Pressure for corporations to monitor and build upon efficiency in regard to their carbon footprint has never been higher, with estimates that at the current rate, global warming could become irreversible in 2024.
Organisations awarding contracts and new business want to see their suppliers taking their environmental responsibilities seriously and for them to be part of their own culture.
EU and UK government initially set targets to address such concerns seeking to reduce corporate emissions by 34% and 80% in 2020 and 2050 respectively.
Targets were updated in June 2019 requiring the UK to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Making the UK the first major economy to pass net zero emissions law.
ISO 14001 can be used to drive these improvements.
So how can you ensure your organisation achieves ISO 14001 compliance standards?
By introducing a system that will enable your organisation to address the core values of ISO 14001, Plan, Do, Check, Act and Continuous Improvement.
The system that I have developed provides five key benefits to your organisation in achieving ISO 14001 compliance.
1. Plan – Monitor Performance
Removing paper documentation from the process frees up space but significantly improves accuracy and efficiency when monitoring environmental data by going online.
This allows for informed and strategic decisions to be made concerning environmental performance.
2. Do – Save Money
Investment in green technologies can reduce your organisations long term dependency on costly resources and energy.
Whilst the system will also help you to identify areas to reduce excessive waste and capitalise on green tax breaks and government incentives.
3. Check – Identify Opportunities
The system enables opportunities to be identified which could enable your business to cut costs, avoid prosecution and increase your community commitment.
However, this system also educates in how to better manage your organisations environmental impact.
4.Act – Legal Compliance
The system ensures that your organisation adheres to UK and EU environmental legislation thus removing the risk of legal prosecution and non-compliance.
5.Continuous Improvement – Reduce Carbon Footprint
Ultimately, the goal of the EMS is to reduce your organisations environmental impact, both improving efficiency, saving money, and boosting your Corporate Social Responsibility commitment.