Write 16 pages thesis on the topic environmental auditing and management systems.

Write 16 pages thesis on the topic environmental auditing and management systems. Increased global warming and pollution have awakened many players in different industries ranging from governments, environment protection NGOs, manufacturing plants with respect to environmental sustainability awareness (Cahill, 2006). Currently sustainable company operations are considered an important “good management practice” and attract significant public goodwill, an aspect that was not a concern in the past few years. An environmental audit, especially for a manufacturing site is a conscious process that requires careful assessment and review of the procedures, activities, and policies of the corporate in question before a final report is presented (Barton and Bruder, 2008). This is because manufacturing activities are always a major concern in environmental sustainability. Manufacturing plants are renowned for dangerous liquid discharge, gas emissions, and hazardous solid wastes that if poorly managed to leave the environment highly contaminated with these wastes (Greeno et al., 2008).

Good environmental management practice is no longer just required of companies in the world but rather it is demanded of them. The risks associated with environmental pollution especially by factories and their threat to ecosystems has led to the development of legislation and guidelines towards prevention and mitigation globally. Processes such as Environmental Impact Assessment are now a requirement before the establishment of any factory plant in the world, as a follow-up the measure, periodic Environmental Audits are expected of all plants once they are in operation to measure their compliance to stipulated standards (Cahill, 2007). Most companies, especially in manufacturing have now incorporated Environmental Management System (EMS) in their corporate structures to enable them to attain stipulated environmental standards for operation (Cheremisinoff, 2003).

The company for which this audit process has been commissioned is an example of many such manufacturing companies that have embraced EMS due to the advantages associated with its implementation as far as environmental compliance is concerned.&nbsp.