ISO 14000 - Environmental management

The ISO 14000 family of standards provides practical tools for companies and organizations of all kinds looking to manage their environmental responsibilities.

ISO 14001:2015 and its supporting standards such as ISO 14006:2011 focus on environmental systems to achieve this. The other standards in the family focus on specific approaches such as audits, communications, labelling and life cycle analysis, as well as environmental challenges such as climate change.

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ISO 14001:2015

ISO 14001:2015 sets out the criteria for an environmental management system and can be certified to. It maps out a framework that a company or organization can follow to set up an effective environmental management system. It can be used by any organization regardless of its activity or sector.

Using ISO 14001:2015 can provide assurance to company management and employees as well as external stakeholders that environmental impact is being measured and improved.

ISO 14001 is an internationally agreedstandard that sets out the requirements foran environmental management system.It helps organizations improve theirenvironmental performance through more efficient use of resources and reduction ofwaste, gaining a competitive advantage and the trust of stakeholders.

What benefits will it bringto my business or organization?

There are many reasons why an organization should take a strategic approach toimproving its environmental performance. Users of the standard have reported thatISO 14001 helps:

  • Demonstrate compliance withcurrent and future statutory andregulatory requirements
  • Increase leadership involvement andengagement of employees
  • Improve company reputation andthe confidence of stakeholdersthrough strategic communication
  • Achieve strategic business aims byincorporating environmental issuesinto business management
  • Provide a competitive and financialadvantage through improvedefficiencies and reduced costs
  • Encourage better environmentalperformance of suppliersby integrating them into theorganization’s business systems

What are the keyimprovements?

ISO 14001:2015 now requires:

  • Environmental management to be more prominent within theorganization’s strategic direction
  • A greater commitment from leadership
  • The implementation of proactiveinitiatives to protect the environmentfrom harm and degradation, such assustainable resource use and climatechange mitigation
  • A focus on life-cycle thinking to ensureconsideration of environmentalaspects from development toend-of-life