1. Getting The Most Out of ISO14001:2015
Martin Baxter IEMA Chief Policy Advisor
@mbaxteriema

2. Welcome & Introductions

3. IEMA & WSCP Who you are What you do
Your interest and involvement in ISO 14001
Where are you on the transition to the new standard?

4. Outline

5. Lifecycle perspective Risks & opportunities and compliance
Outline
Context of ISO 14001:2015
Leadership
Lifecycle perspective
Risks & opportunities and compliance
Implications for your organisation
Timetable for implementation & demonstrating achievement

6. Context

7. Context
ISO in terms of scale, scope, potential to support change
Organisation specific – understanding key internal factors
Needs and expectations of interested parties

8. Leadership

9. Leadership Accountability Strategic alignment Integration
Policy & direction

10. Lifecycle perspective

11. Lifecycle Perspective

12. Lifecycle Perspective

13. Risks and opportunities & compliance

14. Environmental risk (aspects and impacts) Organisational risk
Risks & Opportunities
Environmental risk (aspects and impacts)
Organisational risk
Potential opportunities
External environmental conditions
Control and influence

15. Compliance Compliance Obligations:
Legal requirements that an organisation has to comply with and other requirements that an organisation has to or chooses to comply with
(ISO 14001:2015)
Legal compliance
Full implementation of applicable environmental legislation. Compliance occurs when requirements are met and desired changes are achieved
(IMPEL “Principles of Environmental Enforcement”)

16. Compliance Permits…& exemptions
Generally applied laws & regs (e.g. Duty of Care)
Financial (e.g. carbon taxes)
Product regulation (e.g. REACH, packaging, Eco-Design)
Activity-based regulation (e.g. ESOS)
Labelling (e.g. green claims)
Location-specific (e.g. SSSIs, SPA, SAC)
Species-specific (flora and fauna)
Contracts

17. Compliance isn’t getting any easier!

18. Legal Register? Activity Regulation – be specific - & regulator
Description of the regulations & Relevance to the organisation
Be specific on how do they apply, including standards that need to be achieved
Level of performance that needs to be achieved
Information needed to evaluate compliance, and frequently of compliance checks?
Responsible person(s)
Reference to relevant permits, licences, authorisations etc
Review period!!!!

19. Evaluating Compliance Performance
Comparison of discharges against consent limits
Audit findings - internal or external
Regulator findings
Environmental incidents or complaints
Progress against the environmental management programme & objectives
Results of the environmental monitoring programmes
Risk assessments

20. Compliance Indicators
Use of measurements or indicators to help ensure compliance
Reflective
Predictive

21. Operational Control

22. Design & development process considering each life-cycle stage
Operational Control
Controls
Design & development process considering each life-cycle stage
Procurement of products and services
Communicate requirements
Information for forward life-cycle stages

23. Potential Implications

24. Potential Implications
Interpretation
Business value
Competence
Integration
External environmental change

25. Recognition

26. Forms of Recognition Self declaration 2nd part audits
External confirmation of self-declaration
Accredited certification
3 years!

27. Comments & Discussion

28. Thanks! Martin Baxter IEMA Chief Policy Advisor
@mbaxteriema