ISO 14001 Environmental Management System

Environmental Management System

What is ISO 14001?

An environmental management system provides organisations with the systems to manage their environmental impacts and deliver organisational results in a sustainable manner. ISO 14001 certification is the internationally recognized standard to prove your company’s environmental management system meets all requirements and can be audited by an independent body.

 

Environmental sustainability is an enormous challenge for organisations of today. The legal structures have become complex and onerous. Organisations can operate efficiently only when they proactively manage the environmental impacts with their business processes.

 

This ISO standard for environmental management is suitable for organisations of all types and sizes. With this EMS in place, your business grows without hurting the environment in any way.

Improving Business’ Environmental Impact

There are three main reasons why ISO 14001 accreditation is a must for businesses:
  • It provides a detailed framework for companies to manage their environmental responsibilities through setting objectives, targets and improving on their practices;
  • It can help your business meet legal and regulatory requirements for environmental management;
  • It is often a prerequisite of many customers and in some industries, like the building industry, it might be required to win work.

Who Can Get ISO 14001?

ISO 14001 certification is available not only for Environmental Management Systems but also for several specific environmental aspects like:
  • Pollution Prevention
  • Energy Management
  • Environmental Labeling and Product Certification Systems
  • Environmental Performance Evaluation, Auditing and Reporting Systems
  • Risk Management Systems (e.g. Occupational Safety & Health)
You can implement an environmental management system to any level of detail, depending on your business and resources. For example, you may want a simple EMS that only has basic key performance indicators in place to help demonstrate responsibility. Or you might need a more extensive EMS which covers all aspects of environmental management within the organization.

The ISO 14001 Benefits

environmental compliance

Meet all environmental compliance requirements, which supports expansion of your business

environmental-protection

Reduce your environmental impact of business activities

expand your business

Utilise resources in an efficient and effective manner

profits

Improve profits through an improvement in efficiency

reduces waste

Better environmental management reduces waste and energy use

budget

Improve efficiency to cut the cost of running your business

expand your business

Demonstrate compliance to expand your business opportunities

Legal

Meet legal obligations to win greater stakeholder and customer trust

business landscape

Prepare for the changing business landscape confidently

customer

Increase your access to new customers and business partners

reputation

Enhance your reputation

Checklist

Download the ISO 14001 pre-assessment checklist to ensure your organization complies with essential environmental management standards.

ISO Certification Process

Sustainable Certification™ seeks to make the certification process – and the rectification of any non-conformities – simple and affordable through our cutting-edge online portal. If you’re seeking certification as part of a tender process, you want to be able to focus your energy and your organisation’s resources on what’s important, so we strive to make your journey to your certification as streamlined as possible.

Application and Contract

  1. The client submits an application for certification.
  2. Sustainable Certification evaluates the application and presents a certification proposal.
  3. Upon agreement, the client accepts the proposal and returns it to Sustainable Certification.
  4. Audit dates are then scheduled.

Additionally, Sustainable Certification offers the option of conducting a Gap Analysis as part of the process.

Certification Audit/ Transfer

  1. Stage 1 Audit, the audit team will evaluate the documentation and readiness of the management system in preparation for the Stage 2 Audit.
  2. In Stage 2, known as the Certification Audit, the audit team will assess the actual implementation of the system and address any outstanding issues identified during Stage 1.
  3. Following a thorough review and a positive decision by the independent GCC certification authority, the organization will be recommended for certification. Upon recommendation, a certificate will be issued.

Maintaining certification

  1. Every issued certificate is valid for a period of three years. Following certification, a scheduled audit program will be established to conduct regular audits throughout this three-year duration. These audits serve to ensure the company’s continuous adherence to the specified requirements of the standard. It is mandatory to conduct at least one surveillance audit per year.

Re-Certification

  1. The cycle starts again with a stage 1 and stage 2 audits.

FAQ

ISO 14001:2015 is the internationally recognised Environmental Management Systems standard.

 

It provides a framework that organisations can follow to manage their environmental responsibilities and risks. ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System standard, when implemented, is a strategic activity that helps manage environmental aspects, fulfil compliance obligations, and address risks and opportunities.

 

As a part of the ISO family of standards, ISO 14001 can easily be integrated with other management system standards, most commonly ISO 9001.

 

We are JAS-ANZ accredited to provide certification to this standard.

Sustainable Certification is JAS-ANZ accredited to provide your organisation with ISO 14001 certification.

ISO 14001: 2015 is the latest version of ISO 14001, which has an increased emphasis on risk-based thinking in the context of environmental management in your organisation.

We look at three key variables: the risk of the industry, the scope of your operations and how many people are involved/employed, and then tell you how much your ISO 14001 certification will cost, as the quote is dependent on these variables.

ISO 14001 requires your organisation to take into account environmental concerns to minimise its footprint. This can be inside the organisation or extend to suppliers as well as the end deliverable.

You can transfer your current ISO 45001 certification to Sustainable Certification seamlessly. We will continue your current certification schedule, contact us for an obligation free quote, and we’ll take the hassle out of transferring your ISO 14001 Certification.

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