The responsibilities of the Sme?s within the scope of environmental management in adaptation process to european union and an application in the Malatya organized industrial field.

The purpose of this study is to determine the current situations and their projections about ?Environment Management? within the scope of adaptation process to EU, of the SME?s which are located in Malatya. Environment-sensitive management is a comprehension, which takes into account the ecological environment as an important subject in the decision making processes, which aims to minimize or wholly stop the harms that have been made to the environment, and within this scope, changing the designing and packaging of the products, and the production processes. It is also a comprehension which tries to put the philosophy of the environment?s protection into the company cultures, and it is a thought believed by companies which fulfill their activities within the social responsibility frame. The survey which is prepared to determine the companies? current situations and their projections is applied to the top managers in the related field. The data come out from the surveys are analyzed using ?SPSS 11.0 for Windows (Statistical Package for Social Sciences)? package program. The analysis results verified our hypothesis about the companies environmental sensitiveness? being away from EU?s standards which is needed to be complied and their being not properly prepared within the frame of environment management system. Although, the companies? motivation and awareness in attaining these standards especially through the future are giving hope. Moreover, it is a necessity that micro enterprises and consumers be aware of their roles in sustainability of the ecological balance along with the duties for governments and international organizations for an environment friendly production, clean environment, and a healthier society.