civil air navigation services organisation

Introduction to
Environmental
Management
Systems
[Best Practice]

Contents

1_ Foreword_p3
2_ The Benefits of an EMS_p4
3_ What is an EMS?_p5
4_ What is an EMS used for?_p5
5_ Environment Management Systems and the
ANSP_p6
6_ An ANSP Environmental Management
System in Practice Interview with
Airservices Australia_p8
7_ Elements of an Environmental Management
System_p10
8_ Self Assessment_p12
9_ EMS and Collaboration_p13
10_ Conclusion_p13
11_ How can CANSO help?_p13
12_ Glossary_p14

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Introduction to Environmental
Management Systems

Introduction to Environmental
Management Systems
for Air Navigation Service Providers

1
Foreword
Increasingly, CANSO is observing a greater
desire for Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSPs)
to implement global systems that assist them to
manage the impact their business and operations
have on the environment.
Recognising the need to support ANSPs
to manage the environmental expectations
placed upon them, CANSO has developed this
Introduction to Environmental Management
Systems as a preliminary information package for
ANSPs seeking guidance on what is required to
establish an industry recognised Environmental
Management System (EMS).
CANSO acknowledges that many of its
members are already advanced in their ability to
accurately manage environmental issues, however
we recognise that further information is required if
all members are to create consistent management
practices. This document is designed to explain
the benefits, the key elements, and best practice
when seeking to implement an EMS.
The information compiled in this document
has been sourced through questionnaires to
CANSO members and developed through wide
industry review and input form the CANSO
Environment Workgroup.
For more information please go to:
www.canso.org/environment.

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The Benefits of an EMS
An EMS ensures that an organisation has
identified, and is managing, its environmental risks in
a systematic manner. It facilitates:
1.
Reduced impact on the environment;
2.
Sound (effective and efficient)

environmental performance;
3.
Continuous improvement;
4.
Meeting legal and other

environmental obligations; and
5.
A due diligence approach to

environmental management for the

organisation and its staff.
By adopting a systematic and due diligent
approach to environmental management, ANSPs are
able to improve their environmental performance,
reduce business risk and demonstrate improved
environmental performance to stakeholders.

Used in consultation with stakeholders

an EMS can help to focus priorities and avoid
wasted effort leading to reduced operational costs.
Furthermore, an EMS can secure growth, support
airspace changes, avoid constraints, and help
improve quality of life for people around airports.
Other benefits can stem from the cost
savings due to better planning and identification of
deficiencies, enhancing awareness and skills among
employees, plus reduced liability and improved
compliance which in turn leads to an improved public
image and higher customer trust.
Establishing an EMS does need an increased
investment in staff time and potentially assistance
from external consultants. However the long term
benefits should outweigh the costs of implementing
an effective EMS.

An EMS helps ANSPs effectively:

Identify and assess environmental

issues and risks,

Develop and implement appropriate

management for risks (risk treatment,
operational control, emergency
planning, incident reporting and
associated corrective and preventative
actions etc),

Document risk identification,

assessment and management so that
due diligence can be demonstrated,

Reduce the use of resources and

provide a systematic focus on priorities
(cost-effectiveness).

DOCUMENT

RISK
IDENTIFY

MANAGE

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3
What is an Environmental Management System?

4
What is an EMS used for?

All organisations have some impact on the

environment. An EMS is a structured system
designed to help an organisation to reduce these
impacts through targeted continuous improvement
in its environmental management, leading to
improvements in its environmental performance,
while delivering bottom line benefits through
reduced operating costs.
An EMS is the part of an organisations
overall management system which enables it to
manage its environmental risks, achieve and control
the expected level of environmental performance
and provide a structured process for achievement
of continual improvement. An EMS supports
environmental protection, biodiversity conservation,
ecologically sustainable development and resource
sustainability.
An EMS may be certified, registered or
incorporated into existing management systems
and documentation, and can be used to enhance
rather than replace existing systems. In many
cases much of an EMS can be provided by existing
management systems with minimal costs for
adjustment.
By way of European example, an EMS can
be certified by the ISO 14001 international standard
or registered under the EU Eco-Management and
Audit Scheme (EMAS 1) statute by an auditor in
certification of standard or an approved EMAS
controller.

