A Model of Environmental Management System (EMS) Using the Balanced Scorecard (BSC)

Abstract

The objective of this article is to present an environmental management model whose main purpose is to focus on the strategic vision in management systems. This characteristic makes this model important for those organizations where pollution prevention is becoming a survival factor. The article introduces a detailed competitive model, called SGADA (Sistema de Gestão e Avaliação do Desempenho Ambiental – Environmental Performance Evaluation and Management System), which focus on the environmental factors of sustainability, and includes the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) as an important management tool in the model. In the article, the application of the model in a service organization in the entertainment business is described and commented upon. The model is being developed in software to support companies, which intend to manage the environmental issues, associated with its activities.