ISO 14001 Environmental Management System and The Application to The Copper Sector

Harmful effects on the natural resources may increase as a result of a permanent increase of human needs, production and consumption habits. So the increase of environmental problems affects society. As the environment and the society are considered as a whole, especially during the manufacturing process, production should be cared so as to leave the least impact on the environment. The value for the environment is increasing day by day. In a globalized world, it isn’t enough for customers to produce only the best goods and to offer cheap goods and services. Firms overcome their deficiencies by the application of Environmental Management Systems (EMS). The main goal is to make all living things and plants live healthily, to leave the future generations a clean and livable environment, to protect natural resources and to provide economic development. This study presents firstly Environmental Management and Environmental Management Systems (EMS). The certification process of ISO 14001 EMS is described in the Copper Industry that begin the environmental activities by completely considering environment. Evaluating the environmental impacts of business, it is presented the process including EMS so as to dispose of waste, the creation of process, the application difficulties and the benefits of EMS.