EMAS, New Applications and Evolution in Italy and EU
The introduction of voluntary instruments, such as EMAS, has radically changed the approach of
the business world for the environment by passing the “command and control” logic to that in favor of a proactive
approach. Born for industrial sites, the EMAS Regulation has seen time in the possibility of application to all
organizations, both private and public, offering the possibility of membership, in the latest version, also to
organizations operating outside the borders of Europe, through the formula of the EMAS Global. However,
despite efforts by the legislature in making increasingly attractive adherence to the Scheme, the reflected on the
ground, especially in comparison with the ISO 14001, it has brought about the expected results. This paper
outlines the evolution of the EMAS Regulation, it was first issued to the current review process, reviewing both
the European scenario that what Italian. The study analyzed the reasons for not Popularity EMAS and disaffection
with Scheme which, from 2011, was found both at European level Italian. Besides the factors related to the
economic situation, which has affected all markets, the work highlights other facets of the phenomenon that are
characterizing the current downward trend. In the light of the audit trail in place and the enactment of the new ISO
14001, EMAS is a new challenge which, in this paper, outlines some of the possible evolutionary scenarios.