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Tailor the environmental policy to be compatible with the organization's strategic direction.


CONTROL ID
14974
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 policy., CC ID: 14947

There are no implementation support Controls.


SELECTED AUTHORITY DOCUMENTS COMPLIED WITH



  • 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)
  • An environmental policy defines the strategic direction of an organization with respect to the environment within the defined scope of the environmental management system. The environmental policy should provide a framework for establishing environmental objectives and sets the level of environmenta… (5.2 ¶ 1, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • its vision, mission, core values and beliefs; (5.2 ¶ 3(a), ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • coordination with other organizational policies (e.g. quality, occupational health and safety); (5.2 ¶ 3(e), 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)
  • implications for the strategic direction of the organization. (9.3 ¶ 4 Bullet 7, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • Significant environmental aspects, compliance obligations and other relevant issues and requirements, identified as part of an organization's context, can result in risks and opportunities that need to be addressed within the EMS. To do this, an organization should establish environmental objectives… (§ 5.3 ¶ 9, ISO 14005:2019, Environmental management systems — Guidelines for a flexible approach to phased implementation, Second Edition)
  • The entity shall describe its approach to the integration of environmental considerations, including energy and water use, into strategic planning for data centers. (TC-IM-130a.3. 1, Internet Media & Services Sustainability Accounting Standard, Version 2018-10, Version 2018-10)
  • The entity shall describe its approach to the integration of environmental considerations, including energy and water use, into strategic planning for data centers. (TC-SI-130a.3. 1, Software & IT Services Sustainability Accounting Standard, Version 2018-10)