ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT AS AN ELEMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Consumer approach of people caused that the high use of many natural resources exceeded the possibilities of reconstruction of our planet. These resources are first used in manufacturing companies to produce goods and services, which will later be sold to customers to meet their requirements. That is why the ecological education of people in this regard is so important. The purpose of this article was to define the ecological footprint and to show the size of this index in the world and Europe. Examples of actions that every company can make in its operation, to influence the improvement of this index, were also presented.