ISO 14001:2015 standard concerns all companies aiming at improving their environmental performance. As concern for environmental protection becomes globally more intense day by day, more companies wish to prove their environmental awareness to their clients and interested parties by adopting and implementing an Environmental Management System. ISO 14001:2015 is a process standard. Therefore, it can be implemented by any company, regardless of its size or activity including product manufacturers or service providers.
A prerequisite of ISO 14001:2015 is the existence of Environmental Management System. It sets the requirements for what the organization should do to manage processes that affect the impact of its activities to the environment. The core of the standard is to identify and control the environmental aspects and impacts of the organization. The ‘Plan-Do-Check-Act’ principle also applies to this standard. Commitment by top management for the continual improvement of environmental performance, prevention of pollution and compliance with the legislation is a prerequisite and crucial for the successful implementation of EMS. Organizations implementing ISO 14001:2015, initially, have to determine their organizational context, identify interested parties and their relevant needs and expectations, consider a life-cycle perspective when assessing the significance of their environmental aspects and determine the risks and opportunities related to their EMS.
The structure of ISO 14001:2015 is the following:
- Scope
- Normative references
- Terms and definitions
- Context of the organization
- Leadership
- Planning
- Support
- Operation
- Performance evaluation
- Improvement
The basic benefits from setting and implementing an Environmental System according to the requirements of ISO 14001:2015 are the following:
• Reduction of operational and environmental cost
• Acquirement of competitive advantage in the market
• Conformance with legal requirements and avoidance of authority environmental fines
• Energy saving
• Increase employees’ environmental awareness
• Improvement of external communication with local community and interested parties
• Address environmental concerns of customers and public
• Sustainable business
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