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The environmental objectives shall be: a consistent with the environmental policy; b measurable if practicable ; c monitored; d communicated; e updated as appropriate. The organization shall maintain documented information on the environmental objectives.

NOTE Applicable actions can include, for example, the provision of training to, the mentoring of, or the re- assignment of currently employed persons; or the hiring or contracting of competent persons. The organization shall retain appropriate documented information as evidence of competence. When establishing its communication process es , the organization shall: — take into account its compliance obligations; — ensure that environmental information communicated is consistent with information generated within the environmental management system, and is reliable.

The organization shall respond to relevant communications on its environmental management system. The organization shall retain documented information as evidence of its communications, as appropriate. Documented information of external origin determined by the organization to be necessary for the planning and operation of the environmental management system shall be identified, as appropriate, and controlled.

NOTE Access can imply a decision regarding the permission to view the documented information only, or the permission and authority to view and change the documented information. NOTE Controls can include engineering controls and procedures. Controls can be implemented following a hierarchy e. The organization shall control planned changes and review the consequences of unintended changes, taking action to mitigate any adverse effects, as necessary. The organization shall ensure that outsourced processes are controlled or influenced.

The type and extent of control or influence to be applied to the process es shall be defined within the environmental management system.

Consistent with a life cycle perspective, the organization shall: a establish controls, as appropriate, to ensure that its environmental requirement s is are addressed in the design and development process for the product or service, considering each life cycle stage; b determine its environmental requirement s for the procurement of products and services, as appropriate; c communicate its relevant environmental requirement s to external providers, including contractors; d consider the need to provide information about potential significant environmental impacts associated with the transportation or delivery, use, end-of-life treatment and final disposal of its products and services.

The organization shall maintain documented information to the extent necessary to have confidence that the processes have been carried out as planned. The organization shall maintain documented information to the extent necessary to have confidence that the process es is are carried out as planned.

The organization shall determine: a what needs to be monitored and measured; b the methods for monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation, as applicable, to ensure valid results; c the criteria against which the organization will evaluate its environmental performance, and appropriate indicators; d when the monitoring and measuring shall be performed; e when the results from monitoring and measurement shall be analysed and evaluated. The organization shall ensure that calibrated or verified monitoring and measurement equipment is used and maintained, as appropriate.

The organization shall evaluate its environmental performance and the effectiveness of the environmental management system. The organization shall communicate relevant environmental performance information both internally and externally, as identified in its communication process es and as required by its compliance obligations.

The organization shall retain appropriate documented information as evidence of the monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation results. The organization shall retain documented information as evidence of the compliance evaluation result s. When establishing the internal audit programme, the organization shall take into consideration the environmental importance of the processes concerned, changes affecting the organization and the results of previous audits.

The organization shall: a define the audit criteria and scope for each audit; b select auditors and conduct audits to ensure objectivity and the impartiality of the audit process; c ensure that the results of the audits are reported to relevant management.

The organization shall retain documented information as evidence of the implementation of the audit programme and the audit results. The outputs of the management review shall include: — conclusions on the continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness of the environmental management system; — decisions related to continual improvement opportunities; — decisions related to any need for changes to the environmental management system, including resources; — actions, if needed, when environmental objectives have not been achieved; — opportunities to improve integration of the environmental management system with other business processes, if needed; — any implications for the strategic direction of the organization.

The organization shall retain documented information as evidence of the results of management reviews. Corrective actions shall be appropriate to the significance of the effects of the nonconformities encountered, including the environmental impact s. The organization shall retain documented information as evidence of: — the nature of the nonconformities and any subsequent actions taken; — the results of any corrective action.

While this information addresses and is consistent with these requirements, it is not intended to add to, subtract from, or in any way modify them. The requirements in this International Standard need to be viewed from a systems or holistic perspective.

The user should not read a particular sentence or clause of this International Standard in isolation from other clauses. There is an interrelationship between the requirements in some clauses and the requirements in other clauses. For example, the organization needs to understand the relationship between the commitments in its environmental policy and the requirements that are specified in other clauses.