The environmental management system can

be used as an aid to:

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Identify and reduce the operations impact

on the environment,
Introduce controlling routines,
Establish tangible environmental goals for
improvement,
Introduce an environmental management
programme in order to achieve
environmental goals,
See that environmental activities are
functioning,
Continually assess and evaluate
environmental activities,
Plan, manage and act using information
gained from assessments and evaluations,
Create the basis of reliable communication
surrounding environmental activities,
Improve negotiation on proposed
environmental constraints.

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Environment Management Systems
and the ANSP
An EMS is a management tool that can be
used by ANSPs to reduce the environmental impact
of their operations and improve their environmental
performance. An EMS can assist an ANSP manage
the direct impact of its operations (e.g. asset
management such as fuel storage facilities) and both
the direct and indirect impacts of third parties such
as airlines and airports - that can be affected by
ANSP decisions and service provisions (e.g. changes
to aircraft impacts from airspace changes).
ANSPs such as Luftfartsverket in Sweden
(www.lfv.se) and Airservices Australia
(www.airservicesaustralia.com) are progressively
implementing an EMS aligned to international
standards such as ISO 14001 as an effective
tool to facilitate the management of CNS/ATM
environmental issues. However, as highlighted
above, environmental management can also be
part of an overall management system and need
not specifically be implemented separate to other
management systems.
An organisation that already has, for example,
an ISO 9001 Quality Management System, can
integrate an EMS as many common elements
are shared. This also applies for the Greenhouse
Gas Accounting Standard, ISO 14064 and other
examples. The new ISO 9004:2009 Managing for
sustained success of an organisation also refers to
environmental management.
Any EMS can be used, but CANSO believes
that systems should be in line with recommended
international standards, and at minimum it should
assist the ANSP consider the following:
What is being done?
How does this effect the environment?
What is specified in the legislation and
regulations?
What improvements can be made?

The day to day operational, legislative and

regulatory requirements imposed on ANSPs vary
significantly. However an EMS typically incorporates
all elements of an ANSPs environmental management
impacts and practices, including:
Aircraft emissions on climate change and
local air quality;
Aircraft noise on people living near airports;
On-ground facilities and operations (fuel
storage, fire fighting training etc) pollution,
risks to threatened species etc, and
General office operations in terms of energy
and resource usage and waste.
If the activities that cause these impacts are well
managed:
Their impact on the environment will be
minimised. For example:

Improvements to domestic and international

air routes, implementation of RVSM (Reduced

Vertical Separation Minima), User Preferred

Routes and air traffic flow management

technology can reduce aircraft fuel burn,

resulting in more efficient operations,

saving millions of dollars and reducing carbon

dioxide emissions;

The risk of fuel spill is reduced;

Threatened species are conserved on land;

Energy usage is reduced and as a

consequence greenhouse gas savings can be

achieved in buildings;

Reduced resource usage through the

implementation of policies such as the use of

double-sided printing and recycling projects.
Business risks will be reduced. For example:

There will be less risk of non-compliance with

environmental legal requirements, which can

result in prosecution, large fines and even jail

sentences;

The cost of operations is likely to decrease

with less clean up costs, fines and the time

spent trying to fix the problem after it

has occurred;

Being seen to be doing the right thing can

reduce public concern and make an ANSPs job

easier (eg it can make the implementation of

changes to air routes simpler, reducing the time

required in public consultation).

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Typical Environmental Impacts for an ANSP may include, but are not restricted to:

Environmental Impacts
Aircraft Emissions

Aircraft Noise

On-ground Facilities
& Operations

Impact
Aircraft emissions contribute to
climate change as they:
- emit greenhouse gases
(carbon dioxide)
- trigger the formation of contrails
(water vapour) & cloud
formation
Aircraft emissions also impact
on the local air quality.

Impact
Aircraft noise, particularly at
night, can create strong feelings
among those living near airports
and under flight paths. Air route
structures and air traffic services (ATS) procedures influence
the location of the aircraft and
hence the impact of the noise.

Impact
Activities and facilities that
may create environmental risks
include, fuel storage; waste
disposal; building maintenance
and construction; resource use
electricity usage, water usage,
and land management.

Management
CANSO has estimated that a
4% increase in ATM efficiency
is achieveable by 2050 as air
traffic quadruples, delivering
a savings of 79 million tons of
CO2 per year.

