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An EMS will foster a city-wide environmental commitment, along with providing support to Greenprint Denver and the Mayor’s sustainability goals.
"The use of an EMS is a promise to make environmentally savvy improvements continuously, in every city department, and within the job descriptions of every city employee." -City of Dallas
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An EMS can result in both Business and Environmental benefits...
- Prevent pollution and conserve resources
- Reduce/mitigate environmental impacts
- Increase efficiency
- Enhance compliance
- Reduce operational costs
- Enhance image with public, regulators, lenders, investors
- Achieve/improve employee awareness of environmental issues and responsibilities
“Many people hear 'environmental management' and immediately think two things: bureaucracy and expense. But the EMS effort for us yielded dozens of real world, long-term cost savings in areas like reduced power and water use.”
-Billy Morace, Director of General Services, Jefferson County, Alabama
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