ISO 14001 – Environmental management systems

ISO 14001 specifies the requirements for an environmental management system. It helps organisations protect the environment, prevent pollution, reduce environmental impacts and continually improve their environmental performance, with particular attention to compliance obligations.

• Clause 4 – Context of the organisation

  Environmental context, interested parties (including authorities), scope and applicable legal framework.

• Clause 5 – Leadership

  Top management commitment, environmental policy including the commitment to fulfil compliance obligations, roles and responsibilities.

• Clause 6 – Planning

  Significant environmental aspects, compliance obligations, risks and opportunities, environmental objectives.

• Clause 7 – Support

  Resources, competence, awareness, communication and documented information.

• Clause 8 – Operation

  Operational control, emergency preparedness and response, control of external providers.

• Clause 9 – Performance evaluation

  Monitoring and measurement, evaluation of compliance, internal audit, management review.

• Clause 10 – Improvement

  Nonconformity and corrective action, continual improvement of environmental performance.

1. 1Request and offer: we review your request and prepare an offer based on the size and complexity of your organisation.
2. 2Certification audit in two stages: the auditors verify that the management system meets the requirements of the standard.
3. 3Certification decision: taken independently, on the basis of the evidence gathered.
4. 4Surveillance: periodic audits to verify that the system is maintained and continually improved.

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