Management
Management programs that
an ANSP has to minimise the
impact of aircraft noise include:

Management
Management of these risks
include:

Systems and standards that

minimise fuel use include:
- User Preferred Routes
- Tactical Sequencing
- Reduced Vertical
- Separation Minima
- Constant Descent Approaches
- Tailored Arrivals
- Automatic Dependent
Surveillance Broadcast

- Compliance with Noise

Abatement Procedures
- Noise and Flight Path
Monitoring Systems;
- Noise Complaints response
service;
- Environmental impact
assessment of changes to
proposed air traffic services
practices;
- Aircraft Noise Modelling;
- Incorporation of environmental
considerations in air route,
airspace and procedures
design eg Noise Abatement
Procedures;

- Environmental controls
incorporated in work
procedures;
- Environmental Emergency
Plans;
- Risk assessment of all activities
that may impact on the
environment;
- Proposed Risk treatment for
all significant environmental
risks;
- Training and Awareness
programs;
- Assigned responsibility;
- Environmental assessment
of changes to operations that
may substantially impact on
the environment;
- Auditing implementation of
the Environmental Management
System and compliance with
procedures.

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An ANSPs EMS in Practice - Interview with
Ken Owen, Senior Environmental Specialist,
Airservices Australia
1.

Tell us a bit more about the Airservices EMS

Airservices Australia has implemented
an ISO 14001-aligned EMS. The EMS is simply
a management process that identifies our
environmental issues and generates management
programs to deal with those problems. It also
ensures that any non-compliance is reported and
that we can continuously improve our environmental
performance.
Environmental awareness across the entire
organisation is critical to Airservices Australias
success in business and as an environmentally
responsible air navigation service provider. It is our
individual responsibility to ensure that for our whole
business our environmental performance is second
to none. This is not just an environmental objective,
but it is also an important business objective.
2.
When was it implemented, how long did it
take, and how much effort was involved?
Airservices Australia began implementing
an ISO 14001 aligned EMS in April 1998. The
development of the EMS to this point had involved
two staff members and took about 9 months to
develop. While there were two staff members
dedicated to this project it also involved a number
of people from other areas of the organisation
e.g. Aviation rescue and fire fighting (ARFF),
facilities management, air traffic control (ATC) and
property management in workshops to identify
issues and develop a system that would meet the
organisations business needs.
The development and implementation of the
EMS was based on a risk management approach,
whereby the organisation identified the highest
environmental and environmental business risks.
As a result the EMS was first implemented to
manage changes to ATC practices and procedures
including airspace and flight path changes where
aircraft noise was the major concern. Existing onground activities such as ARFF training facilities,

fuel storage, hazardous material management,

etc were then addressed. The third stage was the
development of the EMS to address changes to
on-ground facilities and activities which addresses
activities such as new surveillance and navigation
facilities, fire stations etc.
In 2004 Airservices had its first site,
Gellibrand Hill Radar near Melbourne Airport,
certified to ISO14001. A second site, our ARFF,
navigation aid sites and facilities management at
Gold Coast Airport was also certified to ISO14001
in 2007.
3.
How is the EMS implemented and
monitored?
Airservices EMS applies to the organisations
operations nationally (some 1,000 sites at 600
different locations). It is centrally managed but
implemented locally. This has required extensive
training of staff during the implementation of the
EMS. Ongoing training is essential to ensure the
system continues to be used effectively. This
has been a challenge both due to the number of
staff that require training and the geographically
dispersed nature of Airservices operations. To
facilitate the effective implementation of the
EMS, Airservices developed a bespoke computer
application, called Airservices Risk Management
System (ARMS). The ARMS risk management
tool provides risk identification and assessment;
current risk controls; proposed risk treatment
including objectives & targets; emergency plans and
incidents reporting functions; and non-conformance
reporting. In this way ARMS assists the EMS to
comply with the requirements of both relevant
legislation and the ISO 140001 standard.

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4.
What challenges has your organisation
faced?
The biggest challenge faced has been the
training of staff and changing the culture of the
organisation. A priority for effective EMS is to develop
an environmentally sustainable culture (like ANSPs
have had in safety for many years). An EMS does not
work without visible top management commitment
supporting a business culture that is led from the
top.
5.
What benefits have accrued, either with
staff, politicians, or direct financial benefit?
The single leading benefit has been the
identification of legal and regulatory obligations the
organisation needs to comply with and to assure
that these are being complied with. The ISO14001
certification also allowed Airservices Australia to
comply with a Government direction that required
all agencies and departments to implement an
ISO14001 certification of at least one site.
6.
In your view has the EMS helped
Airservices achieve continuous improvement in
reducing environmental impact?
The EMS has allowed Airservices to identify
the environmental aspects of its activities to
determine those that have significant impacts
and potential liabilities as well as identifying all
legislative and regulatory requirements. The
requirements for continuous improvement allow
Airservices Australia to ensure that the EMS
remains relevant to the organisation, review the
effectiveness of the system, determine the extent
to which environmental objectives and targets have
been met, and identify required change to reflect
concerns of interested parties such as regulators,
government, customers and communities.