Management of change is an important part of maintaining the environmental management system that ensures the organization can achieve the intended outcomes of its environmental management system on an ongoing basis. Management of change is addressed in various requirements of this International Standard, including — maintaining the environmental management system see 4.

As part of managing change, the organization should address planned and unplanned changes to ensure that the unintended consequences of these changes do not have a negative effect on the intended outcomes of the environmental management system.

Examples of change include: — planned changes to products, processes, operations, equipment or facilities; — changes in staff or external providers, including contractors; — new information related to environmental aspects, environmental impacts and related technologies; — changes in compliance obligations.

There is no requirement to replace the terms used by an organization with the terms used in this International Standard.

Organizations can choose to use terms that suit their business, e. This International Standard uses some new terminology. A brief explanation is given below to aid both new users and those who have used previous editions of this International Standard.

The intent of this new phrase does not differ from that of the previous edition. The intent does not differ from that of previous editions. The minimal intended outcomes include enhancement of environmental performance, fulfilment of compliance obligations and achievement of environmental objectives.

Organizations can set additional intended outcomes for their environmental management system. For example, consistent with their commitment to protection of the environment, an organization may establish an intended outcome to work towards sustainable development. An understanding of the context of an organization is used to establish, implement, maintain and continually improve its environmental management system see 4.

The internal and external issues that are determined in 4. The organization determines those that need to be addressed and managed see 6. The organization considers the knowledge gained when determining which of these needs and expectations it has to or it chooses to comply with, i. Interested party requirements are not necessarily requirements of the organization. Some interested party requirements reflect needs and expectations that are mandatory because they have been incorporated into laws, regulations, permits and licences by governmental or even court decision.

The organization may decide to voluntarily agree to or adopt other requirements of interested parties e. Once the organization adopts them, they become organizational requirements i. A more detailed-level analysis of its compliance obligations is performed in 6. An organization has the freedom and flexibility to define its boundaries. In setting the scope, the credibility of the environmental management system depends upon the choice of organizational boundaries.

The organization considers the extent of control or influence that it can exert over activities, products and services considering a life cycle perspective. Scoping should not be used to exclude activities, products, services, or facilities that have or can have significant environmental aspects, or to evade its compliance obligations. Once the organization asserts it conforms to this International Standard, the requirement to make the scope statement available to interested parties applies.

If this International Standard is implemented for a specific part s of an organization, policies, processes and documented information developed by other parts of the organization can be used to meet the requirements of this International Standard, provided they are applicable to that those specific part s. For information on maintaining the environmental management system as part of management of change, see Clause A.

Top management may delegate responsibility for these actions to others, but it retains accountability for ensuring the actions are performed. The environmental policy enables the organization to set its environmental objectives see 6. The specific commitment s an organization pursues should be relevant to the context of the organization, including the local or regional environmental conditions.

These commitments can address, for example, water quality, recycling, or air quality, and can also include commitments related to climate change mitigation and adaptation, protection of biodiversity and ecosystems, and restoration.

This International Standard specifies a number of interconnected requirements related to this commitment. These include the need to: — determine compliance obligations; — ensure operations are carried out in accordance with these compliance obligations; — evaluate fulfilment of the compliance obligations; — correct nonconformities.

The specific roles and responsibilities identified in 5. The organization can ensure this by determining its risks and opportunities that need to be addressed and planning action to address them. These risks and opportunities can be related to environmental aspects, compliance obligations, other issues or other needs and expectations of interested parties.

Environmental aspects see 6. The risks and opportunities related to environmental aspects can be determined as part of the significance evaluation or determined separately. Compliance obligations see 6.

Emergency situations are unplanned or unexpected events that need the urgent application of specific competencies, resources or processes to prevent or mitigate their actual or potential consequences.

Emergency situations can result in adverse environmental impacts or other effects on the organization. When determining potential emergency situations e. Although risks and opportunities need to be determined and addressed, there is no requirement for formal risk management or a documented risk management process. It is up to the organization to select the method it will use to determine its risks and opportunities.

The method may involve a simple qualitative process or a full quantitative assessment depending on the context in which the organization operates. The risks and opportunities identified see 6. Changes to the environment, either adverse or beneficial, that result wholly or partially from environmental aspects are called environmental impacts. The environmental impact can occur at local, regional and global scales, and also can be direct, indirect or cumulative by nature.

