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Disseminate and communicate environmental requirements to interested personnel and affected parties.


CONTROL ID
15196
CONTROL TYPE
Communicate
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



  • communicate its relevant environmental requirement(s) to external providers, including contractors; (§ 8.1 ¶ 4 c), ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use, Third Edition)
  • Top management should communicate the importance of effective environmental management and conformance to the environmental management system requirements through direct involvement or delegation of authority, as appropriate. The communication can be formal or informal, and can take many forms, incl… (5.1 ¶ 5, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • the importance of conforming to the requirements of the environmental management system; (7.3 ¶ 3 Bullet 2, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • the consequences of the departure from applicable environmental management system requirements, including the organization's compliance obligations. (7.3 ¶ 3 Bullet 8, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)
  • For effective management of its key activities (e.g. those associated with its identified risks and opportunities that need to be addressed), the organization can specify how to carry out the activities by establishing (a) process(es) that can be documented, and can describe in appropriate detail ho… (7.5.1 ¶ 3, ISO 14004:2016, Environmental management systems — General guidelines on implementation, Third Edition)