Services

EMS Implementation

Our primary business is to assist businesses to establish an environmental management system (EMS) and obtain external certification.

Experience tells us that no two companies are the same and that the approach has to be tailored to the company. In some cases, we have used BS 8555 as a way of achieving ISO 14001. In others, particularly when they have already achieved registration to ISO 9001:2000, it has been quicker and easier to develop the EMS on the basis of existing manuals, procedures and practices.

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Training

Another significant area of expertise is the design and delivery of training courses to groups of smaller companies who are embarking on the implementation of an EMS.

We have designed and delivered training courses to a number of SMEs, in partnership with Eco Network and supported by larger companies. Based on BS 8555 and using templates and between-course support, this is a low-cost way of approaching ISO 14001 and building the essential within-company support.

We have also delivered general awareness and senior manager briefings to companies implementing an EMS.

Isostasy can advise on the options for training, contact office@isostasy.co.uk

Corporate Social Responsibility

Having established an environmental management system, companies can benefit by extending the scope of their system to encompass social issues. Employment practices, product selection and procurement policies all play a part in establishing a track record as a socially responsible enterprise.

Isostasy has been involved in setting out programmes for extending the scope of an EMS and in drafting CSPRs (Corporate Social Responsibility Performance Reports). After all, it is to a company's advantage to extol its virtues to as wide an audience as possible.

Green Technologies for Buildings

Working with architects and developers is another strand of isostasy's expertise. Projects completed to date include: the specification for ground source heat pumps, rainwater harvesting, solar-voltaic panels, grey water treatment for recycling and voltage conditioning for electricity supplies and gas boiler controls.

With carbon emissions monitoring models, isostasy can measure and demonstrate real reductions in carbon emissions and improvements in resource efficiency through the adoption of these and other technologies.