco-Lighthouse“, „Ecoprofit“).

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  • SME funding: EU Green Deal instruments increasingly link grants to EMAS participation.

Your experts in environmental management issues

Whether environmental management officer (UMB), environmental manager, process manager or management - our experts for EMAS and environmental management have many years of practical experience and develop tailor-made solutions that are precisely tailored to the requirements of your company within the framework of EMAS.

  • Many years of experience in management systems with a focus on ISO 9001, 14001, 27001, 27701, 22301
  • Advice for DAX
  • Implementation, auditing, certification
  • ISO 9001 Lead Auditor, ISO 14001 Lead Auditor
  • EMAS environmental verifier
  • ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Auditor, ISO/IEC 27001 Lead Implementer, ISO 22301 Lead Auditor
  • Data protection officer (TÜV), data protection auditor (TÜV).
  • Digital Transformation Manager (TÜV), Business Continuity Manager (TÜV).
  • PMP, PRINCE2, MSP, ITIL Expert, CISSP, CISSP-ISSAP, CISM
  • Development of training material on IT security and management systems
  • Conference speaker

Initial consultation free of charge

Would you like EMAS advice or would you like to introduce an environmental management system? We operate in Germany, Austria and Switzerland and support you.