Efficiency Assessment of the System ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Standard in Selected Slovenian Railways Group Subsidiaries and Do Benefits of an Established System Outweigh Its Implementation and Maintenance Costs

Slovenske železnice s pomočjo ISO 14001 uspešno in učinkovito obvladujejo vplive na okolje, ki jih povzročajo s svojimi dejavnostmi in storitvami, pri čemer upoštevajo lastno okoljsko politiko in zastavljene okoljske cilje. Namen diplomskega dela je prikazati obstoječe delovanje sistema ravnanja z okoljem po ISO 14001 in doseganje zastavljenih okoljskih ciljev, s tem povezanimi stroški in posledično oceniti učinkovitost vpeljanega sistema ravnanja z okoljem. V okviru diplomskega dela smo ugotovili, da so stroški, ki jih ima organizacija z vpeljavo ISO 14001, glede na koristi, ki jih organizacija s tem pridobi, zanemarljivi. Vložena finančna sredstva se povrnejo v obliki prihrankov, ki se kažejo v nižjih stroških poslovanja, večjemu izkoristku sredstev in tudi v tem, da organizacija z vpeljavo ISO 14001 pridobi dodatni ugled v javnosti in kredibilnost glede pripravljenosti za reševanje težav, povezanih z negativnimi vplivi na okolje.By utilizing the ISO 14001, Slovenian Railways Company is able to successfully and efficiently manage the environmental impacts caused by their activities and services, whilst taking into account their own environmental policy and environmental objectives. The purpose of this thesis is to present the functioning of the existing ISO 14001 compliant environment management system, the reached environmental goals, the related costs, and to, consequently, evaluate the environmental management system\u27s efficiency. Our analysis showed that the incurred costs of implementing ISO 14001 are negligible compared to the benefits gained by the organization. Funds invested will be reimbursed in the form of savingsnot only in lower operating costs and better use of resources but also with the fact that by implementing ISO 14001 the organization obtains additional public reputation and credibility regarding the willingness to solve the problems associated with negative impacts on the environment