A hundred Basque organizations and companies are registered for the European Environmental Management System EMAS

• They belong to 14 sectors and account for 2.2% of total registrations in Europe
• The manufacturing industry and public administration account for 37% of registrations
• In Europe there are 4,039 organizations registered in the EMAS system 

In an act of public recognition, Arantxa Tapia, Basque Government Minister for Economic Development, Sustainability and the Environment, today met with the hundreds of organisations in the Basque Country that have the EMAS environmental management system promoted by the European Union, in order to thank them for their commitment to the sustainability of the Basque Country. The event was held at the Maritime Museum of Bilbao.

After assessing the effort it takes for any organisation to accredit an environmental management system such as EMAS, Minister Tapia stressed that “contrary to common belief, sustainability and economic growth are not mutually exclusive. In fact, they are complementary. EMAS organisations are proving that it is possible to prosper economically while taking care of the planet and the environment. Investments in sustainability not only protect the environment, but also generate employment and stimulate innovation.”

Currently in the EMAS registry of the Basque Country, managed by the Deputy Ministry of Environmental Sustainability, there are 99 organizations registered, which represents 2.2% of the total EMAS registrations in Europe (4,039 as of June 2023). The hundred organisations registered in the Basque Country belong to 14 different sectors. Specifically, the manufacturing industry and public administration account for 37% of registrations.

After the intervention of the minister, three organisations from different sectors — industry, education and health — have shared the benefits of integrating a system of these characteristics in their management. These have been: Construcciones Sukia, a company in the sector that promotes and constructs housing in the Basque Country located in Donostia; Fundación Diocesanas – Jesús Obrero Fundazioa, centre for Secondary Education, Baccalaureate and Vocational Training, located in Vitoria-Gasteiz, and the OSI of Ezkerraldea-Enkarterri-Cruces, a health services organisation belonging to the Osakidetza network.

About EMAS 

The EMAS system (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) is a management tool developed by the European Union that accredits and identifies those organisations that have implemented an environmental management system with a commitment to continuous improvement, verified through independent audits.

EMAS-registered organisations are committed to assessing, managing and improving their environmental performance, leading to improved performance, credibility and transparency of the registered organisations themselves. The EMAS system also responds to three key management challenges faced by organisations of all kinds: resource efficiency, climate change and corporate social responsibility.

