ISO 14001 Essay

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ISO 14001 is the basis for the establishment of EMS, a framework that the company can follow to achieve an effective EMS. In fact, the whole ISO 14000 family is for EMS, which comprises organization, monitoring, evaluation and accounting of the organization’s environmental performance (ISO, 2009). The ISO 14001 is though the most recognized scheme for the EMS and certification, while the rest of the ISO 14000 family is more guidelines for EMS.

In order to achieve ISO 14001 certification, an effective EMS has to be established and operated, and meet the requirement of the ISO 1400 in accordance with the organisations objectives in a sustainable manner (Baumann and Kollmuss, 2011). The requirements of the ISO 14001 includes; commitments, goals and targets, an environmental policy, roles and responsibilities for environmental management, overall environmental training for all employees, identifying environmental risks compliance with legislation, showing that they have full control of the operating on all activities that can have an impact on the environment, methods for effective co...

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