ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS) is a
systematic framework to manage the immediate and long term environmental
impacts of an organization’s products, services and processes. By completing
ISO 14001 certification your organization can assure stakeholders that your
environmental management system meets international industry specific
environmental standards. can be used by any organization that wants to improve
resource efficiency, reduce waste, and drive down costs. 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 can also be integrated with other management functions and assists
companies in meeting their environmental and economic goals. ISO 14001 is
voluntary, with its main aim to assist companies in continually improving their
environmental performance, while complying with any applicable legislation.
Organizations are responsible for setting their own targets and performance
measures, with the standard serving to assist them in meeting objectives and
goals and in the subsequent monitoring and measurement of these. The standard
can be applied to a variety of levels in the business, from organizational
level, right down to the product and service level. Rather than focusing on
exact measures and goals of environmental performance, the standard highlights
what an organization needs to do to meet these goals. ISO 14001 is known as a
generic management system standard, meaning that it is relevant to any
organization seeking to improve and manage resources more effectively. This
includes:
-Single-site to large multi-national companies
-High-risk companies to low-risk service organizations
-Manufacturing, process, and the service industries,
including local governments
-All industry sectors including public and private
sectors
-Original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers.
ISO 14001:2015 has many benefits for organizations with
environmental management systems. Organizations and companies find that using
the standard helps them:
-Improve resource efficiency
-Provide assurance that environmental impact is being
measured
-Gain competitive advantage in supply chain design
-Increase new business opportunities
-Meet legal obligations
-Increase stakeholder and customer trust
-Improve overall environmental impact
-Manage environmental obligations with consistency
-Identify cost savings with greater emphasis on resource,
waste and energy management
-Develop corporate image and credibility
-Quantify, monitor and control the impact of operations
on the environment, now and in the future
-Ensure legislative awareness and compliance
-Improve environmental performance of supply chain
-Protect the company, assets, shareholders and directors
-Potentially decrease public liability insurance costs
for your organization
-Grow your access to business partners and potential customers
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