Increased awareness of sustainable development gives environmentally credible companies a competitive edge in national and international markets. A certified environmental management system proves that your business is taking active steps to fulfill your responsibilities.
Purpose
Expectations towards organizations reducing their direct environmental impacts and influencing supplier environmental performance are growing. Regulations and law enforcement are also getting stricter with customers, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders increasingly demanding demonstration of environmental performance and improvement.
Environmental management systems take a systematic approach to minimizing negative impacts on the environment and surrounding community. They provide a framework for an organization to manage its legal compliance and improve environmental performance, including risk and opportunity identification, analysis, target setting, and measurement.
ISO 14001 is the most common and globally recognized standard for environmental management systems and is applicable to any organization in any business sector.
RC14001 (Responsible Care® 14001) is a Technical Specification which combines the elements of the American Chemistry Council’s (ACC) Responsible Care® initiative with ISO 14001 (International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001:1996 Environmental Management System with Guidance for Use).
Contact our local office for more information on national standard schemes.
Benefits
Implementing an effective environmental management system can significantly reduce the impact of your organization’s activities on the environment, improve operational efficiency, identify opportunities for cost savings and reduce environmental liability.
The main drivers for organizations to implement an environmental management system and seek certification are:
Demonstration of responsibility towards the environment
An effective framework for regulatory compliance
Contractual obligations or expectations in a business-to-business relationship
A competitive market advantage through enhanced image and increased stakeholder confidence
Features
Certification of your environmental management system by DNV provides assurance to the market of your effective management of environmental performance and demonstrates commitment to customers with similar objectives.
DNV experience of environmental management and certification of management systems is extensive.
With our Risk Based Certification™ approach, DNV auditors focus on how well your environment management system supports the areas of greatest risk and interest to you, in addition to measuring compliance against elected standards. Our auditors know the business you are in and will apply their experience in ways that will improve and add value.
DNV Risk Based Certification™ is offered worldwide and DNV holds a wide range of national accreditations. With our global network of local resources, we provide you with the certification most suitable to your needs, type of business, and company location.
Environmental management system certification may be combined with certification to other management system standards, e.g. ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001.
Process
Read more about accredited certification, the road to certification and why you should partner with DNV.