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Elements of an Environmental
Management System
The primary purpose of an EMS is to
determine which aspects of the business have an
impact on the environment. Once identified, these
components are systematically managed to achieve
better control and performance.
The EMS cycle can be thought of as a Plan,
Do, Check, Act process of continuous improvement,
aimed at improving business and environmental
performance.
Evironmental
Review

Evironmental
Policy

Management
Review

Planning

CONTINUOUS
IMPROVEMENT

Checking

Environmental Policy
An organisations environmental policy is the
most important steering document and describes
the elements of an organisations environmental
activities. It defines the ambitions and visions
relating to these activities and should ensure that
they are thoroughly adopted by the organisations
management group.
The contents of the environmental policy
should be in accordance with an ANSPs significant
activities and services that can impact with the
environment, and also include a commitment
to continually improve environmental activities,
prevent contamination and not least incorporate
environmental legislation and other relevant
requirements.
All staff within the ANSP should be aware
of the contents of the environmental policy; this
includes those working as consultants to the
organisation.

Implementation
& Operation

Environmental Review
An initial environmental review is required to
identify all the organisations environmental aspects
and impacts. The review should cover four key
areas:

Identification of activities or services that

can interact with the environment,

Identification of legislation and other

requirements which affect the organisation,

Assessment of the organisations

environmental methods and routines,

including procurement
and hiring of consultants, and

Evaluation of experiences from previous

incidents.

Planning
Planning should identify the legislation which
applies to the organisation and which will affect
its operations/activities and services from an
environmental perspective. The environmental
impacts identified in the initial review stage also
need to be identified in this process. To obtain the
objectives and targets set, necessary actions need
to be planned.
Consultation with all stakeholders and
interested parties is a necessity at the planning
stage to confirm ANSP policy priorities; to identify
the actions, deliverables, milestones, timeline and
KPIs required to ensure progress towards specific
objectives and targets; to allocate responsibilities;
and to plan for reporting mechanisms and
promulgation activities.
Implementation and Operation
Having conducted extensive planning activities
all that remains is the actual implementation. The
implementation and operation should describe how the
operation is governed in order to achieve environmental
objectives as well as reduce environmental impact of
the more important environmental aspects.

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The management should at this stage make

available adequate resources for the functioning
of the environmental management system.
Implementation and management involves
roles, authorities and defining responsibility,
documentation and communication.
The organisation should also see that routines
are established and maintained for areas such as
employee training courses, and internal and external
environmental organisational communication.
Emergency preparedness is necessary to prevent
and reduce any possible environmental impact due
to incidents.
Checking
Checking involves identifying and handling
deviations or improvement activities. There are
a few different ways for organisations to do
this. Subsequent actions include measuring,
monitoring, and evaluating so-called environmental
performances. Environmental performance is a
means of expressing a companys environmental
aspects in the form of ratios.
An environmental audit involves a systematic,
recorded, objective and periodical evaluation of an
organisations EMS, environmental organisation
and routines as well as equipment. An organisation
normally uses external as well as internal audits.
The aim of conducting checks is to verify if
the environmental management system is fully
functioning to the requirements specified by the
management.
Management Review
During the management review, the whole
of the organisations EMS should be discussed.
Management should review the system to check its
suitability, adequacy, objectivity and efficiency. It is
not necessary to cover all parts of the environmental
management system at the same time but all should
be covered within a certain time period, for example
during a calendar year.
The results from both the internal and
external audits, records, measurements, deviations
and management plan are an aid to briefing
management and assisting decision-making.
Management reviews should include all

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possible needs relating to changes in environmental

policy, comprehensive environmental objectives,
following up of legislation and other parts of the
environmental management system based on, for
example, results of the revision.
Accounting documents presented by the
management should contain agendas, list of
participants, notes relating to subject matter and
decisions, reports and minutes. In this way the
whole process begins again as the demand for
continual improvement should be achieved.

