ISO 14001

GUIDED BY
Faculty Advisor
SUBMITTED BY
Dr Santhosh P Thampi Feba K Mathew
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 INTRODUCTION
 ISO 14000 is a family of standards related to environmental management that
exists to help organizations (a) minimize how their operations (processes, etc.)
negatively affect the environment (i.e., cause adverse changes to air, water, or
land); (b) comply with applicable laws, regulations, and other environmentally
oriented requirements; and (c) continually improve in the above.
 The current version of ISO 14001 is ISO 14001:2015 which was published in
September 2015.
 ISO 14000 is similar to ISO 9000 quality management in that both pertain to the
process of how a product is produced, rather than to the product itself. As with ISO
9001, certification is performed by third-party organizations rather than being
awarded by ISO directly. The ISO 19011 and ISO 17021 audit standards apply
when audits are being performed.
 The requirements of ISO 14001 are an integral part of the European Union's Eco-
Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). EMAS's structure and material
requirements are more demanding, mainly concerning performance improvement,
legal compliance, and reporting duties.

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BRIEF HISTORY OF ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
 In 1992, BSI Group published the world's first environmental
management systems standard, BS 7750. Prior to this,
environmental management had been part of larger systems
such as Responsible Care. BS 7750 supplied the template for
the development of the ISO 14000 series in 1996, by
the International Organization for Standardization, which has
representation from committees all over the world (ISO)
(Clements 1996, Brorson & Larsson, 1999). As of 2017, there
are more than 300,000 certifications to ISO 14001 in 171
countries around the world.

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 ISO 14001 STANDARDS
 ISO 14001 sets out the criteria for an Environmental Management
System (EMS). It does not state requirements for environmental
performance, but maps out a framework that a company or organization
can follow to set up an effective EMS. It can be used by any
organization that wants to improve resource efficiency, reduce waste,
and drive down costs. Using ISO 14001 can provide assurance to
company management and employees as well as external stakeholders
that environmental impact is being measured and improved.ISO 14001
can also be integrated with other management functions and assists
companies in meeting their environmental and economic goals.
Organizations are responsible for setting their own targets and
performance measures, with the standard serving to assist them in
meeting objectives and goals and in the subsequent monitoring
and measurement of these (IISD 2010).
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 ISO 14001 is known as a generic management system standard,
meaning that it is relevant to any organization seeking to improve and
manage resources more effectively. This includes:
single-site to large multi-national companies
high-risk companies to low-risk service organizations
manufacturing, process, and the service industries, including local
governments
all industry sectors including public and private sectors
original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers.
The new ISO 14001:2015 standard has been published and includes
several new updates all aimed at making environmental management
more comprehensive and relevant to the supply chain. One of the
main updates is to consider environmental impacts during the life
cycle — although there is no requirement to actually complete a life
cycle analysis. In addition the commitments of top management and
the methods of evaluating compliance have also been strengthened.
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BASIC PRICIPLE AND METHODOLOGY

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1.Plan: establish objectives and processes required
Environmental aspects can include both direct, such as those used
during manufacturing, and indirect, such as raw materials (Martin
1998). This review assists the organization in establishing their
environmental objectives, goals, and targets, which should ideally be
measurable; helps with the development of control and management
procedures and processes; and serves to highlight any relevant legal
requirement, which can then be built into the policy.
2. Do: implement the processes
During this stage, the organization identifies the resources required and works
out those members of the organization responsible for the EMS'
implementation and control (Martin 1998). This includes establishing
procedures and processes, although only one documented procedure is
specified related to operational control. Other procedures are required to foster
better management control over elements such as documentation control,
emergency preparedness and response, and the education of employees, to
ensure that they can competently implement the necessary processes and
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3. Check: measure and monitor the processes and report results
During the "check" stage, performance is monitored and periodically
measured to ensure that the organization's environmental targets and
objectives are being met (Martin 1998). In addition, internal audits are
conducted at planned intervals to ascertain whether the EMS meets the
user's expectations and whether the processes and procedures are being
adequately maintained and monitored.
4. Act: take action to improve performance of EMS based on results
After the checking stage, a management review is conducted to ensure that the
objectives of the EMS are being met, the extent to which they are being met,
and that communications are being appropriately managed; and to evaluate
changing circumstances, such as legal requirements, in order to make
recommendations for further improvement of the system (Standards
Australia/Standards New Zealand 2004). These recommendations are
incorporated through continual improvement: plans are renewed or new plans
are made, and the EMS moves forward.

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5. Continual Improvement Process
ISO 14001 encourages a company to continually improve its
environmental performance. Apart from the obvious – the
reduction in actual and possible negative environmental impacts –
this is achieved in three ways:
 Expansion: More and more business areas get covered by the
implemented EMS.
 Enrichment: More and more activities, products, processes,
emissions, resources, etc. get managed by the implemented EMS.
 Upgrading: An improvement of the structural and organizational
framework of the EMS, as well as an accumulation of know-how
in dealing with business-environmental issues.

