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Why Implement an Environmental Management System

EMS DRIVERS:

Main campus constructed "green;" we need to keep it "green"
Commitment to the environment
Pride in our work and our Agency
Our legacy - if not us, who?

Connection with our planet and the community

Executive Order (EO) 13423: "Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management"

Establishes the policy that Federal agencies will conduct their environmental, transportation and energy-related activities under the law that supports their respective missions
Requires that the above activities be conducted in an environmentally, economically and fiscally sound, integrated, continuously improving, efficient, and sustainable manner.

EMS BENEFITS:

Cost savings
Better coordination among existing programs
Reduced liability and improved compliance
Better public image and customer trust
Reduced environmental foot print
Employee participation
Increased employee pride

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