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Page 1: ISO 14001:2015 – Changes and implications · PDF fileTitle: ISO 14001:2015 – Changes and implications Author: TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH Subject: TÜV Rheinlands recommendations

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MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - DIN EN ISO 14001

The international ISO 14001 standard for environmental management has been undergoing

revision since early 2012. The newly revised version, which went into effect in September 2015,

permanently replaced the version from 2004 as well as the 2009 amendments. Approximately

250,000 companies worldwide have been certified according to the current requirements of

environmental standards, however because changes have been made and they will need to

receive certification under the revised format.

Revision of DIN EN ISO 14001 – Changes and Implications

What kind of changes are stipulated?

The revision of DIN EN ISO 14001 was completed in

September 2015. The structure of ISO 14001 has been

majorly modified to follow the “high level structure“ in

order to ensure identical structures for all management

systems as well as the consistent use of core texts and

terms. The new structure makes the standards more

comprehensible and combined certifications more efficient.

Transitional periods of ISO 14001

The standard ISO 14001:2015 was published on

15/09/2015. Companies that are certified in accordance

with ISO 14001:2004 or the amended version from

2009 will have three years to bring their environmental

management systems up to date with ISO 14001:2015.

Eventually all certificates in accordance with ISO

14001:2004 will become invalid and will then have to be

withdrawn as of 15/09/2018.

Recommendation for companies seeking initial certification

according to ISO 14001

It is still possible to obtain certification according to the old

version of the standard. This is important for companies already

in the midst of the certification process. Although presently,

since the adoption of ISO 14001:2015, first certification

according to the previous norm is still possible, it is not

recommended in the second half of the transitional period.

The ten sections of ISO 14001:2015

1. Scope2. Normative references3. Terms and definitions4. Context of the organization5. Leadership

6. Planning 7. Support8. Operation9. Performance evaluation10. Improvement

Page 2: ISO 14001:2015 – Changes and implications · PDF fileTitle: ISO 14001:2015 – Changes and implications Author: TÜV Rheinland Cert GmbH Subject: TÜV Rheinlands recommendations

The most important changes of the standard are summarized by chapter below:

Chapter 4 Context of the OrganizationThe draft standard in this chapter accommodates the objective of com-panies giving more consideration to external issues and impacts in their environmental management system. The needs and expectations of “in-terested parties” are to be better understood and evaluated as to whether they give rise to specific requirements or not.

Chapter 5 LeadershipTop management should, among other things, take on more responsibil-ity for the effectiveness of the management system and the integration of environmental management into business processes. The environmental policy should include a commitment to protect the environment beyond the corporate boundaries.A management representative is no longer being explicitly requested, but adequate responsibilities and authorities must be ensured within the organization.

Chapter 6 PlanningThe entire planning process in environmental management has been restructured and should take the (positive and negative) environmental impacts of activities, products and services into account more comprehen-sively “from a life cycle perspective” in the future. Although the environmental assessment does not need to explicitly include a life cycle assessment of products and processes for example, it should nevertheless examine the significant environmental aspects and all required commitments (legal, customer-specific, etc.), as well as any risks associated with possible hazards and opportunities.

Chapter 7 SupportCommitment to environmental protection is to be given more consideration

in terms of communications as well. External representation and re-porting must be regulated. With respect to documents and records, only the term “documented information” shall be used in the future, thus taking modern recording media in account.

Chapter 8 OperationOperational scheduling and controlling should pay closer attention to upstream and downstream processes, in particular, outsourced processes. This also includes the environmental impacts of products and services right through to the end of their utilization.

Chapter 9 Performance evaluationEnvironmental performance standards are being raised to meet the extend requirements. Compliance/adherence must happen as early as environmental objectives are set (Chap. 6), where, insofar as appropriate and possible, indicators for measuring achievement of said objectives and thus environmental performance are to be used. The ISO 14031 standard “Environmental Management - Environmen-tal Performance Evaluation” shall be referred to for this purpose. Working with key performance indicators has hereby also been incorporated into environmental management.From now on, monitoring and measuring will also explicitly include all other corporate commitments and risks in relation to environ-mental performance.

Chapter 10 ImprovementThe correction of nonconformities as well as continual improvement process will now be focusing more on the organization’s surround-ings and the improvement of environmental performance.

Recommendation for companies that are already certified

according to ISO 14001

During the defined transition period, we will provide

support by individually adjusting audit planning so that,

if possible, you will have no additional expenses. We

would ask you to give our experts as much advance notice

as possible of any additional expenditures and modalities

during the changeover. Our primary recommendations for

certified companies:

� Carry out a GAP analysis and identify necessary changes

in the organization. Is training required? Do basis

documents or the documentation of the management

system have to be adjusted?

� Immediately intensify consideration of the

environmental impacts of the value chain of your

products, processes and services (e.g. concerning raw

material, suppliers, customer use, waste management).

� Stay up to date on the public debate regarding the

standard and the interpretation of its requirements.

The schedule for the revision of ISO 14001

First draft of the requirements and Working Document (WDO)

Coordinated requirements and Working Draft (WD1)

Committee Draft for comments and vote (CD 1/2)

Draft of the standard for to be voted on (DIS)

Proposal for the final draft

Final draft for to be voted on (FDIS)

Publication

MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - DIN EN ISO 14001

TÜV Rheinland Groupwww.tuv.com/managementsystems

July 2015 September 2015