Proposal for Implementation of an Environmental Management System, articulated with “SIGME” Ministry of Mines and Energy

• Main Author: Manuel Orlando Barros Orozco
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Universidad Santo Tomás 2017-12-01
• Series: Signos
• Subjects: ISO 14001:2015; desempeño ambiental; gestión ambiental; sistemas integrados de gestión
• Online Access: https://revistas.usantotomas.edu.co/index.php/signos/article/view/4068

This research presents a proposal for the implementation of an environmental management system in the Ministry of Mines and Energy, based on the fulfillment of the requirements established in the standard ISO 14001:2015. The research process is framed within the concepts of systemic thinking, environmental management and the integration of management systems. For the preparation of the proposal, it was necessary, firstly, to carry out an initial environmental review, under the parameters of GTC 93, secondly, with the results obtained from the environmental review, the gaps were established between what the standard calls for and what the entity currently has, so that in the last place a proposal that fits the context of the Ministry of Mines and Energy could be constructed. This proposal has a scope to the activities that are developed in the administrative area, such as the maintenance, cleaning, management of the car park and above all the office activities that generate consumption of energy and water, and that in turn produce waste.