ISO 14001
Oxford Cert Universal Services
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- Category: ISO 14001
- Published on 26 April 2014
• Certification - we can provide assessment and certification to this standard.
• Internal Audit Assessments - Oxford Cert Universaloffer gap analysis, preliminary assessments to prepare you for certification.
• Training -Oxford Cert Universaloffer training which will prepare you and your staff before and after the certification process.
Oxford Cert Universal will make regular surveillance visits and certificate renewal visits every three years to make sure your EMS continues to meet the requirements of the standard.
The qualified auditors work with clients to ensure the management systems are effective and continuously improved to add value and meet customers' growing expectations.
Certifying your company's environmental management system to ISO 14001 means that a third party, such as OCU, has assessed that it meets the requirements set out in the standard.
ISO 14001 Benefits
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- Category: ISO 14001
- Published on 26 April 2014
Implementing an effective environmental management system can significantly reduce the impact of your organization’s activities on the environment, improve operational efficiency, identify opportunities for cost savings and reduce environmental liability.
The main drivers for organizations to implement an environmental management system and seek certification are:
• Demonstration of responsibility towards the environment
• An effective framework for regulatory compliance
• Contractual obligations or expectations in a business-to-business relationship
• A competitive market advantage through enhanced image and increased stakeholder confidence
Certification of your environmental management system by Oxford Cert provides assurance to the market of your effective management of environmental performance and demonstrates commitment to customers with similar objectives.
Oxford Cert experience of environmental management and certification of management systems is extensive.
Environmental management system certification may be combined with certification to other management system standards, e.g. ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001.
ISO 14001Certification can:
• Demonstrates commitment - you will publicly demonstrate your company's environmental commitment and help ensure its performance is managed and improved
• Reduce costs - it will help you make better use of your resources, which can keep your costs down
• Realize cost savings by way of systematic and proactive thought and action
• Reducing incidents that result in liability, therefore reducing insurance costs
• Manage your reputation - you will reduce any costs or damage to your reputation associated with cleanups or litigation
• Become a supplier of choice - it enables you to work with companies who put an emphasis on environmentally friendly organizations, improve their operational environmental protection
• Achieve legal certainty through systematic observation of relevant environmental legislation and regulations
• Reduce environmental risks
• Improve their environmental performance, to include the environmental quality of products and services
• Foster employee identification, motivation and commitment
• Promote confidence of the public, customers, agencies, banks, and insurers, enhance their image and competitive ability - both nationally and internationallyBusiness Challenge
• Care for the environment improves the image of your company. At the same time, the appropriate management of environmental issues contributes positively to economic gain and increases the competitiveness of the company
• Proof of a responsible approach is fast becoming a key purchasing criteria.
• Improving cost control through conserving input materials and energy
• Assisting the attainment of permits and authorizations for local trade.
• Reduce emissions, waste, and waste water
• Ensure that you meet requirements from customers and authorities
• Promote environmentally conscious conduct among your employees
• IMPROVE your image with customers, partners, and the public
• Reach your own environmental goals
• Internationally recognized and accepted standard
• be easily integrated with existing management systems
• Provision of skilled environmental auditors
Environmentally conscious client prefers to do business with like-minded companies, i.e. those who demonstrate their commitment through internationally recognized standards such as the ISO 14000 series.
Through ISO 14001 certification, we enable you to implement environmental protection measures in your company in a systematic and structured way. One important advantage of this approach is that we uncover areas of weakness and thus lay the foundations for a process of continual, verifiable improvements.
About ISO 14001
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- Category: ISO 14001
- Published on 26 April 2014
ISO 14001 is the international standard for an environmental quality management system.
ISO 14001:2015 is a part of a series of international standards applicable to any organization, anywhere relating to environmental management. Based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle, ISO 14001: 2015 specifies the most important requirements to identify, control and monitor the environmental aspects of any organization, and also how to manage and improve the whole system.
