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Establish, implement, and maintain an environmental policy.


CONTROL ID
14947
CONTROL TYPE
Establish/Maintain Documentation
CLASSIFICATION
Preventive

SUPPORTING AND SUPPORTED CONTROLS




This Control directly supports the implied Control(s):
  • Establish, implement, and maintain an environmental management system., CC ID: 14945

This Control has the following implementation support Control(s):
  • Include continuous improvement of environmental performance in the environmental policy., CC ID: 14994
  • Include compliance obligations in the environmental policy., CC ID: 14993
  • Include a commitment to the protection of the environment in the environmental policy., CC ID: 14991
  • Include the scope in the environmental policy., CC ID: 14987
  • Include purpose and context in the environmental policy., CC ID: 14985
  • Tailor the environmental policy to be compatible with the organization's strategic direction., CC ID: 14974
  • Disseminate and communicate the environmental policy to all interested personnel and affected parties., CC ID: 14956


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH




  • Top management shall establish, implement and maintain an environmental policy that, within the defined scope of its environmental management system: (§ 5.2 ¶ 1, ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use, Third Edition)
  • ensuring that the environmental policy and environmental objectives are established and are compatible with the strategic direction and the context of the organization; (§ 5.1 ¶ 1 b), ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use, Third Edition)
  • be maintained as documented information; (§ 5.2 ¶ 2 Bullet 1, ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use, Third Edition)
  • The environmental policy should be specific to the organization and appropriate to the organization's purpose and the context in which it operates, including the nature and scale of the organization's environmental impacts that result from its activities, products and services. The environmental pol… (5.2 ¶ 2, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • The responsibility for establishing the environmental policy rests with the organization's top management. The environmental policy should be maintained as documented information and be consistent with, and can be included in or linked with, other policy documents of the organization, such as those … (5.2 ¶ 4, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • guiding principles; (5.2 ¶ 3(b), ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • Determining significant environmental aspects and associated environmental impacts is necessary in order to determine where control or improvement is needed and to set priorities for management action (see 6.1.2.5) based primarily on environmental factors. The organization's environmental policy, en… (6.1.2.1 ¶ 3, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • The environmental policy establishes the strategic direction of an organization with respect to environmental management and performance, thus policy commitments are the foundation for the organization's EMS. Top management of an organization should establish the environmental policy and formally co… (§ 5.2 ¶ 2, ISO 14005:2019, Environmental management systems — Guidelines for a flexible approach to phased implementation, Second Edition)