V-REMS is . . .The Virginia Regional Environmental Management System (V-REMS) is a partnership of over 50 federal, state, and local public and private organizations that collaborate to address regional community and environmental issues.
The innovative partnership strengthens community relationships and promotes environmental sustainability by reducing air emissions, improving water quality, and minimizing waste in the areas where its partners operate. | The V-REMS partnership also provides specific benefits to each of its partnering organizations by helping them to: | |
V-REMS participants do not all have Environmental Management Systems (EMS). Rather, the common bond between V-REMS partners is their commitment to improving the environmental performance of their respective organizations and the environmental quality of the regional environment.
To view the latest V-REMS Annual Report click here.
| Since the partnership's inception in 2003, it has achieved a wide range of successes including: | - V-REMS was awarded $274,000 from the EPA to retrofit diesel school buses in Richmond and Hopewell, Virginia.
- Eight V-REMS partners have received Chesapeake Business for The Bay Awards.
- The DSCR was recognized as a winner of the White House Closing the Circle Award for its leadership of V-REMS.
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The V-REMS partnership is supported by the Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR).
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