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The ISO 14001 is not a mandatory standard that organization needs to certify to on a compulsory basis – they can do so voluntarily integrating this system of standards with other management standard systems to better the performance of the organization. The ISO 140001 lays down the framework for establishing an effectual environmental management system (EMS) within the organization. The ISO 14001 certification is part of the ISO 14000 family of standards on environmental management that offers practical methods and tools that companies and organizations are required to practice for managing their environmental responsibilities.
A sustainable environment can be developed only if the three pillars of sustainability – environment, society, and economy –work together in a balanced manner. The standard was first launched in 1996 and then revised in 2004. The third edition which is ISO 14001:2015 cancels and replaces the earlier version ISO 14001:2004. It also incorporates the Technical Corrigendum ISO 14001:2004/Cor 1:2009).
An effective environmental management system will help the organization and the environment in the following ways-
Designing and implementing a sound environmental management system, an organization intends to achieve the following outcomes:-
Since this system is not a mandatory requirement for organizations to follow, organizations have the flexibility of complying with either the complete system or follow it partially to improve their environmental management. However, the certification is done only when the said organization follows and conforms to all the mentioned requirements of the Standard.
The standards of the entire family of ISO 14000 have been developed by the ISO Technical Committee ISO/TC 2017 along with its different subcommittees. More than 300000 certifications have been awarded in 171 countries around the world.
The EMS (Environmental Management System) follows the Plan-Do-Check-Act concept. The concept is described as:-
An organization that intends to conform to this International Standard needs to do the following:-
These international standards are applicable to all types of industries – big, medium or small -industrial, manufacturing, services or trade-related – all organizations whose operations impact the environment are the ones that will benefit from the certification.
In order to be certified as an ISO 14001:2015 compliant, an organization would need to be certified by a third party.
The earlier version had 6 top-level elements namely general, policy, planning, implementation & operation, checking and management review. The third revision has 7 top-level elements which are – the context of the Organization, Leadership, and Planning, Support, operation, performance evaluation, and improvement.
The impact of the revision has been classified into ten different areas. They are:-
Organizations planning to get the certification need to do the following:-
The process of certification involves:-
All organizations that are certified with the 2004 version were given time till September 2018 to update to the latest version of the certification. The EMS certification has a validity period of three years. Mandatory audits are required to be held during this tenure to ensure that the organization is compliant with the mentioned standards.
Also, Read: ISO Certification – How to Obtain ISO Certificate?.
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