Changes in the Natural Surroundings are a Determinant of the Implementation of the Environmental Management System

The economic, technical, technological, social and economic development of the world, carried out at an increasingly faster pace, aims to increase the quality and standards of life. Attempting to meet market stakeholders' changing expectations and requirements significantly affects the overexploitation of natural resources and the degradation of the natural environment, often leading to irreversible consequences. The publication aims to analyse selected changes in the natural surroundings that influence the implementation decisions of the environmental management system. Research conducted over the last 10 years shows that the pro-environmental activities undertaken bring results not only in the number of management systems implemented but also in the number of ecological farms created, reduction of air pollution and reduction in the extraction of natural resources (coal).