LIST OF ORGANISATIONS REGISTERED IN THE EMAS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY

1. AFESA MEDIO AMBIENTE
2. ARABAKO INDUSTRIALDEA
3. ARAZI IKT
4. ARCELORMITTAL SESTAO
5. ARRATIAKO INDUSTRIALDEA
6. ARTELATZ INGURUMEN ZERBITZUAK
7. ACLIMA
8. ASPEM MEDIOAMBIENTE
9. AUTOBUSES CUADRA
10. AUTOBUSES LA GUIPUZCOANA
11. AUTOBUSES LA UNIÓN
12. AUTORIDAD PORTUARIA DE BILBAO
13. AVANZA DURANGALDEA
14. AVANZA MOVILIDAD GIPUZKOA
15. AMURRIOKO UDALA-AYUNTAMIENTO DE AMURRIO (ÁREA DE TERRITORIO)
16. BAHÍA DE BIZKAIA ELECTRICIDAD
17. BEFESA ALUMINIO
18. BELAKO LANAK
19. BERANGOKO UDALA -AYUNTAMIENTO DE BERANGO
20. BETERRI KOSTAKO INDUSTRIALDEA
21. BIDASOA OARSOKO INDUSTRIALDEA
22. BIZKAIA SORTALDEKO INDUSTRIALDEA
23. BPXPORT KIROL ZERBITZUAK
24. CAF
25. CAMPEZO OBRAS Y SERVICIOS
26. CELSA ATLANTIC
27. CEMENTOS LEMONA
28. CESPA GESTIÓN DE RESIDUOS
29. CIFP ELORRIETA-ERREKA MARI LHII
30. CIMAS INNOVACION Y MEDIO AMBIENTE
31. CONSIGNACIONES TORO Y BETOLAZA
32. CONSTRUCCIONES OLABARRI
33. CONSTRUCCIONES SUKIA ERAIKUNTZAK
34. CONSTRUCCIONES URDINBERRI
35. CSP IBERIAN BILBAO TERMINAL
36. DEBA BAILARAKO INDUSTRIALDEA
37. DONOSTIAKO UDALA - AYUNTAMIENTO DE DONOSTIA/SAN SEBASTIÁN
38. DRAXTON ATXONDO (FUCHOSA)
39. EGILE MECHANICS
40. EKONDAKIN ENERGÍA Y MEDIOAMBIENTE
41. EKOTEK INGENIERÍA Y CONSULTORIA MEDIOAMBIENTAL
42. ELIRECON ERC
43. ENGINE POWER COMPONENTS GROUP EUROPE
44. ENVISER SERVICIOS MEDIOAMBIENTALES
45. ESTACIONES DE SERVICIOS DE GIPUZKOA (ESERGUI)
46. ESTIBADORA ALGEPOSA
47. ESTUDIOS Y OBRAS REKALDE
48. EUSKAL TRENBIDE SAREA-RED FERROVIARIA VASCA
49. EUSKALTEL
50. FACTOR IDEAS INTEGRAL SERVICES
51. FCC ÁMBITO
52. FUNDACIÓN DIOCESANAS-JESÚS OBRERO FUNDAZIOA (EGIBIDE)
53. GEOLAN BEASAIN
54. GESTIÓN DE CAPITAL RIESGO DEL PAÍS VASCO
55. GIPUZKOA INGURUMENA BI
56. GIPUZKOAKO OZEANOGRAFIA FUNDAZIOA
57. GMSM MEDIO AMBIENTE
58. GOIERRI AUKERA
59. GOIERRI BEHEKO INDUSTRIALDEA
60. HIJOS DE JUAN DE GARAY
61. IBAIZABAL BEHEKALDEKO INDUSTRIALDEA
62. IBERDROLA GENERACIÓN TÉRMICA
63. IHOBE
64. IKANKRONITEK
65. INDUSTRIA DE TURBO PROPULSORES (ITP AERO)
66. INKOA SISTEMAS
67. INTEMAN
68. IRAGAZ WATIN
69. ITELAZPI
70. JAUREGUIZAR PROMOCIÓN Y GESTIÓN INMOBILIARIA
71. MERCEDES-BENZ ESPAÑA
72. METRO BILBAO
73. MIRANDAOLA SERVICIOS MEDIOAMBIENTALES
74. MUNSKJÖ TOLOSA
75. OBE HETTICH Y HETTICH IBERIA
76. ORGANIZACIÓN SANITARIA INTEGRADA BARRUALDE-GALDAKAO - OSAKIDETZA
77. ORGANIZACIÓN SANITARIA INTEGRADA BILBAO BASURTO - OSAKIDETZA
78. ORGANIZACIÓN SANITARIA INTEGRADA DONOSTIALDEA - OSAKIDETZA
79. ORGANIZACIÓN SANITARIA INTEGRADA EZKERRALDEA-ENKARTERRI-CRUCES - OSAKIDETZA
80. ORGANIZACIÓN SANITARIA INTEGRADA GOIERRI ALTO UROLA - OSAKIDETZA
81. ORGANIZACIÓN SANITARIA INTEGRADA TOLOSALDEA - OSAKIDETZA
82. ORTZADAR
83. PAPRESA
84. PIERBURG
85. PRECISIÓN CASTING BILBAO
86. PUNTEADOS DE PRECISIÓN GOIALDE
87. SAITEC
88. SERBITZU ELKARTEA
89. SPRI
90. SPRILUR
91. TEKNIMAP ENERGÍA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE
92. TERMINALES PORTUARIAS (TEPSA)
93. TOLOSALDEKO APATTAERREKA INDUSTRIA LURRA
94. URDULIZKO INDUSTRIALDEA
95. UROLAKO INDUSTRIALDEA
96. VISESA
97. VIUDA DE SAINZ
98. YARRITU
99. ZARAUZKO UDALA-AYUNTAMIENTO DE ZARAUTZ