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How to become EMAS certified
The steps toward continuous quality in environmental protection
Experience, expertise, advice: the experts at TÜV Rheinland are on hand to help you establish an environmental management procedure.
1. Pre-audit (optional)
The auditors conduct a preliminary audit, which also includes a site visit, determining whether any requirements associated with EMAS have already been implemented in your company and, if so, which ones.
2. Document review
The audit team determines the extent to which the documentation for your environmental management system already meets the EMAS requirements.
3. Certification audit
You demonstrate the practical application of your environmental management system and our auditors test its effectiveness.
4. Issue of certificate
Once all criteria have been met, your company will receive the validation, certifying compliance with the standard and the integrity of your environmental management system.
5. Surveillance audits
Our annual surveillance audits help you continuously optimize your processes.
6. Certification renewal
A recertification audit takes place three years after the original audit and enables you to implement continuous improvement processes. This demonstrates to your partners and customers that you have a long-term commitment to environmental protection.
How involved is the certification process?
As a rule of thumb: the larger the company (wide range of products, various different sites etc), the more involved the certification process.
