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ISO 14001:2015 — Environmental management
The seven auditable clauses of the environmental standard, in the order the system is actually built, with examples of how each is covered in ISOGESONLINE.
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- 1 Context of the organization How to identify the environmental conditions and interested parties of your system. Clause 4
- 2 Leadership How to show management commitment to the environmental policy. Clause 5
- 3 Planning How to identify significant environmental aspects and legal requirements. Clause 6
- 4 Support How to manage resources, environmental competence and communication. Clause 7
- 5 Operation How to operationally control environmental aspects and prepare for emergencies. Clause 8
- 6 Performance evaluation How to measure environmental performance and verify legal compliance. Clause 9
- 7 Improvement How to close out environmental nonconformities and improve performance continually. Clause 10
Every clause of ISO 14001:2015, explained
ISO 14001:2015 shares the same high-level structure (Annex SL) as ISO 9001: seven auditable clauses (4 to 10) running from environmental context to continual improvement of performance.
This path explains each clause with the environmental aspects, legal requirements and evidence an environmental management auditor usually asks for.
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References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.
- ISO 14001:2015 — Environmental management systems. Requirements ISO · 2015 ed., with Amd 1:2024
- Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 (EMAS) EUR-Lex · 25 November 2009