Problems of implementation of the European Scheme for Management and Environmental Auditing (EMAS) in Bulgaria

Albena Miteva

Abstract: The European Union supports the development of greener and more competitive economy, which seeks to achieve the goals of the concept of sustainable development. The systems for environmental management aimed at improving the state of the environment by reducing the impact of products and services provided by organizations on the environment. They help successfully to implement in practive the planned in the environmental policy objectives and obligations of organizations and the employees to know their roles and obligations for their achievement. The main model of the systems for environmental management, described in the literature is that of the environmental standards ISO 14001 and EMAS. The purpose of this article is to present the essence and main features of the European management and audit scheme for environment (EMAS), the stages of its development, and on this basis to track problems in the organization of activities for the implementation of EMAS in Bulgaria.

Keywords: ecological responsibility; EMAS; sustainable development

Date published: 2017-10-04