The relationship between environmental aspects and environmental impacts is one of cause and effect. When determining environmental aspects, the organization considers a life cycle perspective. This does not require a detailed life cycle assessment; thinking carefully about the life cycle stages that can be controlled or influenced by the organization is sufficient.

The life cycle stages that are applicable will vary depending on the activity, product or service. An organization needs to determine the environmental aspects within the scope of its environmental management system. It takes into account the inputs and outputs both intended and unintended that are associated with its current and relevant past activities, products and services; planned or new developments; and new or modified activities, products and services.

The method used should consider normal and abnormal operating conditions, shut-down and start-up conditions, as well as the reasonably foreseeable emergency situations identified in 6. For information on environmental aspects as part of managing change, see Clause A.

An organization does not have to consider each product, component or raw material individually to determine and evaluate their environmental aspects; it may group or categorize activities, products and services when they have common characteristics.

When determining its environmental aspects, the organization can consider: a emissions to air; b releases to water; c releases to land; d use of raw materials and natural resources; e use of energy; f energy emitted e. In addition to the environmental aspects that it can control directly, an organization determines whether there are environmental aspects that it can influence.

These can be related to products and services used by the organization which are provided by others, as well as products and services that it provides to others, including those associated with an outsourced process es. With respect to those an organization provides to others, it can have limited influence on the use and end-of-life treatment of the products and services. In all circumstances, however, it is the organization that determines the extent of control it is able to exercise, the environmental aspects it can influence, and the extent to which it chooses to exercise such influence.

There is no single method for determining significant environmental aspects, however, the method and criteria used should provide consistent results. The organization sets the criteria for determining its significant environmental aspects.

Environmental criteria are the primary and minimum criteria for assessing environmental aspects. Criteria can relate to the environmental aspect e. Other criteria may also be used. An environmental aspect might not be significant when only considering environmental criteria. It can, however, reach or exceed the threshold for determining significance when other criteria are considered. These other criteria can include organizational issues, such as legal requirements or interested party concerns.

These other criteria are not intended to be used to downgrade an aspect that is significant based on its environmental impact. Compliance obligations include legal requirements that an organization has to comply with and other requirements that the organization has to or chooses to comply with. Compliance obligations also include other interested party requirements related to its environmental management system which the organization has to or chooses to adopt.

These can include, if applicable: — agreements with community groups or non-governmental organizations; — agreements with public authorities or customers; — organizational requirements; — voluntary principles or codes of practice; — voluntary labelling or environmental commitments; — obligations arising under contractual arrangements with the organization; — relevant organizational or industry standards.

The actions planned may include establishing environmental objectives see 6. Some actions may be addressed through other management systems, such as those related to occupational health and safety or business continuity, or through other business processes related to risk, financial or human resource management. When considering its technological options, an organization should consider the use of best-available techniques, where economically viable, cost-effective and judged appropriate.

This is not intended to imply that organizations are obliged to use environmental cost-accounting methodologies. The tactical and operational levels can include environmental objectives for specific units or functions within the organization and should be compatible with its strategic direction. Indicators are selected to evaluate the achievement of measurable environmental objectives. For additional information on environmental indicators, see ISO Top management should ensure that those with environmental management system responsibilities are supported with the necessary resources.

Internal resources may be supplemented by an external provider s. Resources can include human resources, natural resources, infrastructure, technology and financial resources. Examples of human resources include specialized skills and knowledge.

Communication is a two-way process, in and out of the organization. When establishing its communication process es , the internal organizational structure should be considered to ensure communication with the most appropriate levels and functions. A single approach can be adequate to meet the needs of many different interested parties, or multiple approaches might be necessary to address specific needs of individual interested parties.

The information received by the organization can contain requests from interested parties for specific information related to the management of its environmental aspects, or can contain general impressions or views on the way the organization carries out that management.

These impressions or views can be positive or negative. In the latter case e. A subsequent analysis of these complaints can provide valuable information for detecting improvement opportunities for the environmental management system.

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