ISO 14001:2015 – Environmental Management Systems
ISO 14001 is a globally-accepted Environmental Management System (EMS). It is applicable to any business that wants to be proactive in controlling its impact on the environment. ISO 14001 certification helps businesses achieve this goal by providing tools to help them control the environmental impact of their activities, products, and services to achieve their environmental and economic goals. The ISO 14001 Standard is designed to support environmental protection and the prevention of pollution in balance with socio-economic needs.
Applicability:
Because of its generic nature and universal acceptance, ISO 14001 has the potential to affect the environmental management practices of virtually every manufacturing company in the world — its impact even extends beyond the industrial realm. Any company whose products, services, or day-to-day activities have an impact on the environment needs to be aware of ISO 14001.
Benefits to Your Business:
1. Organization can refer its details to national/international buyers for verification, just by giving their certificate number which can be verified from the company’s website.
2. Better chances of getting National/International orders through tenders and directly resulting in increased Sales/Revenue.
3. Minimizes environmental footprint and diminishes the risk of pollution incidents due to air, soil, water, noise pollution, etc.
4. Identifies cost savings with a greater emphasis on resource, waste & energy management.
5. Improves regulatory performance & lowers the risk of fines for non-compliance with environmental legislation.
6. Delivers proof of social responsibility, improving corporate image and credibility.
7. Provides a financial advantage by improving efficiencies leading to increased profits.
8. Provides a competitive advantage as EMS is now a core requirement in many tenders.
9. Can increase employee engagement in the knowledge that they are working in an environmentally friendly organization which is better for employee’s health.
10. Improved credibility/Reputation resulting in better customer acceptability.
