Environmental Management Features at Industrial Enterprises of the Russian Federation (Judicial and Economic Aspects)

Abstract

With all the variety of normative and legislative acts existing in the field of environmental legal regulation, a difficult environmental situation remains in many cities and regions. The problem is particularly acute in the regionslarge industrial centers, which is Chelyabinsk region. In the national environmental rating, Chelyabinsk region is 83rd out of 85 regions of the Russian Federation. The subject of this article is the legal and economic issues of environmental management at regional industrial enterprises of the Russian Federation. The article analyzes the legislation governing state and regional environmental development, the implementation degree of the environmental management system in accordance with international environmental standards at metallurgical enterprises in the region. The article reveals the features of the regional environmental development of Chelyabinsk region using statistical data over the past decade, justifies the need for incentive measures for business entities in order to update equipment parks and introduce the best available technologies. The effectiveness of environmental programs and measures implemented in accordance with the international standard ISO 14001 is shown on the example of a number of large industrial enterprises in the region through a quantitative assessment of emissions into the environment and through the total value of investments. The main focus of the work is on creating conditions for the implementation of the constitutional right to a favorable environment through ensuring the healthy development of the country's regional economy. Summarized: it is necessary for the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and local governments, implementing the strategy of sustainable development of cities and regions, to apply the experience of the world community in implementing environmental management systems in accordance with the international standard ISO 14001. Keywords-environmental safety, legal regulation of ecology, environmental management system (EMS), industrial enterprises, the economy of the region, investments in environmental programs, local governments.