The 8 benefits of ISO 14001

With COP 28 coming up later this year, reducing our collective carbon footprint is more important than ever. What can you contribute as an organisation? How do you set up an environmental management system? Here, we're sharing the 8 benefits of ISO 14001, the international environmental management standard, with you. You'll also discover how our ISO 14001 Master Track can get you started.

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The 8 benefits of ISO 14001 for your organisation:

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• Reduce costs: with ISO 14001, you have better control over your expenses. You increase your energy efficiency, and you can get started with (more) intelligent waste management.

• Boost customer confidence: sustainability is an aspect of your business that consumers, partners and clients actively seek out. By improving your environmental performance, you strengthen trust in your organisation and enhance your reputation.

• Facilitate legal compliance: an environmental management system tests your operations against current and future environmental performance regulations in an objective, factual manner.

• Achieve greater alignment with the SDGs: with an environmental management system, you contribute to many of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. For example, SDG 6 (clean water and sanitation), SDG 7 (affordable and clean energy), SDG 11 (sustainable cities and communities), SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production), SDG 13 (climate action), SDG 14 (life below water) and SDG 15 (life on land).

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• ‍Building knowledge within your organisation: noting environmental indicators accurately is a prerequisite for good environmental management. As you begin to monitor these indicators more closely and communicate more about them, your organisation builds a solid body of knowledge.
       

• International prestigeWorking with an internationally recognized ISO standard also means a big boost in your credibility. A handy asset at the negotiating table.
     
• For large, small, and medium size: ISO 14001 can be used by all organizations.
       
• Motivate your colleagues: putting your corporate climate efforts into an environmental management system gives everyone at your organisation a more active role – from management to team members.

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