2021 Owens Corning Sustainability Report | Our Approach | Compliance and Beyond | 72 OUR APPROACH Our EMS includes the following elements: ■ Environmental policies that provide a framework for setting and reviewing our environmental objectives, as well as a commitment to continuous improvement and pollution prevention. ■ A process to identify significant environmental aspects and impacts and develop an action plan to achieve objectives and targets based on our policies and those significant environmental aspects and impacts. ■ Identification of legal and other obligations, including regulatory requirements, Owens Corning standards, and other needs, such as ISO certifications. ■ A system wherein all required environmental tasks are assigned to appropriate personnel and completed correctly and on time. ■ An organizational structure that identifies specific environmental authorities and responsibilities. ■ Assurances that personnel have the training and competency needed to carry out assigned work related to environmental impacts. ■ Procedures that outline how environmental information is communicated internally and externally. ■ Processes for the storage, retrieval, and retention of environmental records. ■ Operating procedures to control environmental impacts, updated according to the Management of Change process. ■ Documented emergency procedures and plans for responding to known and potential emergency situations that could have an impact on the environment, in alignment with an EHS Emergency Response Plan. ■ A process to identify, report, investigate, and correct nonconformities. ■ Periodic assessments to ensure the effectiveness of the EMS and its progress toward meeting its environmental objectives and targets. Photo submitted by: Jan-Christian Stenroos | Parainen, Finland Our Environmental Management System Owens Corning’s Environmental Management System (EMS) is designed to help us adhere to the principles in our Environmental, Health, Safety, and Product Stewardship Policy. The EMS is a collection of policies and procedures regarding the management of environmental performance in our facilities, including compliance and footprint reduction. Through our EMS, we can set and review the environmental objectives and targets that drive corrective actions and ensure continual environmental improvement. All our facilities around the world are required to implement the system, track their progress, and perform environmental self-audits.