GOAL AND OBJECTIVES:

Internal environmental audits are the regular examination of your business' actual operating methods - comparing them against those set out in your environmental management system (EMS) manual. These can be reviews of procedures and areas of operation, and are designed to assess effectiveness.

Internal environmental audit shall be conducted by the enterprise on its own initiative based on the initial research data on environmental audit indicators. Through internal environmental audit, an organization will be able to monitor the compliance with  environmental legislation, government policies, national programs and implementation of environmental impact assessment and standards to identify negative consequences in advance.

AUDITING CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS:

An environmental audit allows the organization conduct preliminary assessment of the environmental performance for making decision which covers following:

1. Take measures to further confirm the process in case of that the audit concludes that the organization is complying with the current environmental legislation, standards, norms, rules and regulations and environmental performance is good
2. Specify the timeframe for improvements under certain conditions in case of that the audit finds that the organization has minimal impacts on environment and the organization's compliance and performance is enough
3. Notify the authority and further take remedial and improvement measures if the audit found adverse effects and consequences of the production process on the environment

An organization may seek professional and methodological assistance in conducting internal environmental audits, such as collaboration with a professional organization, training, and the involvement of an environmental auditor. It is important to anticipate the environmental performance of the organization and its consequences, to make reasonable conclusions, and to improve its operations.