What is an Environmental Management System (EMS)?
Mark Hammar
Updated on May 28, 2026, to reflect the 2026 revision of ISO 14001. An Environmental Management System, often called an...
Updated on May 28, 2026, to reflect the 2026 revision of ISO 14001. An Environmental Management System, often called an EMS, is a set of internal rules which are defined by a collection of policies,...
Glossary of Environmental Management Words
Competence: The competence requirements of a job are the required employee skills needed to adequately perform the job. The competence...
Competence: The competence requirements of a job are the required employee skills needed to adequately perform the job. The competence of the employee is the ability of their known skills and experience to satisfy the...
List of Environmental Management Standards and Frameworks
Updated on May 27, 2026, to reflect the 2026 revision of ISO 14001. The ISO 14000 Family of Standards The...
Updated on May 27, 2026, to reflect the 2026 revision of ISO 14001. The ISO 14000 Family of Standards The ISO 14000 family of standards has two main documents, with one additional supplementary document attached...
What are the 5 main highlights in the ISO 14001:2015 Draft International Standard (DIS)?
So, what are the main changes that are outlined in the latest draft international standard of ISO 14001:2015 (also called...
So, what are the main changes that are outlined in the latest draft international standard of ISO 14001:2015 (also called “ISO/DIS 14001:2015” for short), and what might these mean for your environmental management system? In...
List of procedures for managing environmental aspects
Environmental Aspects are the identified ways that the processes of your company interact with the environment, either positively or negatively....
Environmental Aspects are the identified ways that the processes of your company interact with the environment, either positively or negatively. By knowing and understanding these you can control the negative impacts you have on the...
How to write an ISO 14001 environmental policy
Updated on May 07, 2026, to reflect the 2026 revision of ISO 14001. ISO 14001 requires that the top management...
Updated on May 07, 2026, to reflect the 2026 revision of ISO 14001. ISO 14001 requires that the top management of the organization define an environmental policy for the organization. What is this policy about?...
