Questions to successfully perform ISO 14001 top management audit
John Nolan
Anyone who has had to audit the top management team as part of an environmental audit will know that it...
Anyone who has had to audit the top management team as part of an environmental audit will know that it can be both challenging and daunting. If your EMS (Environmental Management System) is certified to...
What competences should you look for when hiring an environmental professional?
Hiring an environmental professional or a manager for your ISO 14001-certified EMS (Environmental Management System) is one of the most important...
Hiring an environmental professional or a manager for your ISO 14001-certified EMS (Environmental Management System) is one of the most important choices an organization can make, given the benefits that can be derived from good environmental...
Does your EMS need a risk and opportunity procedure?
Of the changes seen in the new ISO 14001:2015 standard, many experts rate the changes surrounding risk and opportunity in...
Of the changes seen in the new ISO 14001:2015 standard, many experts rate the changes surrounding risk and opportunity in the EMS (Environmental Management System) as being amongst the most important. In a previous article,...
Ensuring that environmental objectives are aligned with the company’s strategic direction
One of the key leadership requirements of the ISO 14001:2015 standard is the top management’s responsibility for ensuring that environmental...
One of the key leadership requirements of the ISO 14001:2015 standard is the top management’s responsibility for ensuring that environmental policies and objectives are aligned with the strategic direction of the organization. This sounds reasonably...
Should you use a risk register for the ISO 14001 EMS?
One of the key elements of the ISO 14001:2015 standard involves risk and opportunity. Previously, in the article The role...
One of the key elements of the ISO 14001:2015 standard involves risk and opportunity. Previously, in the article The role of risk management in the ISO 14001:2015 standard, we considered exactly what the standard prescribes...
ISO 14001 case study for an IT company – How to define and modify environmental KPIs
It stands to reason that organizations that operate in different business sectors will have different KPIs (key performance indicators) and...
It stands to reason that organizations that operate in different business sectors will have different KPIs (key performance indicators) and methods of measuring environmental performance within an ISO 14001:2015 compliant EMS (Environmental Management System). Recently, I...
