4 Context of the organization
4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of
interested parties
4.3 Determining the scope of the environmental
management system
4.4 Environmental management system
5 Leadership
5.1 Leadership and commitment
5.2 Environmental policy
Identify and understand your organization
Identify the external issues that are relev
Identify the external conditions that are re
Identify and understand your organization
Identify the internal issues that are releva
Identify the internal conditions that are re
Identify the interested parties that are rele
Identify those who are interested in your
Determine the needs and expectations of
Determine those that are relevant to your
Determine those that have become comp
Clarify boundaries and think about what y
Use boundary and applicability informatio
Consider your compliance obligations wh
Consider your corporate context when yo
Define the scope of your environmental m
Include all the products that fall within the
Include all the services that fall within the
Include all the activities that fall within the
Document the scope of your environmen
Consider your organization's context whe
Consider your external context when you
Think about how external issues could in
Think about how external interested parti
Consider your internal context when you
Think about how internal issues could inf
Develop an EMS in accordance with the
Establish the processes that you need an
Implement, maintain, and improve your e
Accept responsibility for your organization
Demonstrate that you are committed to y
Ensure that an environmental policy is fo
Ensure that environmental objectives are
Communicate your commitment to the EM
Explain why environmental management
Expect your managers to be accountable
Encourage your personnel to personally s
Formulate your organization's environme
 Consider your context when you formulat
Consider the environment when you form
Consider your compliance obligations wh
Implement your organization's environme
Document your organization's environme
Communicate your organization's environ
Expect your personnel to comply with you
5.3 Organizational roles, responsibilities and
Provide effective environmental leadersh
authorities
Assign all EMS roles, responsibilities, and
Communicate all EMS roles, responsibilit
6 Planning
6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities
6.1.1 General Develop the processes that you need to m
Establish processes needed to plan and
Implement processes needed to plan and
Maintain processes needed to plan and im
Plan the establishment of your environme
Consider the scope of your environmenta
Consider how you're going to address yo
Consider how you're going to determine y
Consider how you're going to identify pot
Consider how you're going to ensure that
Establish environmental management pla
Document the risks and opportunities tha
Document the processes needed to plan
Maintain and control your EMS planning
6.1.2 Environmental aspects Use risk planning process (from 6.1.1) to
Identify environmental aspects that fall w
Identify those environmental aspects you
Identify your organization's significant en
Establish criteria to identify significant en
Use risk planning process (from 6.1.1) to
Identify the environmental impacts that fa
6.1.3 Compliance obligations Use risk planning process (from 6.1.1) to
Identify the compliance obligations that fa
Document your organization's particular E
6.1.4 Planning action Plan how you're going to ensure that EM
Plan how you're going to address signific
Plan how you're going to address environ
Plan how you're going to address environ
Formulate actions to ensure that your EM
Carry out actions to ensure that your EM
Clarify criteria for setting environmental o
6.2 Environmental objectives and planning to achieve
them
6.2.1 Environmental objectives
Ensure that objectives are consistent with
Ensure that objectives are measurable (w
Ensure that objectives consider your opti
Set objectives at relevant levels and for r
Set objectives that address your specific r
Set objectives that address your particula
Set objectives that address your significa
rstand your organization's external context.
nal issues that are relevant to your organization's purpose.
nal conditions that are relevant to your organization's purpose.
rstand your organization's internal context.
al issues that are relevant to your organization's purpose.
al conditions that are relevant to your organization's purpose.
sted parties that are relevant to your organization's EMS.
o are interested in your environmental performance.
eds and expectations of your organization's interested parties.
that are relevant to your environmental performance.
that have become compliance obligations (requirements).
s and think about what your EMS should apply to.
d applicability information to define the scope of your EMS.
mpliance obligations when you define your scope.
rporate context when you define your scope.
of your environmental management system (EMS).
oducts that fall within the scope (boundary) of your EMS.
rvices that fall within the scope (boundary) of your EMS.
ivities that fall within the scope (boundary) of your EMS.
ope of your environmental management system.
ganization's context when you establish and maintain its EMS.
ternal context when you develop your organization's EMS.
external issues could influence your organization's EMS.
external interested parties could influence your EMS.
ernal context when you develop your EMS.
internal issues could influence your EMS.
in accordance with the requirements of this ISO 14001 standard.
cesses that you need and clarify your process interactions.
ain, and improve your environmental management system.

ility for your organization's EMS.

you are committed to your EMS.
nvironmental policy is formulated.
onmental objectives are established.
ur commitment to the EMS.
onmental management is important.
agers to be accountable for their EMS.
personnel to personally support their EMS.

rganization's environmental policy.

ntext when you formulate your organization's policy.
ronment when you formulate your organization's policy.
mpliance obligations when you formulate your policy.
rganization's environmental policy.
rganization's environmental policy.
ur organization's environmental policy.
onnel to comply with your environmental policy.
environmental leadership.
oles, responsibilities, and authorities.
EMS roles, responsibilities, and authorities.

esses that you need to meet EMS requirements.

ses needed to plan and implement your EMS.
sses needed to plan and implement your EMS.
es needed to plan and implement your EMS.
hment of your environmental management system.
pe of your environmental management system (4.3).
u're going to address your organization's context (4.1).
u're going to determine your risks and opportunities (4.1).
u're going to identify potential emergency situations (8.2).
u're going to ensure that EMS achieves intended results.
mental management planning documents and records.
ks and opportunities that need to be addressed.
ocesses needed to plan and manage your EMS.
trol your EMS planning documents and records
process (from 6.1.1) to identify environmental aspects.
ental aspects that fall within the scope of your EMS.
vironmental aspects you can influence or control.
nization's significant environmental aspects.
to identify significant environmental aspects.
process (from 6.1.1) to identify environmental impacts.
onmental impacts that fall within the scope of your EMS.
process (from 6.1.1) to identify compliance obligations.
liance obligations that fall within the scope of your EMS.
rganization's particular EMS compliance obligations.
going to ensure that EMS achieves its intended outcomes.
going to address significant environmental aspects.
going to address environmental compliance obligations.
going to address environmental risks and opportunities.
s to ensure that your EMS achieves its intended outcomes.
to ensure that your EMS achieves its intended outcomes.
setting environmental objectives.
 tives are consistent with your environmental policy.
tives are measurable (whenever this is practicable).
tives consider your options and requirements.
relevant levels and for relevant functions.
t address your specific risks and opportunities.
t address your particular compliance obligations.
at address your significant environmental aspects.