ISO 14001 - Environmental Management System

ISO 14001 is an Environmental Management Standard, for organisations of all sizes - large and small - and will help you to be more environmentally friendly, helping to measure your consumption and reduce waste.

The ISO 14001 Environment Management System (EMS) standard is an internationally recognised environmental management standard which was first published in 1996. It is a systematic framework to manage the immediate and long term environmental impacts of an organisation’s products, services and processes. VG certification is accredited to certify your environmental management system to the ISO 14001 standard.

ISO 14001 is part of the ISO 14000 series and forms the cornerstone of the family of standards. ISO 14001 environmental certification provides a framework for environmental management best practice to help organisations:

  • Minimise their environmental footprint
  • Diminish the risk of pollution incidents
  • Provides operational improvements
  • Ensure compliance with relevant environmental legislation, and
  • Develop their business in a sustainable manner


Key benefits of the ISO 14001 standard include:

  • Identify cost savings with greater emphasis on resource, waste and energy management
  • Develop the corporate image and credibility
  • Quantify, monitor and control the impact of operations on the environment, now and in the future
  • Ensure legislative awareness and compliance
  • Improve environmental performance of supply chain
  • Protect the company, assets, shareholders and directors
  • Potentially decrease public liability insurance costs for your organisation
  • Grow your access to business partners and potential customers


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