The paper studies the problem of formation of the environmental management system in the enterprise. Articulated the need to combine different tools of nature usage and environmental protection. Systematized the main provisions of the environmental management system in the enterprise. The study determined that a destination address global environmental problems is to build an effective environmental management system in the company. The basic conditions for the functioning environmental management system in the company to ensure its operation. Systematized the main characteristics of the environmental management of industrial companies that allow you to use an offensive strategy on the environmental market and provide the competitive position of the entity