Summary:

The approved and implemented Environment Management System is a subject's showcase which adds to its prestige and attractiveness. One of the elements of EMS is creating and publishing of an Environmental Report which is a competent and reliable source of information delivered to the public and other parties showing interest in the state of the environment especially the environmental influence, protection level and its constant improvement within the subjects activity. Environmental management are the aspects of general management of a subject which regard controlling and steering the influence the subjects activity has on the environment. This term includes all of the problems regarding the influence the company's activity has on the environment which are of importance to the company's strategy and competitiveness. The necessary condition for the environment management system to work is it's integration with the general management system of the particular subject. The environment integration system can not function properly if it's created and implemented independently to the subject's goals, priorities and existing procedures. It applies to the ecological policy which should be an integral part of the company's general policies and also any practices, procedures, processes and means used by the company. The article presents the gist of the Environment Management System, it's elements, means and stages of it's creation and problems regarding it's auditing. The aspects of reviewing and ecological auditing, verification and assessment of EMAS system and important elements of an environmental declaration within company's activity have been discussed.