iso 14001 is an internationally agreed standard that sets out the requirements for an environmental management system the standard consists of policies processes procedures and aspect and impact assessment which is aligned to legal requirements and records that define the rules determining how an organization interacts with its environment it helps your organization to improve its environmental performance through the efficient use of resources and the reduction of waste and demonstrates your organization's devotion to caring for its environment with the aim of minimizing pollution achieving iso 14001 certification can benefit your organization in the following ways improved relationships between your organization and its clients as well as the community as a whole save money your business will save money by reducing incidents that may result in a lawsuit it will also lower insurance premiums taken out to cover these risks competitive edge when tendering for new business an iso 14001 certification is often a requirement and gives you a distinct competitive advantage over non-accredited competitors happy employees employees want to know that they work for a company that cares about the environment and want to contribute to a better world less waste there will be a notable decrease in the amount of waste a company produces and has to dispose of during operations which in turn saves your business money stakeholder trust will improve when stakeholders know your environmental management system is properly documented and managed this is usually required for environmental social and governance reporting since not all businesses have the same relationship with the environment the iso 14001 system will need to be tailored specifically to your business's situation and needs not sure where to start reach out to wise for a gap assessment quotation and allow us to help you implement this highly beneficial iso standard in your organization our project plan includes the following steps step 1 gap assessment we review existing documentation and records map it to the iso standards legal and other requirements and scope the amount of work required to conform step 2 documentation we develop your iso system and documentation and conduct awareness training for all staff step 3 implementation we help to generate records and conduct various training interventions to ensure an adequate level of skills transfer step 4 certification we take you through the certification process contact us today on zero eight six one zero nine nine four seven three or cape town zero two one five two five nine one five nine you can also email us at admin at wise.co.za