What are the key elements of an ISO 14001 EMS?
The key elements of an ISO 14001 EMS are: Environmental Policy – the environmental policy and the requirements to pursue this policy via objectives, targets, and environmental programs Planning – the analysis of the environmental aspects of the organization (including its processes, products and services as well as the goods and services used by the organization); Implementation and operation – implementation and organization of processes to control and improve operational activities that are critical from an environmental perspective (including both products and services of an organization) Checking and corrective action – checking and corrective action including the monitoring, measurement, and recording of the characteristics and activities that can have a significant impact on the environment Management Review – review of the EMS by the organization’s top management to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness Continual improvement – the concept of continual imp
