Environmental Management Systems

An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a comprehensive framework to address relevant environmental issues.  At the heart of any EMS is a 'Plan-Do-Check-Act' process of identifying, prioritizing, and managing relevant environmental issues.  Below are resources to help you learn more about and implement an EMS at your golf facility.

• Environmental Management Systems for Golf Courses: Educational Guide
  This "work-in-progress" primer presents a detailed framework for understanding the EMS process, golf's environmental issues, and potential management systems to address them.
   
• Greener Golf: Uncovering the Hidden Business Value
  Coming Soon - An anlysis of economic benefits for those golf courses that have employed Audubon International's simple EMS (the Audubon Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses).
   
• Stewardship News Article: Environmental Management Systems-Overview
   
• Show Me The Money! (E-Source)
  An EMS can lead to both positive environmental and economic results--but you need to plan ahead on what to measure.

• Environmental Management Systems: Part I (from Green Section Record)
   
• Environmental Management Systems: Part II (from Green Section Record)

• University of Georgia: Georgia Turf-Environmental Management Systems for Golf Courses

• Environmental Institute for Golf: Edge Portal

• Full Facility Environmental Audit
  This simple environmental checklist is a good first step for identifying environmental issues at a golf course or club facility.