1. ISO Standards and your Sustainability and EHS Programs
Environmental Leader Conference
Denver, Colorado
June 23, 2016
Dave R. Meyer Senior Consultant

2. EHS & Sustainability Program Design Alternatives
Model 1:
Regulatory Compliance
Model 5:
ISO Conformity,
Compliance Assurance,
Env. Performance; Sustainability
Integrated Management Systems
Model 2:
ISO Conformity
How Does Your
EMS Program
Stack Up?
Model 4:
ISO Conformity,
Compliance Assurance,
Environmental Performance
Model 3:
ISO Conformity
& Compliance Assurance

3. What is ISO 14001?
ISO is a globally-recognized Environmental Management System (HSEMS) framework
The international quality standard to put in place a systematic approach to environmental management
Focus on defining key environmental impacts, compliance risks, and developing system to foster environmental improvement and optimized operational costs
Proactive sustainability-oriented system
Fast becoming a supply chain requirement for US manufacturers
NEW STANDARD APPROVED 9/15/15; Three year transition period

4. ISO 14001- Environmental Management Specification- The “Gold” Standard
Plan Do
Check
Act
Plan
Understand issues, set goals, plan actions Do
Implement activities and processes to achieve your goals
Check
Monitor, measure & audit the EMS
Act
Continually improve the system
Continuous Improvement in:
Resource Efficiency
Hazard/Risk Reduction
Operating Costs
Customer Satisfaction
Reducing Environmental Footprint and Workplace Hazards
Community Value
Employee Training and Skills Development
Regulatory Compliance
Competitive Differentiation

5. ISO 14001 = Continual Improvement
New High Level Structure (HLS) for Management System Standards (MSS), which is a new common framework for ISO management system standards

6. What are the key improvements?
ISO 14001:2015 now requires:
Environmental management to be more prominent within the organization’s strategic direction- increased focus on risk analysis to define significance and improvement opportunities
A greater commitment from leadership
The implementation of proactive initiatives to protect the environment from harm and degradation
A focus on life-cycle thinking, to consider the environment from development to end-of-life- think value chain!
The addition of a stakeholder-focused communication strategy (addressing “interested party concerns” more prominently
It also allows for easier integration into other management systems thanks to the same structure, terms and definitions.