INTERNATIONAL ISO STANDARD 14001 Third edition 2015-09-15 Environmental management systems-Requirements with guidance for use Systemes de management environnemental-Exigences et lignes directrices pour son utilisation Reference number ISO14001:2015(E) ISO ISO2015 ISO14001:2015(E) ! COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT @ISO 2015 Published in Switzerland All rights reserved.Unless otherwise specified no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying or posting on the internet or an intranet without prior written permission.Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below or ISO's member body in the country of the requester. ISO copyright office Ch.de Blandonnet 8.CP 401 CH-1214 Vernier Geneva Switzerland Tel.41227490111 Fax41227490947 copyright@iso.org .iso.org ii @ISO 2015-All rights reserved ISO14001:2015(E) Contents Page Foreword Introduction vi 1 Scope 1 2 Normative references 1 3 Terms and definitions 1 3.1 Terms related to organization and leadership 1 3.2 Terms related to plannin........ 2 3.3 Terms related to support and operation 4 3.4 Terms related to performance evaluation and improvement 5 4 Context of the organization 6 4.1 Understanding the organization and its context 6 4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties 6 4.3 Determining the scope of the environmental management system 6 4.4 Environmental management system 7 5 Leadership 7 5.1 Leadership and mitment 7 5.2 Environmental policy 7 5.3 Organizational roles responsibilities and authorities. 8 6 Planning 8 6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities 8 6.1.1 General....... 8 6.1.2 Environmental aspects 9 6.1.3 Compliance obligation........ 9 6.1.4 Planning action.... 19 6.2 Environmental objectives and planning to achieve them 10 6.2.1 Environmental objectives........ 10 6.2.2 Planning actions to achieve environmental objectives 10 7 Support 10 7.1 Resources 10 7.2 C...