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,...
Risk Management in ISO 14001:2015 – What, why and how?
John Nolan
The 2015 version of the ISO 14001 standard speaks of an extra reliance on managing and assessing risk, which replaced...
The 2015 version of the ISO 14001 standard speaks of an extra reliance on managing and assessing risk, which replaced the previous “preventive action” process employed by ISO-compliant companies. This change was designed to promote...
