ISO 14001:2004:-
An Environment Management System meeting the requirements of ISO 14001:2004 is a management tool enabling an organization of any size or type to:
identify and control the environmental impact of its activities, products or services, and to
improve its environmental performance continually, and to
Implement a systematic approach to setting environmental objectives and targets, to achieving these and to demonstrating that they have been achieved.
ISO 14001:2004 is a tool that can be used to meet internal objectives:-provide assurance to management that it is in control of the organizational processes and activities having an impact on the environment Assure employees that they are working for an environmentally responsible organization.ISO 14001:2004 can also be used to meet external objectives:-provide assurance on environmental issues to external stakeholders - such as customers, the community and regulatory agencies comply with environmental regulations support the organization's claims and communication about its own environmental policies, plans and actions provides a framework for demonstrating conformity via suppliers' declarations of conformity, assessment of conformity by an external stakeholder - such as a business client - and for certification of conformity by an independent certification body. |
