Environmental Management Systems

Technical Assistance Tools

• Technical Assistance Tool: Integrating Sustainable Practices into Environmental Management Systems , November 2009

Acquisitions under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

• Greening Considerations under Awards Using American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Funding , June 16, 2009

EMS "Full Implementation" Deadline: June 30, 2009

• Memorandum on "Declaration of 'Fully Implemented' Environmental Management Systems" with Declaration template (March 23, 2009, 89,938 bytes, 4 pp.)

FY 2007 EMS Reporting Guidance

• Memo from Edwin Pinero, Federal Environmental Executive, "Data Call for Agency Annual Environmental Management System Reports," August 13, 2007
• Guidance for FY 2007 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Annual Report, In Accordance with Executive Order 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management
• Facility/Organization EMS Metrics for FY 2007

EMS Policy

• EO 13423, Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management (and Instructions)
• DOE Order 450.1, Chg 2, Environmental Protection Program
• DOE Policy 450.4, Safety Management System Policy

EMS Guidance

• DOE G 450.1-1, Implementation Guide for Use with DOE O 450.1
• DOE G 450.1-2, Implementation Guide for Integrating EMS into ISMS
• DOE G 450.1-3, Environmental Guidelines for Development of Cultural Resource Management Plans
• DOE G 450.1-4, Implementation Guide for Wildland Fire Management
• DOE G 450.1-5, Implementation Guide for Integrating Pollution Prevention into Environmental Management Systems
• DOE G 450.1-6, Groundwater Surveillance Monitoring Implementation Guide
• DOE G 450.1-9, Groundwater Protection Programs Implementation Guide
• DOE G 450.1-10, Senior Managers Implementation Guide
• DOE G 450.4-1BV1, Integrated Safety Management System Guide (Volume One: Guidance)
• DOE G 450.4-1BV2, Senior Managers Implementation Guide (Volume Two: Appendixes)

EMS Implementation Progress Reporting

• Department of Energy Reporting Spreadsheet, EMS Status Report Update - July 15, 2009, in response to July 15, 2008, Letter from the Federal Environmental Executive (July 2009)
• Department of Energy Reporting Spreadsheet, EMS Status Report Update - January 15, 2009, in response to July 15, 2008, Letter from the Federal Environmental Executive (January 2009)
• U.S. Department of Energy Environmental Management System Status Report for Fiscal Year 08 Pursuant to Executive Order 13423 Strengthening Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management (April 9, 2009, 108,670 bytes, 29 pp.)
• Department of Energy Reporting Spreadsheet, October 1 EMS Status Report, in response to July 15, 2008, Letter from the Federal Environmental Executive (October 2008)
• Department of Energy Annual Environmental Management System Report for 2007 (March 6, 2008, 80,457 bytes, 13 pp.) and DOE-Wide EMS Report Spreadsheet for 2007 (December 18, 2007, 85,259 bytes, 8 pp.) (DOE access only)
• Executive Order 13148 Greening the Government Through Leadership in Environmental Management Annual Progress Report 2006 (January 2007)
• Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Environmental Stewardship Scorecard assesses Federal agency performance in five environmental metrics including EMS implementation
  
  • DOE Semi-Annual Progress Report for OMB Environmental Stewardship Scorecard, July 2007
  • DOE Semi-Annual Progress Report for OMB Environmental Stewardship Scorecard, July 2007
  • DOE Semi-Annual Progress Report for OMB Environmental Stewardship Scorecard, Six Month Progress Report (July-December, 2006) (January 2007)
  • OMB Environmental Stewardship Scorecard for DOE, January 2007
  • Site-Specific Annual EMS Implementation Progress Report Chart (February 2007) (DOE access only)

Environmental Management Systems Assistance Network (EMSAN)

• EMS Assistance Network (EMSAN) Prospectus

EMS Training

• HS-22 Environmental Management System (EMS) Briefing, June 11, 2009, Room GH-027, DOE Forrestal Building, Washington, D.C.
• Federal Organizational-Level EMS Workgroup Overview and Status
• Agency Environmental Management System (EMS) Metrics - 2009 and Beyond
• Environmental Guidance Training
• EMS Tele-Video Conference Series

EMS Points of Contact

For a list of DOE Headquarters' EMS Points of Contact please click here

Links to EMS-related Web Sites at DOE Facilities

• Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Los Alamos National Laboratory
• Pantex Plant
• Western Area Power Administration

Additional EMS Information

• Federal Facilities Environmental Stewardship & Compliance Assistance Center (FedCenter.gov)

For additional information regarding this page or feedback on its content, please contact:
Josh Silverman, Director, Office of Sustainability Support