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 CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT
ISO 14001 can be used in whole or in part to help an organization
(for-profit or not-for-profit) better manage its relationship with the
environment. If all the elements of ISO 14001 are incorporated into
the management process, the organization may opt to prove that it has
achieved full alignment or conformity with the international standard,
ISO 14001, by using one of four recognized options. These are:
Make a self-determination and self-declaration, or
Seek confirmation of its conformance by parties having an interest in
the organization, such as customers, or
Seek confirmation of its self-declaration by a party external to the
organization, or
Seek certification/registration of its EMS by an external organization.

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 ISO 14001 and EMAS
In 2010, the latest EMAS Regulation (EMAS III) entered into force; the scheme is now
globally applicable, and includes key performance indicators and a range of further
improvements. As of December 2016, more than 4,500 organizations and approximately
7,800 sites are EMAS registered.
Complementarities and differences
ISO 14001's environmental management system requirements are very similar to those of
EMAS. Additional requirements for EMAS include:
Stricter requirements on the measurement and evaluation of environmental performance
against objectives and targets.
Government supervision of the environmental verifiers
Strong employee involvement; EMAS organizations acknowledge that active employee
involvement is a driving force and a prerequisite for continuous and successful
environmental improvements.
Environmental core indicators creating multi-annual comparability within and between
organizations
Mandatory provision of information to the general public
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 ISO 14001 USE IN SUPPLY CHAINS
Emerging areas of research are starting to address the use of this standard to show that ISO 14001
registration can be leveraged across the supply chain for competitive advantage.By looking at ISO
14001 registered firms, information from the study compared different amounts of integration and
sustainability in the supply chain. Several research propositions and an empirical framework posit the
impacts of ISO 14001 on supply chain design.
The propositions include:
 ISO registration leading to more proactive environmental management
including process and performance measurement related to sustainability
across a supply chain;
That ISO-registered plants with formal environmental management systems
will have higher levels of communication required between OEMs and Tier I
suppliers;
ISO-registered plants with direct relationships to other registered plants in
their supply chain will have higher levels of waste reduction and cost
efficiency than nonregistered plants;
ISO-registered plants with direct relationships to other registered plants in the
supply chain will have sustainable practices and projects with better ROI than
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ISO-registered plants with direct relationships to other registered
plants will have higher levels of customer relationship management
and will be positively associated with greater expansion
opportunities and image than non-registered plants;
ISO-registered plants with direct relationships to other registered
plants will have fewer issues with employee health and reduced
numbers of safety incidents than nonregistered plants;
ISO-registered plants with a direct relationship to other registered
plants will have a strong positive relationship between formal
communication, training, monitoring/control systems, and firm
performance; and
ISO-registered plants with a direct relationship to other registered
plants will have higher levels of involvement and communication,
which will be positively related to more internal and external
integration with supply chain members.
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 List of ISO 14000 Series Standards
ISO 14001 Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for
use
ISO 14004 Environmental management systems - General guidelines on
implementation
ISO 14006 Environmental management systems - Guidelines for incorporating
ecodesign
ISO 14015 Environmental assessment of sites and organizations
ISO 14020 series (14020 to 14025) Environmental labels and declarations
ISO 14030 discusses post-production environmental assessment
ISO 14031 Environmental performance evaluation—Guidelines
ISO 14040 series (14040 to 14049), Life Cycle Assessment, LCA, discusses pre-
production planning and environment goal setting.
ISO 14046 sets guidelines and requirements for water footprint assessments of
products, processes, and organizations. Includes only air and soil emissions that
impact water quality in the assessment.
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 ISO 14046 2014, Environmental Management- Water Footprint- Principles,
Requirements, and Guidelines
 ISO 14050 terms and definitions
 ISO 14062 Integrating environmental aspects into product design and
development (2002)
 ISO 14063 environmental communication guidelines and examples (2006)
 ISO 14064 measuring, quantifying, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions
 ISO 19011 specifies one audit protocol for both 14000 and 9000 series
standards together

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 CONCLUSION
By doing the seminar on the topic ISO 14001 Standards we could know that how
ISO Standards had affected within the present environment on our day to day life
and with in the environment the major benefits of attaining environment standards
are as follows.
By minimizing the risk of regulatory and environmental liability fines and
improving an organization’s efficiency (Delmas 2009), benefits can include a
reduction in waste, consumption of resources, and operating costs.
Thirdly, there has been a push in the last decade by consumers for companies to
adopt better internal controls, making the incorporation of ISO 14001 a smart
approach for the long-term viability of businesses.
It can lead to improved public perceptions of the business, placing them in a better
position to operate in the international marketplace
The use of ISO 14001 can demonstrate an innovative and forward-thinking
approach to customers and prospective employees.
It can increase a business’s access to new customers and business partners. In some
markets it can potentially reduce public liability insurance costs. It can serve to
reduce trade barriers
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THANK YOU

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