This International Standard specifies requirements for an environmental management system that an organization can use to improve its environmental performance. This International Standard is intended for use by organizations that seek to manage their environmental responsibilities in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental pillar of sustainability. This International Standard supports an organization in achieving the intended results of its environmental management system, thereby providing added value to the environment, the organization itself and to interested parties. In accordance with the organization's environmental policy, the intended outcomes of an environmental management system include:
——Improving environmental performance;
——Fulfillment of binding obligations;
——Achieving environmental goals. This International Standard is applicable to all organizations, regardless of their size, type and nature. It applies to those environmental aspects of its activities, products and services that the organization determines as either controllable or influenceable by it, taking into account the life cycle. This International Standard does not specify specific environmental performance criteria. This International Standard may be used in whole or in part for the systematic improvement of environmental management. However, it is not permissible to claim conformity with this International Standard unless all of its requirements are incorporated into an organization's environmental management system and met without exception.
EN ISO 14001:2015 Referenced Document
ISO 14004:2004 Environmental management systems - General guidelines on principles, systems and support techniques
ISO 14006:2011 Environmental management systems - Guidelines for incorporating ecodesign
ISO 14031:2013 Environmental management .Environmental performance evaluation.Guidelines
ISO 14044:2006 Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Requirements and guidelines
ISO 14063:2006 Environmental management - Environmental communication - Guidelines and examples
ISO 19011:2011 Guidelines for auditing management systems
ISO 31000:2009 Risk management - Principles and guidelines
ISO 50001:2011 Energy management systems - Requirements with guidance for use