Environmental reporting in the enterprise and related issues

Abstract

The article deals with environmental reporting in the company. The environmental reporting, new trends and its benefits are describes. Environmental reporting can actively monitor, manage and gradually reduce the negative impact of companies activities on the environment. The other concepts that are closely related to reporting are also describes in the article. It's environmental communication and audit, environmental management system (EMS) and environmental management accounting (EMA). In the article is a case study from the company producing automotive components. The interconnectedness clarified issue in the context of environmental reporting are describes in the aim of the final chapter. These voluntary instruments are analyzed and evaluated using SWOT analysis. The environmental management system leads to corporate responsibility, the gradual reduction of operating costs and to the competitiveness compared with enterprises which already has this system implemented. Thanks implemented environmental system enterprise easily obtains information which is required in the environmental reporting.