Pollution Prevention Planning and Environmental Management
Systems P2 Planning Fact Sheets Environmental management systems
are increasingly being used by organizations to integrate
environmental considerations into day-to-day management
decisions and practices. Where an environmental management
system (EMS) already exists, a pollution prevention plan (P2
Plan) can be prepared using the EMS framework. Focussing on
pollution prevention can improve environmental performance while
supporting the environmental objectives and targets already
established in the EMS. The environmental review completed for
an environmental management system can be used to provide
baseline information for a pollution prevention plan: Developing
an environmental management system involves reviewing
operations, products and services and identifying aspects with
potential to impact the environment. The information gathered
during the development of an EMS can also be used to identify
pollution prevention (P2) options, and pinpoint substa