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BMW's Environmental Management System: Achieving Excellence Through Commitment

Explore how BMW's EMS has led to industry recognition in environmental performance, pollution prevention, and continual improvement. Learn about their awards, waste reduction programs, and commitment to ISO 14001 standards. Discover how BMW's P2 team and strong management support drive success in environmental protection.

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BMW's Environmental Management System: Achieving Excellence Through Commitment

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  1. EMS Design Including P2 BMW Manufacturing Corp. August 24, 1999

  2. BMW Received ISO 14001 Certification in August, 1998 EMS Conference

  3. New Plant Opened in 1994 • Excellent opportunity establish state-of-the-art EMS • Associates have no corporate memory to overcome • Culture includes commitment to the environment EMS Conference

  4. BMW’s Environmental Policy Commits us to: • Compliance • Continual Improvement • Consistency with BMW AG requirements • Pollution Prevention EMS Conference

  5. Plant 10 Environmental Performance • Recognized as most environmentally-friendly plant in automobile industry • Winner of 1997 Governor’s Pollution Prevention Award • Certified in the Wildlife & Industry Together Program in July, 1998 EMS Conference

  6. Recent Recognition • Accepted into South Carolina Environmental Excellence Program - November, 1998 • Recipient Carolina Recycling Association award for “Outstanding In-house Waste Reduction Program” - March 1999 EMS Conference

  7. Performance beyond compliance • Lowest air emissions in the industry • Best 5% in industry in toxic chemical releases • 24% reduction in toxic chemical releases from 1997 to 1998 • 73% of all wastes recycled • VOC Emissions well below permitted limits EMS Conference

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  11. Do Results Come About by Chance? • P2 Team was created in 1996 • Members from each operational department • Waste streams tracked annually • Menu of “possible projects” brainstormed • Environmental targets developed each year • Progress tracked annually EMS Conference

  12. 1998 Waste Minimization Results EMS Conference

  13. Management's Goal • To increase the effectiveness of our environmental management system by making each department more directly responsible for setting and achieving agreed-upon goals • To implement ISO 14001 as an integral part of our business management system • Avoid environmental violations by any regulatory agency with environmental authority EMS Conference

  14. Examples of EMS Program Results • Paint waste was reduced by 145,700 pounds, saving the company $864,000 • Solvent parts washers converted to aqueous, eliminating waste stream EMS Conference

  15. More examples…. • Returnable packaging projects (wiring harnesses and transmissions) reduced waste by more than 1 million pounds in 1998 • Paint sludge dewatering improvements saved $57,500 EMS Conference

  16. Returnable Packaging for Transmissions EMS Conference

  17. P2 and ISO 14001: A Perfect Fit • Little change for P2 team • ISO 14001 “programs” are a direct and natural outgrowth of P2 concept • ISO 14001 makes a P2 practices part of the “management system” • Probability of future success improved EMS Conference

  18. An Important Element of the EMS Is Continual Improvement • A good P2 Team functions at the heart of the continual improvement cycle • Requires good tools from technical support areas, including effective methods for tracking progress • Requires strong management support EMS Conference

  19. Who’s responsible for protecting the environment? EMS Conference

  20. And a good P2 team is an essential element that can champion the continual improvement process and ensure success

  21. Thank you EMS Conference

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