The international recognition of the Environmental Management Systems standard ISO 14001:2004 is a real boost to any company’s reputation. It assists you to ensure compliance with environmental legislation and reduces the risk of penalties and possible litigation. Demonstrating a real commitment to the environment can transform your corporate culture externally by opening up new business opportunities with environmentally aware customers or clients, while internally it can improve employee ethics and the workplace. ISO 14001:2015 compliance can also provide your company with a better use of energy and resources, and reduce costs over time.
On account of the standard’s compatibility with ISO 9001 (quality management), an increasing number of organizations choose to implement integrated management systems, in order to take advantage of the synergies. Environmental, quality, and occupational health and safety management systems (45001) are fundamental tools of corporate management; their use demonstrates acceptance of responsibility, and the intention to prevent the waste of resources.
ISO 14001 is the international specification for an environmental quality management system (EMS). A standard which helps your company identify, prioritize and manage its environmental risks as part of your normal business practices. The standard is designed to address the delicate balance between maintaining profitability and reducing environmental impact. With the commitment of your entire organization, it can enable you to achieve both objectives.The standard is largely based on the ISO 9001 quality standard but also takes into consideration the environmental impact.
Main items include:
• General requirements
• Environmental policy
• Planning implementation and operation
• Checking and corrective action
• Management review
All organizations can apply and benefit from this standard. Especially if you wish to work with organizations or customers who value green approaches to operations.
We all have an impact on the environment, be it from releasing gases into the atmosphere as a result of burning fossil fuels to heat our offices and fuel our cars, to the depletion of natural resources such as from water use or paper consumption.
So ISO 14001 is relevant to every organization, including:
• Single site to large multi-national companies
• High risk companies to low risk service organizations
• Manufacturing, process and the service industries; including local governments
• All industry sectors including public and private sectors
• Original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers
The ISO 14001 standard is primarily concerned with the approach of "environmental management", which provides guidance to the organization in order to:
• Minimize harmful effects on the environment caused by business activities; and
• Achieve continual improvement of environmental performance.
The standard is widely recognized as a "generic environmental management system standard" which can be applied to any organization, large or small, whatever its product or service.
"Management system" refers to the organization's structure for managing its processes or activities. This structure transforms input of resources into a product or service that meets the organization's environmental objectives such as complying with regulations and resource effectiveness.
Environmental responsibility is an emotional and controversial subject around the world. The public wants protection and governments want regulation. Business is in the middle and pressed by both.
The ISO 14001 standard is valid and recognized throughout the world. It provides companies and organizations with a flexible framework for the voluntary development of environmental protection measures, wherever they may be based. The certification aims to reduce environmental risks and improve environmental performance. For example, it includes measures for saving energy and resources, climate protection, and the disposal of waste materials.
Environmental Management System
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- Category: ISO 14001
- Published on 26 April 2014
Increased awareness of sustainable development gives environmentally credible companies a competitive edge in national and international markets. A certified environmental management system proves that your business is taking active steps to fulfill your responsibilities.
Expectations towards organizations reducing their direct environmental impacts and influencing supplier environmental performance are growing. Regulations and law enforcement are also getting stricter with customers, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders increasingly demanding demonstration of environmental performance and improvement.
Environmental management systems take a systematic approach to minimizing negative impacts on the environment and surrounding community. They provide a framework for an organization to manage its legal compliance and improve environmental performance, including risk and opportunity identification, analysis, target setting, and measurement.
ISO 14001 is the most common and globally recognized standard for environmental management systems and is applicable to any organization in any business sector.
Demonstrate your commitment to the environment
Customers, consumers and shareholders are increasingly demanding environmentally responsible products and services. They expect companies to comply with environmental standards and demonstrate their commitment to the environment in all day-to-day operations. Clients increasingly want proof of this commitment, and it is an opportunity for companies to leverage their sincere environmental beliefs and actions.
The ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) certification enables you to demonstrate your commitment to the environment, as well as continuously improving your corporate image and integrating the realities of a changing world