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Environmental Management System: Current Airline Trends and Practices in the EU with Prospects for Croatia

Growing demand for air travel, determined by global economic growth, outperforms the environmental improvements in aircraft and engine technology and in the efficiency of the air traffic system. New approaches, looking beyond the traditional way of relying largely on improvements to technical environmental standards, integrate the environment as an accepted and operational aspect of all business activities. In order to limit aviation's environmental impact it is essential to devise a system of measures, procedures and actions that will manage resources and lead to improvements in overall environmental performance. An environmental management system is a management structure that allows an airline to assess and control the environmental impact of its activities. There are internationaly recognised elements to an effective Environmental Management System, as detailed in industry standards, such as the European Union Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS), and the International Standards Organisation ISO 14001. The paper investigates to what extent the European airlines have implemented the Environmental Management System and what measures they undertake in order to organise, monitor and control their environmental performance. An assessment of the state of airline environmental performance in Croatia identifies substantial gaps with current practices applied in Europe. The paper proposes a set of basic strategic guidelines for the Croatian air transport system development in order that convergence with the EU environmental standards is achieved.

Environmental Management; Environmental Management systems; Airlines; Croatian Air Transport System

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