ISO 14001
Environmental Management Systems
Organizations of all kinds are increasingly interested in demonstrating effective environmental performance consistent with their environmental policy and objectives and the environmental impacts of their activities, products or services. This is driven through the ever-stricter legislation, the development of economic policies and other measures to enhance environmental protection and the general increase of stakeholders’ concern on environmental issues, and sustainable development.
Some of the reasons why an Organization decides on the adoption
and implementation of a Environmental Management Systems are the following:
What is ISO 14001
Organizations of all kinds are increasingly interested in demonstrating effective environmental performance consistent with their environmental policy and objectives and the environmental impacts of their activities, products or services. This is driven through the ever-stricter legislation, the development of economic policies and other measures to enhance environmental protection and the general increase of stakeholders’ concern on environmental issues, and sustainable development.
The International Standard ISO 14001 is the most widely used environmental management standard. It sets out the requirements for an effective environmental management system that enables the Organization to develop and implement policies and objectives taking into account the legal requirements and information on important environmental aspects.
The success of an Environmental Management System (EMS) depends on the involvement of the staff of all levels and functions of the organization and, in particular, on the commitment of the top management. Environmental Management Systems (EMS) enable an organization to establish an environmental policy, environmental objectives and targets to achieve policy commitments, and take appropriate actions to improve environmental performance. The overall objective of ISO 14001 is to promote environmental protection and pollution prevention while addressing the satisfaction of socio-economic needs.
ISO 14001 is the basis for the implementation of other environmental certification schemes as well, such as the Community Ecological Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). In addition, it is designed to be compatible with other management system standards, such as the ISO 9001, so that different management systems can be integrated into a single integrated management system.
Benefits
Benefits resulting from the implementation of an Environmental Management System according to ISO 14001 inter alia include:
- Prevention of pollution
- Reduce of Environmental Impacts.
- Improvement of environmental performance
- Saving of resources and reduction of costs
- Ensure continuous compliance with legislation
- Improved relations with relevant Authorities
- Application of environmental criteria to decisions and procedures in the organization
- Implementation of environmental accident prevention programs
- Improved public image
- Raising staff awareness on environmental issues
Interested Organisations
ISO 14001 is intended for application to organizations of all types and sizes and adaptation to different geographic, cultural and social conditions.
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