A Simple Guide to Set Up an Environmental Management System
Appoint A Green Manager (Module 1)
Why do you need to appoint a Green Manager ?
It is recognized that the success of environmental efforts in organizations depends a great deal on whether the environmental efforts are planned, communicated and implemented properly. A Green Manager can help in the following ways :
- Co-ordinate and consolidate efforts from staff of different operations into environmental programmes;
- Communicate the objectives of the environmental programmes to staff, and solicit their suggestions and support;
- Oversee the progress of environmental programmes;
- Ensure that good business results are achieved through the environmental programmes; and
- Provide a contact point for sharing environmental information with external parties.
| STEP 1 : | Put up an agenda item "Appointment of Green Manager" for discussion at the next top management's meeting. |
| STEP 2 : | Obtain the endorsement and support from the members. |
| STEP 3 : | Appoint a senior executive, preferably at Director level to be the Green Manager. |
| STEP 4 : | Inform all staff of the appointment within the organization. |
| STEP 5 : | Start to form a Green Management Committee (Module 2). |