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Self Assessment
As previously mentioned, a typical ANSP may
already have elements of an EMS embedded in its
overall management system. Before investing in an
EMS, a simple self assessment of existing systems
and practices provides an organisation with a
clear picture about what already exists and where
improvement is required.

Level
1. Basic

Assessment Elements
Environmental
aspects are
identified

Basic environmental
controls are in place

2. Proactive
(Basic +)

A policy describing
the organisations
environmental
ambitions is
defined

The contents of the

environmental policy
are in
accordance with the
ANSPs significant
environmental
impacts Contains
a commitment to
continually improve
environmental
activities and reduce
environmental
impacts

Environmental
legislation and other
requirements which
apply to the
organisation and
which can affect its
operations / activities
and services from an
environmental
perspective are
identified

3. Flexible
(Proactive +)

Processes are
implemented to
achieve environmental
objectives as well as
reduce
environmental
impact of the more
important business
activities

Management has
made available
adequate resources
for the functioning of
the environmental
management
system

Roles, authorities
and responsibility,
documentation and
environmental
communication are
defined

All staff within

the ANSP are
aware of the
contents of the
environmental
policy

Measuring and
monitoring is in
place and
environmental
performance is
evaluated

Environmental
audits are
performed and
evaluated in a
systematic,
recorded,
objective manner

At pre-determined
intervals, the
management
checks the systems
suitability, adequacy,
objectivity and
efficiency

The organisation is
prepared for
emergencies to
prevent and reduce
any possible
environmental impact
due to incidents

The organisation has

a process of continual
improvement in place
to take into account
the need for
environmental
protection in the total
life cycle of its
services

The environmental
policy is
accessible
by the general public

4. Progressive
(Flexible +)

5. Achieving
Sustained
Success
(Progressive +)

There are five levels2 of environmental

achievement against which an organisation should
assess itself.
By undertaking a basic assessment such
as the one outlined below, an organisation can
determine the maturity of its existing system,
and use the information to improve or modify
its performance and appropriately apportion
investment.

The organisation can demonstrate

that its approach to environment
management meets the needs of
the present, without compromising
the needs of future generations of
society

As determined through CANSO Member consultation and by the CASNO Environment work group

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9
EMS and Collaboration

10
Conclusion

The basic formation of an EMS is likely to be

driven (at least in part) by imperatives for external
bodies such as airspace users, airport operators
and regulators.
An EMS developed in collaboration
with others in the aviation community will be
more efficient and productive. In its document
Collaborative Environment Management (CEM)
EUROCONTROL emphasises the importance
of a collaborative approach to environmental
management around airports.
CEM is an effective tool for implementing a
process that allows partnership between aviation
stakeholders (airport and aircraft operators) in
order to address environmental measures covered
in this document.
EUROCONTROL points out that CEM is not
an alternative to individual stakeholder EMS but
it is augmented by these and complements them.
All stakeholders need to be encouraged to modify
individual management processes (e.g. EMS) to
support CEM.3

This document has been designed to

give ANSPs an introduction to environmental
management systems. It has looked at explaining
what an EMS is, the benefits to ANSPs of
implementing an EMS, and the key elements
an effective EMS should contain. Some further
information, including the Airservices Australia
experience in creating and implementing an EMS,
has been included to give ANSPs an insight into the
challenges and benefits of proceeding with an EMS.
It is the experience of those ANSPs who
have already implemented an EMS that such
systems lead to an improvement in environmental
performance as well as save resources and improve
efficiency. ANSPs can also benefit significantly from
implementing an environmental management system
as it can be used to support and improve other
management systems used across the business.
Overall, ANSPs strengthen their business by
creating greater control and knowledge over their
own activities. The creation and implementation
of an EMS is an important stage in an ANSPs
organisational maturity, and plays a role in helping
the entire ATM system raise its environmental
performance, for the benefit of all.

