System certification according to EN ISO 14001:2004 Environmental Management Systems
The standards are divided into:
EN ISO 14001:2004 - Environmental Management Systems - Requirements with Guidance for Use
EN ISO 14001 specifies requirements for environmental management system that organisations can use for internal application, certification or contractual purposes in contracts concluded with suppliers and customers. It is utilised in certification for an independent assessment of organisation's ability to create and maintain procedures for identification of environmental aspects of their activities, services and products it can control and on which it can, as expected, have a certain influence, to meet legal and other requirements, its own requirements specified for an efficient operation of all processes and a continual improvement of the environmental management system.
EN ISO 14004:2004 - Environmental Management Systems - A General Directive to Principles, Systems and Supporting Methods
EN ISO 14004 gives guidance for a scope of the environmental management system broader than that provided by EN ISO 14001. It focuses notably on a continual improvement in performance and efficiency of the whole organisation.
Benefits of Certification according to EN ISO 14001:2004
- establishment and improvement of environmental care
- awareness of own responsibility
- transparency and reduction of risks
- profile / Image
- employees motivation
- timely recognition of environmental problems
- more guarantees of meeting legal and other requirements
- competition advantages
- management tool, suitable use of resources