ISO 14001:2015
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
This standard specifies
the requirements for an environmental management system that an organization
can use to enhance its environmental performance. ISO 14001:2015 is intended
for use by an organization seeking to manage its environmental responsibilities
in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental pillar of
sustainability.
It helps an organization
achieve the intended outcomes of its environmental management system, which provide
value for the environment, the organization itself and interested parties.
Consistent with the organization's environmental policy, the intended outcomes
of an environmental management system include:
· Enhancement of
environmental performance;
· Fulfilment of compliance
obligations;
· Achievement of
environmental objectives.
ISO 14001:2015 is
applicable to any organization, regardless of size, type and nature, and
applies to the environmental aspects of its activities, products and services
that the organization determines it can either control or influence considering
a life cycle perspective. ISO 14001:2015 does not state specific environmental
performance criteria.
ISO 14001:2015 can be used
in whole or in part to systematically improve environmental management. Claims
of conformity to ISO 14001:2015, however, are not acceptable unless all its
requirements are incorporated into an organization's environmental management
system, fulfilled without exclusion, and duly certified by a Third Party Certification Body.