Unfortunately, the concept of an “environmental audit” is still new to the business environment. Large companies, especially manufacturers, have probably already had to deal with this procedure more than once, but as for representatives of medium and small businesses, the situation here is a little worse.

Often, environmental audits are simply ignored, and the need for it for many remains unclear. Environmental audit – a whole complex of measures that are carried out by independent experts at the enterprise or organization, in order to determine the compliance of all processes to established environmental norms and standards, as well as to bring the organization or enterprise to international environmental standards and prepare a list of actions necessary for this.

Conducting such an audit is mandatory for some enterprises and activities, for others it is a completely voluntary, but recommended procedure. Let’s understand what benefits an environmental audit of your company will provide.

First of all, such an audit is simply necessary for managers and owners of large manufacturing enterprises. Firstly, it will help to make a very clear picture of the ecological situation at the enterprise and in the area around it.

Secondly, with the help of the environmental audit the size of ecological charges and a list of measures for environmental protection can be adjusted. Thirdly, timely assessment of production and other processes at the enterprise will help to avoid emergency situations or prepare in the best way to any kind of extraordinary events.

For absolutely all business representatives and company managers the availability of the results of environmental audit and a list of measures to bring the activity of their child to environmental standards will be a huge bonus in the dialogue with the state authorities. In the course of any inspection by the supervisory authorities, an environmental audit will be a big plus in your favor.

It is difficult to overestimate the necessity of such an audit for companies that are planning to go international. Any foreign partners, first of all, will be concerned about compliance of your products and production processes with the international ecological requirements.

Undoubtedly, your product will be more competitive if its packaging bears the marks of the appropriate environmental certification, and annotations, instructions or brochures contain information about the full compliance of the product and its production process with the existing requirements.