EMAS and Serbia

The way people are doing bussines are changing fast under pressures such as growing number of environmental concernes, public pressure, regulatory measures, demands of consumers and shareholders for environmentaly friendly products and services, so it is becoming more and more important for organizations / companies to demontsrate sustainability of their investment strategies and operations1. A management tool for companies and other organizations to evaluate, report and improve their environmental performance is Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), regulated by Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the voluntary participation by organizations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS)2. Having in mind intentions of Serbia to join European Union, as well as a fact that Regulation 1221/2009 alows participation in EMAS also for organizations from non EU member countries, it is quite obvious that EMAS implementation will create neccessary conditions for more intensive participation of our country in all European procceses. Thus, EMAS deserves special attention both at serbian governmental level as well as at the level of all organizations / companies interested in sustainable future progress.