A PROPOSED PART FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION

The researcher drives at through this current study to set a proposed framework for applying the environmental management systems in trade syndicates, exploring as well the role of these environmental management systems in improving performance of trade syndicates.
Launching from the sense of social responsibility laid upon shoulders of trade syndicates and their members for being members in those syndicates, the study derives its significance from presenting an understanding of the active and effective role the environmental management systems play by standing on the essence and impact of those systems on trade syndicates’ performance, attempting as well to identify the aspects of this influence on trade syndicates and the societal role for being considered as one of the civil societies’ institutions in Egypt.
The study hypotheses show that there is a significant correlation between applying the environmental management systems and improvement of professional syndicates’ performance. There is also a significant correlation between environmental societal awareness in professional syndicates’ administrations and the obstacles of applying the environmental management systems. The study is concerned with defining shortness aspects in applying environmental management systems using the inductive method to prepare the theoretical framework to review previous studies, Arabic and foreign references. The study uses the descriptive (qualitative)-analytical method through a questionnaire form. The study is applied on a sample of (254) individuals from heads and members of syndicates’ councils and occupational syndicates administrations, being applied on (24) syndicates in Egypt. 
The study proves validity of hypotheses that: there is a relationship between administering environmental management systems and improvement of trade syndicates’ performance and that there is a relationship between environmental societal awareness of trade syndicates and obstacles of applying the environmental management systems. Study recommendations recommend the necessity for including environmental management within the work plan of trade syndicates, recommending also with raising and increasing awareness of officials and employees of trade syndicates through exposing environmental cultural programs to enlighten them with risks of environment’ pollution in addition to the importance and means of conserving the environment.