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ISO 14004:2016

Environmental Management Systems

General guidelines on implementation

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ISO 14004:2016 provides general guidance on establishing, implementing, maintaining and improving an environmental management system. It is a companion to ISO 14001:2015: ISO 14001 states auditable requirements, while ISO 14004 explains practical approaches. ISO 14004 contains recommendations rather than certification requirements and can be applied by organisations of any size or sector.

Key Requirements

  • 1
    Understand organisational context, environmental conditions and interested parties
  • 2
    Establish leadership commitment, policy, roles and responsibilities
  • 3
    Identify environmental aspects, compliance obligations, risks and opportunities
  • 4
    Set environmental objectives and plan actions
  • 5
    Provide resources, competence, awareness, communication and documented information
  • 6
    Plan and control operations using a life-cycle perspective
  • 7
    Monitor, measure, audit and evaluate compliance
  • 8
    Review performance and drive corrective action and continual improvement

Key Benefits

  • Practical help alongside ISO 14001 requirements
  • Scalable guidance for organisations of any size
  • A clearer route from planning to daily operation
  • Better integration of performance evaluation and improvement
  • Useful for both new and established management systems

Related Standards

ISO 14001
ISO 14005
ISO 14006