Use of a System for Enviromental Management of Organizations and Audit in the Czech Republic

Abstract

The master thesis introduces the topic of sustainable development, environmental policy and its tools as a mean of mitigating negative impact of economic activity on environment. The thesis analyzes optional tools of environmental policy as well as Eco-Management and Audit Scheme EMAS. The analytic part studies the motives and expectations of Czech organizations before the registration in EMAS and their fulfilment after implementation. The situation in the Czech Republic and EU member states is being compared and the common trends and variety identified. The output of the thesis is a design of measures for increasing the interest in registration in EMAS