What is ISO 14001?
ISO 14001 specifies the general requirements for the establishment of an Environmental Management System in an enterprise and focuses on recognizing the environmental impact of its activities in order to successfully manage and eventually improve its performance in this field.
Steps to develop and install the ISO 14001 System
- Discussion of company requirements and timetable for implementation
- Collecting information from the organization/business
- Registration of Quality and Environmental Management Manual
- Recording of Procedures
- Preparation of Forms / Quality Files
- Recording of Work Guidelines
- Training of staff in the System
- Initial implementation of the System by the Organization / Enterprise
- Monitoring the system functionality
- Optimization of the system if necessary
- Certification of the System
- Support of the System after its Certification
The advantages of using ISO 14001 are:
- Improving the organization’s services/products through cost-effective management of its energy resources
- Improving environmental management processes and controlling them
- Improving and ensure the organization’s good external communication with the suppliers/clients/public and private organizations with which it cooperates
- Improving the economy and increasing the efficiency and productivity of the organization
- Overall improvement of the image and effectiveness of the organization
- Ensuring the quality and reliability of the company’s associates, highlighting its sensitivity to environmental issues
- Participation of the company in competitions