Your questions answered

• Why should I concern myself with environmental issues?
  - You have legal obligations but you probably already know about them. How about the public's perception of your organisation or the view of your competitors or, perhaps more importantly, your current and potential clients.
  See Benefits of ISO14001 for more ways in which you can profit.
  
  
• We already have an Environment Policy, what more do we need?
  - Your Policy is your stated commitment, but that is of little value until you start putting it into practice. For a brief overview of what that may mean for your organisation,
  see Implementing ISO14001
  
  
• What can EDP do to help us improve our environmental performance?
  - We can get you started by reviewing what you already have in place. We can then agree with you how far you want to go, how much time you want to spend, how much you want to budget and assess the potential benefits that may result.
  - From this information, we can specify the outline of an Environment Management System and the steps needed to implement it.
  - Thereafter, we can do some or all of the work for you according to your preferences and priorities.
  
  
• How much extra cost will we have to add to each project to pay for environmental considerations?
  - The simple answer is the proverbial, "How long is a piece of string?".
  - Whilst there is an up-front investment, we look for positive results that improve profits rather than a create a net cost.
  - In practice, the end result depends on our expertise working in combination with your management commitment.
  
  
• Can EDP show us how to do our own environmental reviews?
  - Certification to ISO14001 can only be achieved by independent approved Audit
  - Internal reviews, however, can be undertaken by any competent person
  - We can do your reviews for you, or train and mentor your own staff with our support to fall back on when they need it.
  
  
• Who are EDP anyway? Why should we trust you as our environmental advisors?
  - You can read the EDP Corporate Overview (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) or
  - You can view some of our Case Studies or
  - You can give us a few minutes of your time to show you what we can do.
  
  
• How can I keep up to date with the latest news on the Environment, Health and Safety?
  - You can sign up for the EDP Newsletter