ISO 14031 pdf download

ISO 14031 pdf download.Environmental management — Environmental performance evaluation — Guidelines 1 Scope This International Standard gives guidance on the design and use of environmental performance evaluation within an organization. It is applicable to all organizations, regardless of type, size, location and complexity. This International Standard does not establish environmental performance levels. It is not intended for use as a specification standard for certification or registration purposes or for the establishment of any other environmental management system conformance requirements. 2 Terms and definitions For the purposes of this International Standard, the following terms and definitions apply. 2.1 environment surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans, and their interrelation NOTE Surroundings in this context extend from within an organization to the global system. [ISO 1 4001 :1 996] 2.2 environmental aspect element of an organization’s activities, products or services that can interact with the environment NOTE A significant environmental aspect is an environmental aspect that has or can have a significant environmental impact. [ISO 1 4001 :1 996] 2.3 environmental condition indicator ECI specific expression that provides information about the local, regional, national or global condition of the environment NOTE “Regional” may refer to a state, a province, or a group of states within a country, or it may refer to a group of countries or a continent, depending on the scale of the condition of the environment that the organization chooses to consider. 2.4 environmental impact any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organization’s activities, products or services [ISO 1 4001 :1 996]2.5 environmental management system EMS the part of the overall management system that includes organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining the environmental policy [ISO 1 4001 :1 996] 2.6 environmental objective overall environmental goal, arising from the environmental policy, that an organization sets itself to achieve, and which is quantified where practicable [ISO 1 4001 :1 996] 2.7 environmental performance results of an organization’s management of its environmental aspects NOTE 1 Environmental performance is defined differently in this International Standard than in ISO 1 4001:1 996 and ISO 1 4004:1 996. NOTE 2 In the context of environmental management systems, results may be measured against the organization’s environmental policy, objectives and targets. 2.8 environmental performance criterion environmental objective, target, or other...