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Why Implement an Environmental Management System
EMS DRIVERS:
- Main campus constructed "green;" we need to keep it "green"
- Commitment to the environment
- Pride in our work and our Agency
- Our legacy - if not us, who?
- Connection with our planet and the community
- Executive Order (EO) 13423: "Strengthening Federal Environmental, Energy, and Transportation Management"
- Establishes the policy that Federal agencies will conduct their environmental, transportation and energy-related activities under the law that supports their respective missions
- Requires that the above activities be conducted in an environmentally, economically and fiscally sound, integrated, continuously improving, efficient, and sustainable manner.
EMS BENEFITS:
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