ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System (EMS)
What is ISO 14001:2015?
ISO 14001 is the internationally recognised standard related to environmental management that exists to help companies and organisations minimize how their operations (processes etc.) negatively affect the environment (i.e. cause adverse changes to air, water, or land); comply with applicable laws, regulations, and other environmentally oriented requirements, and continually improve in the above.
Companies and organisations are required to identify applicable legal, statutory and related requirements. It is particularly important to identify how the legislation affects you so that compliance measures can be adopted and periodically evaluated ensuring requirements are understood by employees and implemented effectively.
Benefits of ISO 14001:2015 certification
• Improved environmental performance led by management commitment
• Cost savings can be achieved through improved efficiencies in energy and water usage and through waste minimisation
• Reduced risk of pollution incidents and other releases to the environment and therefore avoidance of unnecessary clean-up costs and/or enforcement action by regulatory bodies
• Compliance with legislation through the identification of new legislation in adequate time to address appropriate issues
• Reduced risk of non-compliance with legislation and subsequent costs/prosecution
• Improved brand image as customers will see an organisation that is in control of its impact on the environment
• Improved business focus and communication of environmental issues
• Improved profitability through costs reductions and improved customer satisfaction
The GWA approach to ISO 14001:2015
In brief our basic philosophy is to make the implementation of your Environmental Management System (ISO 14001) as painless and simple as possible, causing the minimum disruption to personnel and the business while aiding business efficiency.
We look after the development of the detailed Operational Procedures for the Environmental Management System, detailing company methods of operation utilising as many existing systems as possible and alternative levels of documentation such as Process Maps, Flowcharts and Work Instructions will be utilised including Standard Publications (such as Codes of Practice).
We assist in the development of objectives and long-term goals for better Environmental and Operational performance.
