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Include a commitment to continuous improvement in the environmental management system.


CONTROL ID
14970
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

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • promoting continual improvement; (§ 5.1 ¶ 1 h), ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use, Third Edition)
  • achieve continual improvement. (§ 6.1.1 ¶ 3 Bullet 3, ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use, Third Edition)
  • continually improves and remains successful in the long term. (5.1 ¶ 2 Bullet 7, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • The results of monitoring and measuring should be analysed and used to identify nonconformity, adherence to limits specified by compliance obligations, performance trends and opportunities for continual improvement. Data analysis can include consideration of the data quality, validity, adequacy and … (9.1.1 ¶ 8, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • opportunities for continual improvement; (9.3 ¶ 4 Bullet 2, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • actions if needed when environmental objectives have not been achieved; (9.3 ¶ 4 Bullet 4, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • Improvement is integral to an effective environmental management system. The organization should identify opportunities for improvement as a result of: (10.1 ¶ 1, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • audits of its environmental management system (see 9.2); (10.1 ¶ 1 Bullet 2, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • management review (see 9.3). (10.1 ¶ 1 Bullet 3, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • In order to achieve the intended outcomes of the environmental management system, the organization should take actions necessary to address identified opportunities for improvement, including controlling and correcting nonconformity, and enhance its environmental performance through continual improv… (10.1 ¶ 2, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • The organization should continually evaluate its environmental performance and the performance of its environmental management system processes to identify opportunities for improvement. Top management should be involved directly in this evaluation through the management review process. (10.3.1 ¶ 2, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • When opportunities for improvement are identified, they should be evaluated to determine what actions should be taken. The actions for improvement should be planned and changes to the environmental management system should be implemented accordingly. (10.3.2 ¶ 1, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)