UNI EN ISO 14001:2015+A1:2024

The standard specifies the requirements for an environmental management system that an organization can use to develop its environmental performance. The standard is intended for an organization that wishes to manage its environmental responsibilities in a systematic way that contributes to the environmental pillar of sustainability. The standard helps an organization to achieve the expected outcomes of its environmental management system, which provide added value for the environment, for the organization itself and for interested parties. Consistent with the organisation's environmental policy, the expected outcomes of an environmental management system include: - the achievement of environmental performance; - the fulfillment of compliance obligations; - the achievement of environmental objectives. The standard is applicable to any organization, regardless of size, type and nature and applies to the environmental aspects of its activities, products and services that the organization determines it can control or influence, considering a life cycle perspective. The standard does not establish any specific environmental performance criteria. The standard can be used, in whole or in part, to systematically improve environmental management. Statements of compliance with this standard, however, are not acceptable unless all requirements of the standard are incorporated into an environmental management system of the organization and met without exclusion. This edition of the standard differs from the previous one by the inclusion of the amendment A1 (September 2024 edition) which covers actions related to climate change.

The only amendment on climate changes, for all management system standards, is freely available on the UNI website at the following link: https://www.uni.com/cambiamenti-climatici-e-norme-sui-sistemi-di-gestione/