Implementing an Environmental Management Systems Based on ISO 14001

This paper attempts to assist those implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS) avoid some of the pitfalls. The paper documents the steps taken by Redland Shire Council in developing and implementing the EMS. After detailing the results to date, the paper goes on to discuss factors which hindered implementation, factors which assisted implementation, what steps Council would take if it had its time all over again, and where Council may go from here.