ISO 14001 requirements
ISO 14001 requirements cover context, leadership, planning, environmental aspects, compliance obligations, operation, evaluation and improvement.
The main ISO 14001 requirement areas.
ISO 14001 follows the Annex SL management system structure. It asks organisations to understand their context, identify environmental aspects, manage compliance obligations, set objectives, control operations and evaluate performance.
This summary is for orientation only. Organisations should use the official standard when implementing or auditing an environmental management system.
- Context of the organisation
- Leadership and environmental policy
- Environmental aspects and compliance obligations
- Objectives, planning and support
- Operational control and emergency preparedness
- Monitoring, internal audit and management review
- Improvement and corrective action
Evidence proves the system is working.
Certification looks for evidence that environmental controls are defined, used and improved. Records, audits, corrective actions, monitoring data and management reviews show whether the EMS is effective.