The ISO 14001 Environmental Management System is a tool that helps in determining the environmental effects on companies that occur as a result of their operations, and in reducing these to a minimum after first helping evaluate the sizes of these effects. The standard gives companies the opportunity to face the environmental issues that are important for them. The ISO 14001 Environmental Management System expects establishments to commit to “preventing pollution,” “compliance to the law,” and “continuous improvement.”

An environmental management system that takes the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System as a basis is a management tool that helps businesses of all types and sizes to control the effects of their own products, services, and operations on the environment.

The ISO 14001 Environmental Management System also favors effective business management as well as taking account of environmental performance. For this reason, it is a system that positively affects the productivity of businesses.

The ISO 14001 Environmental Management System is a management system that will change behaviors for businesses, will ensure an increase of efficiency in strategic planning, and will boost productivity and competitiveness. When integrated with the other operations of the organization, it both facilitates trade operations by providing assurance in issues of quality in international commerce and sensitivity to the environment and increases the sales figures of the business product by creating a positive image. The environmental management standard ISO 14001 Environmental Management System was revised in 2015.

Who Requires the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System?

All institutions, establishments, and producers who provide services, and all companies who create waste (plastic injection produce, concrete, construction, food, textiles, machines, chemical and medical materials, hospitals, polyclinics, printing houses, automotive spare parts, car servicing etc.) in particular industry and public institutions who wish to gain a respected position for themselves in national and international markets can apply the ISO 14001 Environmental Management System.

Benefits of ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Application

• The ISO 14001 Environmental Management System ensures acceptance in the global market due to it being a common langauge known and used by the whole world.

• Ensures the adoption of environmental consciousness.

• Provides a competitive advantage.

• Reduces costs.

• Ensures that potential environmental effects are minimized.

• Provides feedback for labor productivity.

• Increases motivation for work.

• Ensures an increase in conformity to national and/or international legislation.

• Provides an increase in environmental performance.

• Ensures that waste is kept under control.