The document discusses environmental management systems and ISO 14001. It introduces ISO 14001 as the cornerstone standard that specifies requirements for an EMS. The key requirements outlined in Clause 4 are establishing an environmental policy, identifying environmental impacts, setting objectives and targets, implementation through structure and training, monitoring and measurement, corrective actions, audits and management reviews. Integrating an EMS with quality management systems for ISO 9001 registration is also discussed to reduce efforts and costs.

1. ENVIRONMENTAL
AYALA. CHONG. DOMINGO. SANCHEZ
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM

2. Introduction
“An organization should implement an
effective environmental management
system in order to protect human health
and the environment from the potential
impacts of its activities, products, and
services and to assist in maintaining and
improving the quality of the environment.”

3. AWARENESS
ABOUT
WASTE
REDUCTION
COMPLIANCE
WITH
LEGISLATION
ENHANCEMENT
OF
ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARENESS
COST
SAVINGS
EMS
CERTIFICATION
COMPETITIVE
ADVANTAGE
ENVIRONMENTAL
COMMITMENT TO
STAKEHOLDERS
ENVIRONMENTAL
AWARDS
Benefits

4. Cause of Implementation
● Establish a uniform approach
● Minimum regulatory requirements are met
● Increase operational efficiency and minimize
wastage
● Demonstrate the organization’s commitment to
the environment to stakeholders
● Enhance relationship building with local
community

5. ISO 14000
● A series of international standards on
environmental management
● It provides a framework for the
development of an environmental
management system and the supporting
audit program

6. ISO 14001
● The cornerstone standard of the ISO
14000 series
● It specifies a framework of control for an
EMS against which an organization can
be certified by a third party

7. Standard Number Title
ISO 14001 Environmental management systems - Specification
with guidance for use
ISO 14004 Environmental management systems - General
guidelines on principles, systems, and supporting
techniques
ISO Family Standards

8. 0 Introduction
0.1 Overview
0.2 Benefits of having an environmental management system
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Environmental management system (EMS) principles and elements
4.1 Commitment and policy
4.2 Planning
4.3 Implementation
4.4 Measurement and evaluation
4.5 Review and improvement
Annex A: Examples of international environmental guiding principles
Annex B: Bibliography
Content of ISO 14004

9. ISO 14010 Guidelines for environmental auditing - General
principles
ISO 14011 Guidelines for environmental auditing - Audit
procedures - Auditing of Environmental management
systems
ISO 14012 Guidelines for environmental auditing - Qualification
criteria for environmental auditors
EMS Auditing Standards
Environmental Auditing

10. ISO 14020 General principles for all environmental labels and
declarations
ISO 14021 Environmental labels and declarations - Self-declaration
environmental claims - Terms and definitions
ISO 14022 Environmental labels and declarations - Self-declaration
environmental claims - Symbols
ISO 14023 Environmental labels and declarations - Self-declaration
environmental claims - Testing and Verification
ISO 14024 Environmental labels and declarations - Type I guiding
principles and procedures
EMS Labeling Standards
Environmental Auditing

11. ISO 14040 Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework
ISO 14041 Life cycle assessment - Inventory analysis
ISO 14042 Life cycle assessment - Impact assessment
ISO 14043 Life cycle assessment - Interpretation
ISO 14050 Terms and definition
ISO 14060 Guide for the inclusion of environmental aspects in
product standards
EMS Life Cycle Assessment Standards
Environmental Auditing

12. Requirements of EMS
Introduction
It provides the
importance of
EMS and
purpose of the
standard
Requirements
It starts at Clause
4
Annexure A
It provides the
guidance on the
use of the
standard

13. Introduction Clause
• Organizations want to achieve sound
environmental performance by controlling
the impact of their activities, products or
services on the environment
• To support environmental protection and
prevention of pollution in balance with
socio-economic needs

14. Clause Reference 1
• To enable an organization to formulate a
policy and objectives taking into account
legislative requirements and information
about significant environmental impacts
• This applies to what the organization can
control

15. Clause 1 – Scope
ENVIRONMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL
PERFORMANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
ENVIRONMENTAL
OBJECTIVES
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
ENVIRONMENTAL TARGET
PREVENTION OF POLLUTION

16. Clause 1 – Scope
ENVIRONMENT
Surroundings in which an organization operates (land,
water, air, natural resources and etc.)
Element of an organization’s activities that can impact the
environment.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS

17. Clause 1 – Scope
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Any change to the environment, may it be adverse or
beneficial, that is a result of the organization’s activities.
A part of the overall system that includes the organizational
structure, planning activities, procedures for maintaining the
environmental policy.
ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

18. Clause 1 – Scope
ENVIRONMENTAL
OBJECTIVES
Overall environmental goal than an organization sets itself to
achieve
Measurable results of the environmental management
system based on its environmental objectives and targets.
ENVIRONMENTAL
PERFORMANCE

19. Clause 1 – Scope
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
The organization’s intentions in relation to overall
environmental performance; serves as a framework for
action.
The detailed performance requirement that arises from the
environmental objectives.
ENVIRONMENTAL TARGET

20. Clause 1 – Scope
PREVENTION OF POLLUTION
Use of processes, practices or products that avoid, reduce
or control pollution.

21. Clause 4
EMS Requirements
This international standard is based on the process
of “plan, implement, check and review.”
• Plan – Identifying environmental aspects and
establishing goals
• Implement – Training and operational controls
• Check – Monitoring and the corrective actions
needed
• Review – Progress reviews and acting to make
needed changes to the EMS.

