ISO 14001 Certification – Environmental Management System

The ISO 14001 certification focuses on the environment and how businesses can control impacts they may have on the environment. 

Environmental issues have come to the forefront in recent years with greater awareness amongst legislators, insurers, financiers, shareholders, customers, employees and neighbours. An Environmental Management System (EMS) provides a framework for obtaining ISO 14001 Certification and managing environmental responsibilities to make business operations more efficient.

ISO 14001 allows an organisation to understand, describe and control its significant impacts on the environment, reduce the risk of potentially costly pollution incidents, ensure compliance with environmental legislation and continually improve its business operations.

Blackmores specialises in helping you to implement and maintain your ISO 14001 Environmental Management System certification across London, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, and UK-wide. We can also assist with international locations, having experience of working in 27 other countries.

When you work with an ISO 14001 consultant like Blackmores, we can help you; prepare for your certification, during the assessment process and our support continues after achieving your certification. 

Some of the ways we support you include;

• Conduct an ISO 14001 Gap Analysis – To help establish your strengths and weaknesses.
• ISO 14001 E-learning – Learn at your own pace with our online courses via the isologyhub
• ISO 14001 isologists® – We have a skilled team of consultants to help you implement an Environmental Management System. We have experience working internationally across many sectors, from London to the UAE.
• Internal Audits – We can help you to plan and conduct Internal Audits to verify your compliance with ISO 14001.
• On-Site Support – We can provide support during External Audits carried out by Certification Bodies.
• Request a quote for Certification – We can send a request for a quote to 3 UKAS-certified Certification Bodies on your behalf. This is done free of charge on request; we can then negotiate and find the best value for your certification so you don’t spend more than you need to. 
• Training resources – We provide a plethora of training and resources to make sure you are reaching the standards required to pass your certification via our online membership site – the isologyhub.

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There are a range of benefits associated with operating an effective EMS to comply with ISO 14001: 

Financial benefits 

There are several benefits of achieving your ISO 14001 certification:

• Provide cost savings through reducing waste and making more efficient use of natural resources (electricity, water, gas, and fuels).
• Ensure that the organisation is better placed to avoid future fines and penalties for not meeting environmental legislation by identifying environmental risks and addressing the weaknesses.
• Reduce insurance costs by demonstrating better risk management.

Operational/ Internal benefits 

When it comes to the impact on operational or internal processes, achieving your ISO 14001 certification has the following benefits; 

• Improve overall performance and efficiency.
• Tighten production processes, yielding better efficiency and reduction in the risk of incidents.
• Remove uncertainty and consistency by managing disruption and waste.
• Help clarify staff responsibility.
• Improve internal communications and morale – often leading to sound environmental solutions suggested by staff, who are the ultimate owners of the business processes.

External benefits 

Further to the financial and internal benefits, there are also external benefits to achieving the ISO 14001 certification;

• Leads to a better public perception of the organisation and a competitive advantage, leading to improved sale opportunities.
• Lead to better community awareness of the impact of your activities on the local residents (noise, smell, dust, vibration, etc.)
• Demonstrate environmental commitment and provide confidence to your customers, trade partners, stakeholders, regulators and local authority.
• Demonstrate an innovative and forward-thinking approach.

In a variety of industries, ISO 14001 certification is now a very common demand during the PQQ (Pre-Qualifying Questionnaire) stage of the tendering process.

It can be challenging to successfully structure, format, and communicate in your tendering application document how your company manages its environmental performance.

Achieving ISO 14001 Certification means your business will now have a well-documented management system that has been implemented and executed. Having these policies and procedures in place now means that the majority of the responses to tendering questions will be easily accessible.

The world is facing a crisis: poverty, hunger, inequality, and climate change are just some of the issues we must address.

In 2015, world leaders came together to create 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which aim to tackle these issues, to build a better world by 2030.

ISO 14001 can be used to meet the following goals 

Watch our videos to learn more about what you need to consider when starting on your ISO 14001 consultancy journey.