EMAS capacity building in the New Member States
In the framework of the EU-funded project, EMAS Capacity Building in the new Member States, Heinz Werner Engel and the INEM have carried an 18 months project aimed at training 25 consultants of 5 new Member States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Hungary) to the EMAS easy methodology and support them in their implementation of EMAS in 50 Small and Medium Entreprises (SMEs).
The pilot projects have been carried out in every participating country to implement environmental management system according to the requirements of EU EMAS regulation in small and medium size enterprises (with less than 50 workers).
Environmental management system has been implemented according to EMAS Easy methodology.
The expected outcome of the project was 2-3 EMAS registered organizations in every participating country by spring 2006.
Link to the project on the INEM portal