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How can CANSO help?
It is the aim of CANSO to support ANSPs in their efforts to raise the individual and collective
performance of the ATM system. The CANSO Environment Workgroup is committed to improving
ATM operational and environmental performance through the delivery of guidance material and
benchmarking metrics, and the spread of best practice throughout the industry. CANSO also provides
a global forum for the ATM industry to debate and agree global solutions to key issues and to
establish industry goals.
The CANSO Environment Workgroup will continue to explore ways to assist ANSPs manage
environmental performance. For more documents, visit our website www.canso.org/environment

Source: http://www.eurocontrol.int/environment/gallery/content/public/
documents/CEM_final_17%2011%2008.pdf

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Glossary
Activity
A specific area of the
operation. For example:
decisions relating to
heating of buildings,
vehicle maintenance
etc.
Controlling Documents
Those documents that
state how an action
or process should be
carried out or checked.
Control of Records
Documents that
demonstrate the
result of work and
checks carried out etc.
Management journals
and analyses minutes
are examples of
records.
Dangerous Waste
Matter, materials, raw
products, chemicals or
other surplus products
which, according
to the law, contain
such substances or
chemicals which are
dangerous to health
or the environment.
Included in dangerous
waste are also objects,
tools, equipment
or other materials
which contain or have
been polluted by
such substances or
chemicals which are
dangerous to health or
the environment.
Direct or Indirect
Environmental Impact
Direct environmental
impact refers to those
situations that occur

through an ANSPs
own operations.
Indirect refers to the
environmental impact
that occurs through
the activities of other
companies, such as the
affect on an airport by
airlines.
Environment
Surroundings in
which an organisation
operates, including air,
water, land, natural
resources, flora, fauna,
humans and their
interrelation.
Environmental Aspects
Those parts of
an organisations
activities, operations,
products, or services
which can impact
on the environment.
Comprises direct and
indirect environmental
aspects. Aspects
can arise during both
normal and abnormal
conditions.
Environmental Audit
A systematic,
documented
verification process
to assess whether
the environmental
management system
is in accordance with
control criteria.
Environmental Impact
All changes in the
environment, either
negative or positive,
which are wholly or
partly the result of
the organisations

activities, products
or services. For
example pollution of
land, contributing to
greenhouse gases etc.
Environmental
Management
System(EMS)
This tool is used
to ensure that all
environmental
activities are carried
out systematically,
are aimed at continual
improvements and also
provide management
with control over its
development.
Environmental
Performance
Measurable results
from the environmental
management system.
Environmental Policy
Environmental
activities, intentions
and principles held by
the organisation.
ISO 14001:2004
The International
Standard
Organisations
international standard
for Environmental
Management Systems.
Legal and Other
Requirements
Make sure that
applicable laws and
other requirements
are identified and
accessible. Distinguish
those that might have
a significant impact on
the environment.

Objectives, Targets and

Programmes
Objectives are
requirements which are
quantified, as far as is
possible; the programme
states the actions
necessary to achieve
the specified objectives.
This is based on the
environmental policy,
joint group objectives
and the significant
environmental aspects.
Risk to the Environment
The risk that an activity,
in an emergency
situation or through
an incident, causes
environmental impact.
The environmental risk
(risk index) is described
as probability multiplied
by consequence.
Significant
Environmental Aspects
An Environmental
aspect that has been
graded according to
an evaluation chart
that is judged to
have a significant
environmental impact.
Waste
Matter, materials,
products, objects and
substances which are
surplus to requirements
and are of no further use
and which according to
the law are not regarded
as being dangerous
waste products. This
can be waste that is
thrown away or can be
used in recycling or in
power production.

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Full Members - 78
AeronauticalRadioofThailand(AEROTHAI)
AeroportosdeMoambique
AirNavigationandWeatherServices,
CAA(ANWS)
AirNavigationServicesoftheCzechRepublic
(ANSCzechRepublic)
AirTraffic&NavigationServices(ATNS)
AirportsandAviationServicesLimited(AASL)
AirportsAuthorityofIndia(AAI)
AirportsFijiLimited
AirservicesAustralia
AirwaysNewZealand
AngkasaPuraI
AustroControl
AvinorAS
AZANSAzerbaijan
Belgocontrol
BulgarianAirTrafficServicesAuthority
(BULATSA)
CAAUganda
CivilAviationAuthorityofBangladesh(CAAB)
CivilAviationAuthorityofBotswana
CivilAviationAuthorityofSingapore(CAAS)
CivilAviationRegulatoryCommission(CARC)
DepartmentofAirspaceControl(DECEA)
DepartmentofCivilAviation,RepublicofCyprus
DFSDeutscheFlugsicherungGmbH(DFS)
DireccinGeneraldeControldeTrnsitoAreo
(DGCTA)
DSNAFrance
DutchCaribbeanAirNavigationServiceProvider
(DC-ANSP)
ENANA-EPANGOLA
ENAVS.p.A:SocietNazionaleperlAssistenzaal
Volo
EntidadPblicaAeropuertosEspaolesy
NavegacinArea(Aena)
EstonianAirNavigationServices(EANS)
FederalAviationAdministration(FAA)
FinaviaCorporation
GCAAUnitedArabEmirates
GeneralAuthorityofCivilAviation(GACA)
HellenicCivilAviationAuthority(HCAA)
HungaroControlPte.Ltd.Co.
IsraelAirportsAuthority(IAA)
IranAirportsCo
IrishAviationAuthority(IAA)
ISAVIALtd
JapanCivilAviationBureau(JCAB)
Kazaeronavigatsia
KenyaCivilAviationAuthority(KCAA)
LatvijasGaisaSatiksme(LGS)
LetovprevdzkovSlubySlovenskej
Republiky,ttnyPodnik

