ISO 14001

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ISO 14001 international voluntary standard may be adopted by all public or private sector organisation typologies.

It lays down Environmental Management System requirements and one of its positive features is that it can be seamlessly integrated with other management systems complying with specific standards (ISO 9000:00, OHSAS 18001). It is also a pre-requirement for EMAS registration, if wished.

Environmental analysis must at first be carried out for the recognition of compliance to Management System ISO 14001. The context within which the organisation is operational must be studied in depth.

To this purpose, all technical, scientific and legislative information indicating the current environmental characteristics of the organisation’s activities, products and services is gathered.

On the basis of the resulting profile, the Environmental Management System is put in place and maintained over time in compliance with the ISO 14001 standard.

Certification procedure Steps:

  • drafting an economic proposition (not binding);
  • stipulating a certification contract;
  • requested documentat is submitted by organisation;
  • visit to business concern for the purpose of assessment by expert assessors. Assessment involves verification of compliance with laws and environmental analysis (Stage 1). The Environmental Management System is then subject to an audit procedure (Stage 2). CSQA and IQNet certificate issue and entering of organisation in CSQA and Sincert registers.