What must a community or organization do to have an EMS that meets the ISO 14001 standard?
The ISO 14001 standard requires that a community or organization put in place and implement a series of practices and procedures that, when taken together, result in an environmental management system. ISO 14001 is not a technical standard and as such does not in any way replace technical requirements embodied in statutes or regulations. It also does not set prescribed standards of performance for organizations. The major requirements of an EMS under ISO 14001 include: • A policy statement that includes commitments to prevention of pollution, continual improvement of the EMS leading to improvements in overall environmental performance, and compliance with all applicable statutory and regulatory requirements. • Identification of all aspects of the community organization’s activities, products, and services that could have a significant impact on the environment, including those that are not regulated. • Setting performance objectives and targets for the management system that link back
