On September 15, the final version of the ISO 14001:2015 environmental management system standard was officially released. This has epoch-making significance for global environmental protection and environmental management. precision parts
ISO 14001, the world’s first widely adopted international standard for environmental management systems, has now helped over 300,000 organizations around the world improve their environmental performance. At present, the standard has undergone the first major revision since its official release in 1996. The new standard has been officially released. The new standard ensures that it can continue to help organizations improve business processes, save costs and meet future environmental challenges. Environmental experts from more than 70 countries participated in this revision. The revised standard incorporates a series of updated content designed to help organizations deal with changing business conditions – from climate change to supply chain management. precision parts
ISO 14001 provides a framework for organizations to enable them to reduce the impact on the environment, reduce waste, and save energy while the business continues to grow. ISO 14001 can also help companies to be more innovative, improve management system processes, meet relevant regulatory requirements, and enhance the credibility of companies in the eyes of investors, customers, and the public. Ultimately, this new standard will help companies keep pace with changes in the environment and ensure that they are always at the leading edge.
Changes to ISO 14001:2015 include
1. The new high-level structure (HLS) adopts terms, definitions, titles, and text that are common to all management system standards so that it can be easily integrated when implementing multiple management systems. precision parts
2. For senior management, it is a new opportunity to further ensure the integration of environmental management into core business processes and goals.
3. Refocusing the risks faced by the organization (eg price fluctuation of raw materials) and the opportunities brought by these risks (higher energy efficiency of resources)
4. New reflections on the organizational environment to help them understand their environment and their impact on the environment, while also understanding the impact of environmental issues (eg, climate change) on the company itself. precision parts
ISO 14001:2015 Standard Edition Timeline
July 2014
Release of ISO 14001:2015 DIS
December 2014
ISO International Organization for Standardization Officially Voted for ISO 14001:2015 DIS, New Standard Enters FDIS Stage
April 2015
The ISO 14001:2015 update key meeting was held in the UK. The ISO Technical Committee ISO/TC 207/WG 5, which is responsible for the revision of ISO 14001, stated that they have taken a significant step toward the ISO 14001:2015 release at this meeting. precision parts
May 2015
ISO 14001:2015 FDIS version voted
September 2015
ISO 14001:2015 was officially released on September 15. precision parts
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