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A
Simple Guide to Set Up an Environmental Management System
Appoint
A Green Manager (Module 1)
Why
do you need to appoint a Green Manager ?
It is
recognized that the success of environmental efforts in organizations
depends a great deal on whether the environmental efforts
are planned, communicated and implemented properly. A Green
Manager can help in the following ways :
- Co-ordinate
and consolidate efforts from staff of different operations
into environmental programmes;
- Communicate
the objectives of the environmental programmes to staff,
and solicit their suggestions and support;
- Oversee
the progress of environmental programmes;
- Ensure
that good business results are achieved through the environmental
programmes; and
- Provide
a contact point for sharing environmental information with
external parties.
 
| STEP
1 : |
Put
up an agenda item "Appointment of Green Manager"
for discussion at the next top management's meeting. |
| STEP
2 : |
Obtain
the endorsement and support from the members. |
| STEP
3 : |
Appoint
a senior executive, preferably at Director level to be
the Green Manager. |
| STEP
4 : |
Inform
all staff of the appointment within the organization. |
| STEP
5 : |
Start
to form a Green Management Committee (Module 2). |
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