ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CERTIFICATION

Proving your environmental responsibility

BUSINESS CHALLENGE

Environment preservation is one of the major crises we are facing in the world. As customers are becoming more environmentally conscious, businesses have to follow the trend. The appropriate management of environmental issues contributes positively to economic gain and increases the competitiveness of the company. Meeting high environmental standards is important for company image and reputation. Proof of a responsible approach is fast becoming a key purchasing criterion.

WHAT IS ISO 14001?

ISO 14001 an international Environmental Management System (EMS) standard applicable to any organisation, anywhere. Based on the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle, ISO 14001 provides a framework and specifies the most important requirements to identify, control and monitor the environmental aspects and impacts of any organisation, and also how to manage and improve the whole system.

The key areas covered by this series are:

Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
Environmental Auditing
Environmental Labels and Declarations
Environmental Performance Evaluation
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Environmental Communication
Greenhouse Gases (GHG) Monitoring

The Benefits

Customer, investor, public, community assurance by demonstrating commitment
Improving cost control by conserving input materials and energy
Creation of knowledge database for effective exchange within the company information
Reducing incidents that result in liability, therefore reducing insurance costs
High Level Structure (HLS) to easily
integrate with other management systems standards
Assisting the attainment of permits and authorizations for local trade

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THE Key steps in our certification process are:

Definition of certification scope
Pre-audit (optional): gap analysis and diagnosis of your current position against standard
Certification audit performed in 2 stages:
Stage 1 - Readiness review performed to verify that the organisation is ready for certification
Stage 2 - Evaluation of implementation, including the effectiveness, of the management system of the organisation
A certificate valid for 3 years is issued upon satisfactory results of stage 2 audit
Surveillance audits to verify that the management system continues to fulfil the requirements of the standard and monitor the continual improvement
Re-certification after 3 years to confirm the continued conformance and effectiveness of the management system as a whole

WHY CHOOSE BUREAU VERITAS SERVICES?

NETWORK
With 150,000 active ISO certificates and +7,400 skilled auditors, Bureau Veritas is present in 140 countries with local specialists in 80 countries.

EXPERTISE
Bureau Veritas Certification relies +400 environmental auditors possessing an extensive experience in environmental and technical issues, as well as in depth knowledge of local regulations, markets and language that enables them to provide solutions adapted to your needs.

RECOGNITION
Bureau Veritas Certification is the worldwide market leader with over 20,000 companies in 127 countries already certified to ISO 14001.

MARK OF GLOBAL RECOGNITION
The Bureau Veritas Certification mark is a globally recognized symbol of your organisation’s ongoing commitment to excellence, sustainability and reliability.

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