ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Standard

What is an Environmental Management System (EMS) ISO 14001 Standard?

ISO 14001, an environmental management system standard helps organisations to develop and implement a set of processes,. working together as parts of an interconnected networks in order to manage their environmental impacts and deliver organisational results in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner.

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

The ISO Certification Process

STEP 1

APPLICATION AND CONTRACT

Once you have developed and effectively implemented the management systems based on ISO 14001 you The first and foremost is to choose your certification body. There are many to choose from. You will want to develop a list of criteria that are important in your certification partner. The criteria must include; is the certification body is fully Australian owned, is friendly, responsive, flexible and provides value added service. Please follow the link; https://www.sustainablecertification.com.au/get-a-quote/

STEP 2

OPTIONAL PRE-ASSESSMENT

When you are not sure if your system meets the requirements of the standard, you can request for a review your existing management systems. One of our auditors will evaluate your system against the standard and will give you a report to assist you with fixing gaps before proceed to Stage1.

STEP 3

STAGE 1 AUDIT

A review of your management system(s) documentation against the standard is undertaken. This is the first step in the certification process.

STEP 4

CERTIFICATION AUDIT

The Certification Audit is conducted on site to verify that you have effectively implemented your own management system across your organisation.

STEP 5

YEARS 2 & 3: CERTIFICATION MAINTENANCE

We will conduct Surveillance Audit at least once every 12 months to check the ongoing implementation of management systems across your organisation.

STEP 6

RE CERTIFICATION

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

Key Benefits

Some of the key benefits consists of:

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

Reduce your environmental impact of business activities

Utilise resources in an efficient and effective manner

Improve profits through an improvement in efficiency