ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Certification

ISO 14001 is the most recognised standard to demonstrate an organisation's commitment to environmental management and is considered one of the most effective ways to manage environmental impacts.

What is ISO 14001?

The ISO 14001 Environment Management System Standard is an internationally recognized certification that sets out the criteria for an effective environmental management system. Implementation of ISO 14001 helps an organization that wishes to set up, improve, or maintain an environmental management system to conform with its established environmental policy and requirements.

Designed for any type of organization, regardless of its activity or sector, it can provide assurance to company management and employees, as well as external stakeholders, that environmental impact is being measured and improved. The ISO 14001 standard is structured as per the High Level Structure and incorportates a number of elements, such as context of the organization, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, and improvement. Accredited certificates for ISO 14001 has a validity of 3 years upon successful completion of annual surveillance audits.

Benefits of ISO 14001 Certification

ISO 14001 helps businesses of all sizes across all sectors make their day-to-day operations more sustainable.

Designed to be a powerful business improvement tool, the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification can help organizations to:

1. Demonstrate compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
2. Improve company reputation and the confidence of stakeholders through strategic communication.
3. Provide a competitive and financial advantage through improved efficiencies and reduced costs.
4. Achieve strategic business aims by incorporating environmental issues into business management.
5. Implement a systematic approach to setting environmental objectives, to achieving these and to demonstrating that they have been achieved
6. Improved corporate image among regulators, customers and the public.

How to get ISO 14001 certified?

Cotecna provides clients with an accredited certification against the ISO 14001 standard. Clients and customers willing to undergo certification needs to complete the application and contract agreement process following which initial or re-certification audits will be carried out. Once the certificate is issued (with a 3 year validity), further surveillance audits will have to be carried out at pre-defined frequecies to maintain the validity of the certificate.

Request a Certification

To request an audit, or for more information on the certification process, please don’t hesitate to contact us.