BS EN ISO 14001:2015 pdf free.Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use.
Achieving a balance between the environment, society and the economy is considered essential to meetthe needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs.Sustainable development as a goal is achieved by balancing the three pillars of sustainability
Societal expectations for sustainable development, transparency and accountability have evolved withincreasingly stringent legislation, growing pressures on the environment from pollution, inefficient use ofresources，improper waste management,climate change，degradation of ecosystems and loss ofbiodiversity.This has led organizations to adopt a systematic approach to environmental management by implementingenvironmental management systems with the aim of contributing to the environmental pillar ofsustainability.
assisting the organization in the fulfilment of compliance obligations;enhancing environmental performance;
controlling or influencing the way the organization’s products and services are designed,manufactured, distributed, consumed and disposed by using a life cycle perspective that can preventenvironmental impacts from being unintentionally shifted elsewhere within the life cycle;
achieving financial and operational benefits that can result from implementing or improvingenvironmentally sound alternatives that strengthen the organization’s market position;communicating environmental information to relevant interested parties.This International Standard, like other International Standards, is not intended to increase or change anorganization’s legal requirements.
The success of an environmental managementsystem depends on commitment from all levels and functions of the organization，led by topmanagement.Organizations can leverage opportunities to prevent or mitigate adverse environmentalimpacts and enhance beneficial environmental impacts, particularly those with strategic and competitiveimplications. Top management can effectively address its risks and opportunities by integratingenvironmental management into the organization’s business processes, strategic direction and decisionmaking, aligning them with other business priorities, and incorporating environmental governance intoits overall management system. Demonstration of successful implementation of this InternationalStandard can be used to assure interested parties that an effective environmental management system isin place.
Guidance on supporting environmental management techniques is contained in other InternationalStandards，particularly those on environmental management in the documents established byISO/TC 207.Any reference to other International Standards is for information only.BS EN ISO 14001 pdf download.