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1 Introduction
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In what year was the ISO 14001 standard fomally issued?
1996 -
What doubts have been raised about the ISO 14001 standard concerning continual improvement?
What the impact of ISO 14001 is once an organization has obtained the certificate. -
What is the problem with continual improvement in the ISO 14001 standard?
It lacks an operational definition. -
2 Continual improvement in ISO 14001
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2.1 Definition of continual improvement
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How is continual improvement defined by ISO 14001?
A process of enhancing the environmental management system in order to achieve improvements in overall environmental performance consistent with the organization's environmental policy. -
What aspects of continual improvement are implied in the definition of ISO 14001?
1) how to measure improvement of environmental performance and 2) how to embed continual improvement in the structure of the environmental management system. -
2.2 Measuring environmental performance
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What is an important tool in planning, steering and controlling environmental performance?
Company-specific environmental indicator systems. -
What is benchmarking with regard to environmental performace?
Comparing indicators from year to year, and between sites or companies. -
What is the utility of benchmarking with regard to environmental performace?
It allows for an evaluation of the relative environmental progress of a company. -
Which ISO standard is the guidance standard for the ISO 14000 Series of Standards, in which environmental performance is elaborated?
ISO 14031 -
What does the ISO 14031 standard offer?
A description of environmental performance evaluation in terms of definitions and management structure (plan-do-check-acts), and an indicator typology.
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