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Include environmental impacts in the environmental management system.


CONTROL ID
15175
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



  • The organization shall report information about its impacts in the wider context of sustainable development. (Sustainability context ¶ 1(a), GRI 1: Foundation 2021)
  • environmental aspects and associated environmental impacts; (§ 6.1.2 ¶ 5 Bullet 1, ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use, Third Edition)
  • Changes to the environment, either adverse or beneficial, that result wholly or partially from environmental aspects are called environmental impacts. Examples of adverse impacts include pollution of air and depletion of natural resources. Examples of beneficial impacts include improved water or soi… (6.1.2.1 ¶ 2, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • To facilitate planning, the organization should maintain appropriate documented information on the environmental aspects and associated environmental impacts identified, the criteria used to determine its significant environmental aspects and those determined significant, including those that can oc… (6.1.2.5 ¶ 5, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • the significant actual or potential environmental aspects and associated environmental impacts of their work activities; (7.3 ¶ 3 Bullet 6, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)