Workshop presentations discussing the benefits of an EMS - available in PowerPoint and HTML or PDF form:

Gastonia Wastewater Treatment Division, Gastonia
January 2001 - 2 pagesNovozymes North America Inc., Franklinton
December 2000 - 3 pagesHonda Transmission Manufacturing Plant , Russels Point, OH
August 2000 - 2 pagesU.S. Postal Service: Suburban Maryland Processing and Distribution Center , Gaithersburg, MD
November 1999 - 12 pagesSaturn and five of its suppliers , Spring Hill, Tenn.
Describes efforts of automobile manufacturer Saturn and five of its suppliers in Tennessee to implement an EMS as part of a pilot program of the Tennessee Manufacturing Extension Program. Lessons learned, benefits and costs of implementation - Fall 1999 - 8 pagesSaturn +5 ISO 14000 Pilot Project Group Member Organization Questionnaire SummariesPrinted Wiring Board Case Study 7 - Identifying Objectives for Your Environmental Management Systems Materials
December 1997 - 7 pagesPrinted Wiring Board Case Study 8 - Building an Environmental Management System: H-R Industries' Experience
December 1997 - 7 pagesIBM's Experience Implementing ISO 14001 on a Global Basis: Does ISO 14001 Achieve Its Intended Goals?
FELSEF Newsletter February 1999 - 7 pagesABB Automation Inc., Columbus, OH
December 1998 - 4 pagesEnvironmental Management System Demonstration Project
This final report on NSF International's Environmental Management System (EMS) Demonstration Project summarizes the EMS implementation experiences of 18 organizations of a variety of types and sizes. The goals of the project were to: (1) document the experiences of a variety of organizations as they attempted to develop an EMS based on ISO 14001; (2) demonstrate the benefits and challenges of, and incentives for, EMS implementation; (3) determine what types of tools and assistance organizations need to be successful with EMS implementation; and (4) provide a forum for organizations to learn from each others' EMS experiences. December 1996 - 112 pages

The following are workshop presentations available in both PowerPoint and HTML that discuss individual North Carolina facility experiences:

IBM's Environmental Management System by Susan ClarkeDawn B. Sudmeyer, Camp LejeuneSean Bir, Konica Manufacturing USA Inc.Environmental Management System Development and Implementation by Don E. Carmichael, City of Gastonia Wastewater Treatment DivisionISO 14001 Management Perspective by Bob Danhauser, Charleston Commissioners of Public WorksFord Motor Company by Bob Devlin and Gary DavisFord - Norfolk Assembly Plant by Gary Davis Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. by Mark L. Warner NCI Inc. by Jack Rockstad Purolator Products Inc. by Steve Ross Benefits of an EMS to a Local Government by Steve Shoaf, et al., City of Burlington Eaton - Cutler-Hammer: Gaining Competitive Advantage Through Environmental Management System by Jim Takac