22. Clause 4
EMS Requirements
General
The organization should
establish and maintain EMS
as per the requirements
given in clause 4
Environmental Policy
ü Appropriate to the nature, scale and
environmental impact
ü Commitment to prevention of
pollution
ü Comply with regulations and other
requirements
ü Establish and review the
environmental objectives and target
ü Documented, implemented,
maintained and be available to the
public
2
1

23. Clause 4
EMS Requirements
Planning
ü Environmental Aspects
ü Legal and Other
Requirements
ü Objectives and Target
ü Environmental
Management Programs
Implementation and
Operation
ü Structure and Responsibility
ü Training, Awareness and
Competence
ü Communications
ü EMS Documentation
ü Document Control
ü Operational Control
ü Emergency Preparedness and
Response
4
3

24. Clause 4
Planning
Environmental Aspects
• The organization must establish and maintain
environmental aspects in its activities which are duly
addressed in its objectives
Legal and Other Requirements
• The organization must establish procedure to have access
to legal and other requirements applicable to it

25. Clause 4
Planning
Objectives and Targets
• The organization should build an EMS based on the
applicable environmental aspects and policies used to
target and guide its EMS activities
Environmental Management Programs
• The programs implemented is aimed at achieving the
organization’s environmental objectives as well as tracking
its progress in achieving its established targets

26. Clause 4
Implementation and Operation
• It requires commitment of all employees
• It should begin at the top management,
establishing environmental policies and
systems for the organization
• The top management should ensure that
appropriate resources in maintaining
policies are provided

27. Clause 4
Implementation and Operation
Responsibility Person responsible
Overall direction CEO
Develop environmental policy CEO, MR
Monitor overall system performance MR
Assure regulatory compliance Senior environmental manager
Ensure internal compliance All managers, MR
Continual improvement All managers
Identify customer expectation for EMC Sales staff
Identify supplier expectation Purchase staff
Develop and maintain accounting procedures Finance
Comply with defined procedure All
Responsibility Matrix

28. Clause 4
Implementation and Operation
Training, Awareness and Competence
• The training programs focused on environmental
protection and those required for implementing EMS
should be organized and records maintained.
Communication
• Organizations should implement a procedure for receiving,
documenting, and responding to relevant information and
requests from interested parties.

29. Clause 4
Implementation and Operation
EMS Documentation
• Organizations would like to establish hierarchical structure
consisting of an EMS manual, EMS procedures, and
Environmental records, work instructions, standards,
forms, etc.
Document Control
• The guidance given for ISO 9000 more than satisfies this
requirement.

30. Clause 4
Implementation and Operation
Operational Control
• The organization should identify those operations and
activities that are associated with the identified
environmental aspects.
Emergency Preparedness and Response
• Emergency situations such as accidents should have been
anticipated and it should be tested periodically through
mock exercises to check for preparedness.

31. Clause 4
EMS Requirements
Checking and
Corrective Action
ü Monitoring and
Measurement
ü Non-conformance and
Corrective and Preventive
Action
ü Records
ü Environmental
Management System
Audit
5

32. Clause 4
Checking and Corrective Action
Records
Environmental records include:
ü Information on applicable environmental laws or other requirements
ü Complaint records
ü Training records
ü Process information
ü Product information
ü Inspection, maintenance, and calibration records
ü Pertinent, contractor and supplier information
ü Incident reports
ü Information on emergency preparedness and response
ü Records of significant environmental aspects
ü Audit results
ü Management review

33. Clause 4
Checking and Corrective Action
EMS Audit
The audit program and procedures should cover:
• The activities and areas to be considered in audits
• The frequency of audits
• The responsibilities with managing and
conducting audits
• The communication of audit results
• Auditor competence
• How audits will be conducted

34. Clause 4
EMS Requirements
Management Review
The essential purpose is to
confirm that the EMS is
implemented as a planned
and to determine the extent
to which objectives and
targets have been met
6

35. Clause 4
EMS in a Nutshell
PLAN
ACT
DO
CHECK
ü Environmental policy
ü Environmental aspects
ü Objectives and targets
ü Management
programs
ü Management
Review
ü Organization structure
ü Training
ü Communication
ü EMS documentation
ü Operational control
ü Emergency response
ü Records
ü Measuring and
monitoring
ü Checking corrective
and prevention
action audit

36. Rio Declaration
• Principle 20 assigns vital role to women in
environmental management and
sustainable development, requiring their
full participation
• Principle 21 strongly recommends that the
youth of the world be mobilized to forge
the global partnership for sustainable
development

37. Rio Declaration
Sovereign Rights to Sustainable Development
Sovereign Rights to Sustainable
Development
• States have the right to exploit their own
resources according to their own environmental
and developmental policies as long as they
ensure that activities within their jurisdiction do
not cause damage to the environment of other
areas beyond their limit

38. Rio Declaration
Global Partnership for Sustainable Development
Global Partnership for Sustainable
Development
• States shall cooperate in a spirit of global
partnership to conserve, protect and restore the
health and integrity of the earth’s ecosystem.
• States have common but differentiated
responsibilities

39. Rio Declaration
Equitable Environmental Legislation
Equitable Environmental Legislation
• States shall enact effective environmental
legislation
• Environmental standards, management
objectives and priorities should reflect the
environmental and developmental context to
which they apply

40. Rio Declaration
Internal Environmental Impact Assessment
Internal Environmental Impact
Assessment
• A national instrument undertaken for activities
that are likely to have a significant adverse
impact on the environment

41. Integrating with ISO
• The organization may choose to integrate the
systems for both QMS meeting ISO 9001
standards and EMS meeting ISO 14001
standards
• The registration for EMS is similar to ISO 9000
• It may be integrated to reduce efforts and cost
and get the cooperation of the employees