Towards implementing ems in enterprises a case study in the tourism industry – Ghana

Abstract

Tourism establishments are faced with numerous environmental challenges such as toxic emissions, use of hazardous chemicals, waste generation, disposal and waste treatment systems. Adopting an environmental management system (EMS) confronts and addresses such concerns paramount to achieving a key goal of the objectives of sustainable development. EMS goes beyond mere issues of legal compliance, to tackle internal safety and aspects of societal well-being. Implementing EMS provides an organized and structured way to deal with environmental problems that firms impact on the environment as a result of their routine activities. Those with good environmental performance will find the system useful as it strengthens management review. Companies that do not have good environmental performance records may use it as a valuable management model