6 Purpose and scope of the EMS

6.1 Purpose

The purpose of the EMS is to:

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2. 3. Understand the organization’s needs and the necessity for establishing environmental management policy and objectives Monitor and review the performance and effectiveness of the EMS Continually improve the organization’s environmental management based on objective measurement

This purpose applies to the scope of the EMS as defined below.

6.2 Scope of the EMS

The defined scope of [Organization Name]’s EMS takes into account the internal and external issues referred to in sections 4.3 and 4.4 of this document and the requirements referred to in section 5. It also reflects the needs of interested parties and the legal and regulatory requirements that are applicable to the organization.

The scope is defined below in terms of the parts of the organization, products and services and related activities.

6.2.1 Organizational units, functions and physical boundaries

The EMS includes the following parts of the [Organization Name] organization:

[Specify the parts of the organization included in terms of business function, geographical location or other organizational boundary e.g. individual companies within a group structure]

6.2.2 Activities, products and services

The following activities, products and services are within the scope of the EMS:

[List the activities, products and services at an appropriate level of detail. This is more likely to be in the form of product and service types rather than specifics which are likely to change rapidly over time. The activities, products and services selected must be consistent with the organizational split given in the previous section]

6.2.3 Exclusions

The following areas are specifically excluded from the scope of the EMS:

[Detail what is excluded and why, in terms of organizational parts, products / services and activities. This must remain consistent with the overall approach and not compromise the ability of the EMS to produce the desired results and meet its objectives.]