What is an Environmental Management System?

• In a nutshell, it is a method to achieve and demonstrate sound environmental performance by controlling the impact of our activities on the environment.
• To be effective it needs to operate within the overall structure of the organization.
• It depends upon the commitment from all levels, especially top management.
• It is built upon and its effectiveness is measured against the Organization's Environmental Policy.
• It works by continually going through the process of Planning→Implementing→Checking→Reviewing→Planning

What does it mean to Premium Standard Farms?

• We have identified the significant ways our farms can affect the environment. 
• We have identified priorities and set appropriate environmental objectives and targets to improve the ways we impact the environment.
•  We are establishing a structure and system to help us meet those objectives and targets.
•  It will enable Premium Standard Farms to facilitate planning, control, monitoring, corrective action, auditing, and review activities to ensure that our Environmental Policy is within compliance.
• The net effect is to continually improve Premium Standard Farms' environmental performance.