Environment protection in Slovenian armed forces and implementation of ISO 14001

V današnjih časih okoljevarstvena ozaveščenost predstavlja pomemben del organizacijske kulture v podjetjih in organizacijah, ki zasledujejo dolgoročno strategijo družbene odgovornosti. Tako tudi v Slovenski vojski posvečajo čedalje večji pomen tematiki varovanja okolja, saj se zavedajo, kako pomembna je skrb in ohranjanje okolja za zagotavljanje kakovostnega življenja za prihodnje generacije. Varovanje okolja opredeljujejo tako slovenski zakoni in predpisi, kot tudi doktrina, principi in politike zveze NATO za varovanje okolja in ravnanje z odpadki. V diplomski nalogi analiziramo trenutno stanje in podajamo nekaj priporočil za bodoče izboljšave. Najprej smo pregledali ustrezno literaturo in definirali vprašalnik, s katerim smo zbrali mnenja zaposlenih. S pomočjo rezultatov ankete smo poiskali odgovore na tri raziskovalna vprašanja, ki so se nanašala na ustreznost izvajanja okoljevarstvene politike, prisotnost mehanizmov za njeno stalno izboljševanje in skladnost s standardom SIST ISO 14001:2015. Anketa je pokazala, da je izobraževanje zaposlenih ustrezno in da se zaposleni dobro zavedajo problemov, povezanih z varovanjem okolja. Slovenska vojska upošteva predpisano zakonodajo, vendar pa okoljevarstveni program ne vsebuje mehanizmov za stalno izboljševanje, kar prestavlja največjo pomanjkljivost pri doseganju skladnosti z zahtevami standarda SIST ISO 14001:2015. Na podlagi naše raziskave predlagamo, da Slovenska vojska dopolni svoj okoljevarstveni program s postopki za stalno izboljševanje in nato zaprosi za pridobitev certifikata SIST ISO 14001:2015.Nowadays, environmental awareness constitutes an important part of organizational culture in companies and organizations that follow a long term strategy of Corporate Social Responsibility. Increased attention to environment protection can also be noticed in Slovenian armed forces because they are aware of the importance of care and preservation of the environment to ensure quality life for future generations. The environmental protection requirements are prescribed by Slovenian law and regulations, as well as by NATO doctrine, principles and policies for environmental protection and waste management. In our thesis, we analyze the present state and provide some recommendations for improvements in the future. Relevant literature was studied first and a questionnaire was defined to gather opinions among employees. Survey results provided answers to three research questions concerning appropriate execution of environmental policy, built-in mechanisms for continuous improvement and compliance with SIST ISO 14001:2015 standard. The survey revealed that the employees are adequately trained and are well aware of environmental issues. Environmental regulations are obeyed, but lack guidelines for continuous improvement, which seems to be the major deficiency for achieving full compliance with the SIST ISO 14001:2015 standard. On the basis of our research, we suggest upgrading the current system with procedures for continuous improvement and then applying for SIST ISO 14001:2015 certification