1. ISO- International Organization
for Standardization.
What it means and its Importance. Presented by: Jeny Jose
Agricultural Biotechnology
4th Semester

2. ISO
 ISO (the International Organization for
Standardization) is a worldwide federation of
National standards bodies (ISO member bodies).
 The work of preparing International Standards is
normally carried out through ISO technical
committees.
 International organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take
part in the work.
 ISO collaborates closely with the International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of
electrotechnical standardization.
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Safety
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3. ISO- 14001

4. Introduction to ISO-14001
 Title: Environmental management systems- (EMS) Requirements and guidance for use.
 Introduced in 1996, revised in 2004 then 2015.
 The ISO 14001 belongs to the ISO 14000 family of standards provides practical tools for companies and
organizations of all kinds looking to manage their environmental responsibilities.
 ISO 14001:2015 and its supporting standards focus on environmental systems to achieve this.
 It is a set of specifications which sets a framework for an organisation to manage its environmental issues.
 The committee responsible for this document is Technical Committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental
management, Subcommittee SC 1, Environmental management systems.
 There are more than 300,000 certifications to ISO 14001 in 171 countries around the world.
 The revised version is used in 155 countries.

6. PRINCIPLE
Environment
Economy
Society
Is essential to meet the needs of
the present without compromising
the ability of future generations to
meet their needs.
SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT

7. Societal expectations
Sustainable
development
Transparency
Accountability
Evolvedwith
Stringent
Legislation
Pollution
Improper
waste
management
Degradation
of Ecosystem
Loss of
Biodiversity
Climate
change
Inefficient use
of resources
Systematic
Approach for
Environmental
Management

8. AIM
Environmental aspect ‘Element of an organisation’s
activities, products or services that can interact with
the environment.’
Environmental impact ‘ Any change to the
environment whether adverse or beneficial, partially
or wholly resulting from an organisation’s
environmental aspect.’
Evaluation and scoring on the basis of
Severity
Occurrence/Volume
Legislation
Overall goal: Improvement of environmental
performance via environmental management
EMS

9. Protect
• The environment by preventing or mitigating adverse environmental impacts
Mitigate
• The potential adverse effect of environmental conditions on the organization;
Assist
• The organization in the fulfilment of compliance obligations
Enhance
• Environmental performance
Control
• Product design, manufacture, distribution, consumption and disposed using a life cycle perspective.
Achieving
• Financial benefits by implementing environmentally sound alternatives and creating a strong position in the market
Reach out
• Communicating environmental information to relevant interested parties.

10. In this International Standard, the following verbal
forms are used:

11. Importance
Organizations can leverage
opportunities to prevent or mitigate
adverse environmental impacts and
enhance beneficial environmental
impacts, particularly those with
and competitive implications.
They can incorporate environmental
governance into its overall
system.
Demonstration of successful
implementation of this International
Standard can be used to assure
interested parties that an effective
environmental management system is
place.

12. WHAT TOPICS DOES ISO 14001:2015 COVER?
Context of the
organization
Leadership
Planning
Support
Operation
Performance
evaluation
Improvement
At the highest level, ISO 14001:2015 covers the following topics with regard to
environmental management systems:

13. Expansion in EMS coverage and scope
Required interactions with external parties
New requirements for leadership engagement
Expanded legal compliance requirements
Need for risk-based planning and controls
New documentation requirements
Changes in competence and awareness requirements
Expanded operational control
Impacts on the internal audit program
Opportunities for improvement
AreasofsignificantImpact
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Clause 9
Clause 10

14. PDCA: Plan-Do-Check-Act model
 The PDCA model provides an iterative process
used by organizations to achieve continual
improvement.
 Plan: establish environmental objectives and
processes necessary to deliver results in
accordance with the organization’s
environmental policy.
 Do: implement the processes as planned.
 Check: monitor and measure processes against
the environmental policy, including its
commitments, environmental objectives and
operating criteria, and report the results.
 Act: take actions to continually improve.
Relationship between PDCA and the framework in this
International Standard

15. What are the Benefits of ISO 14001:2015?
Improve resource efficiency
Reduce waste
Drive down costs
Provide assurance that environmental impact is being measured
Gain competitive advantage in supply chain design
Increase new business opportunities
Meet legal obligations
Using ISO 14001:2015 has many benefits for organizations with environmental management
systems. Organizations and companies find that using the standard helps them:

16. How do I get ISO 14001 Certification?
 Organizations that have already achieved ISO 14001 certification are encouraged to transition to
the 2015 version. Organizations will have a three-year transition period to update their
environmental management systems to the new standard.
 To get started with ISO 14001:2015:
 Review existing quality management system (ISO 9001:2015)
 Purchase ISO 14001:2015
 Get ISO 14001 training
 Consult with a third-party registrar/auditor: for more guidance, read When should you bring an
ISO registrar on board?
 Certify to ISO 14001

17. References
 http://asq.org/ee/2014/11/anticipated-revisions-to-iso-14001.pdf
 http://www.iso14001expert.com/
 www.iso.org
 https://asq.org/quality-resources/iso-14001
 https://videos.asq.org/product-category/channel/iso-14001
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOHui2ck0dw&list=PLeUbDcTEC9ARMMMhL5-TC-
tDg83HCsEA5&index=10
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf0q4wM2Vt8&list=PLeUbDcTEC9ARMMMhL5-TC-
tDg83HCsEA5&index=9