LuchtverkeersleidingNederland(LVNL)
LuxembourgANA
MaldivesAirportsCompanyLimited(MACL)
MaltaAirTrafficServices(MATS)
NATAAlbania
NationalAirportsCorporationLtd.
NationalAirNavigationServicesCompany
(NANSC)
NATSUK
NAVCANADA
NAVPortugal
Naviair
NigerianAirspaceManagementAgency(NAMA)
OfficedelAviationCivileetdesAeroports
(OACA)
ORONAVIGACIJA,Lithuania
PNGAirServicesLimited(PNGASL)
PolishAirNavigationServicesAgency(PANSA)
PIAAdemJashari-AirControlJ.S.C.
PTAngkasaPuraII(Persero)
ROMATSA
SakaeronavigatsiaLtd
S.E.MoldATSA
SENEAM
SerbiaandMontenegroAirTrafficServices
Agency(SMATSA)
Serco
skyguide
SloveniaControl
StateAirportsAuthority&ANSP(DHMI)
StateATMCorporation
TanzaniaCivilAviationAuthority
TheLFVGroup
UkrainianAirTrafficServiceEnterprise
(UkSATSE)
U.S.DoDPolicyBoardonFederalAviation

Gold Associate Members - 14

AbuDhabiAirportsCompany
AirbusProSky
Boeing
BTPlc
FREQUENTISAG
GEAirTrafficOptimizationServices
GroupEADEuropeS.L.
ITTExelis
LockheedMartin
MetronAviation
Raytheon
SELEXSistemiIntegratiS.p.A.
TelephonicsCorporation,ESD
Thales

Silver Associate Members - 62

AdacelInc.
ARINC
ATCAJapan
ATECHNegciosemTecnologiaS/A
AviationAdvocacySarl
AvibitDataProcessingGmbH
AvitechAG
AZIMUTJSC
BarcoOrthogonGmbH
BoozAllenHamilton,Inc.
Brel&KjaerEMS
ComsoftGmbH
CGHTechnologies,Inc
AbuDhabiDepartmentofTransport
DubaiAirports
EADSCassidian
EIZOTechnologiesGmbH
EuropeanSatelliteServicesProvider(ESSPSAS)
Emirates
EntryPointNorth
EraCorporation
EtihadAirways
Guntermann&DrunckGmbH
HarrisCorporation
Helios
HoneywellInternationalInc./Aerospace
IDSIngegneriaDeiSistemiS.p.A.
IndraNaviaAS
IndraSistemas
INECO
InmarsatGlobalLimited
IntegraA/S
IntelcanTechnosystemsInc.
InternationalAeronavigationSystems(IANS)
IridiumCommunicationsInc.
Jeppesen
JMASolutions
LAICAktiengesellschaft
LEMZR&PCorporation
LFVAviationConsultingAB
MicroNavLtd
TheMITRECorporationCAASD
MovingDot
NewMexicoStateUniversityPhysicalScienceLab
NLR
NorthropGrumman
NTTDataCorporation
ProjectBoost
Quintiq
RockwellCollins,Inc.
Rohde&SchwarzGmbH&Co.KG
RTCA,Inc.
SaabAB
SaabSensisCorporation
SaudiArabianAirlines
SENASA
SITA
STR-SpeechTechLtd.
TASC,Inc.
TetraTechAMT
WashingtonConsultingGroup
WIDE

Correctasof11April2013.Forthemostup-to-datelistandorganisationprofilesgotowww.canso.org/cansomembers