ISO 14001 in Human Resources

That will depend from organization to organization.

For example, if you consider a small medium company with Human Resources basically doing office work, you can ask: How does an office interacts with the environment?

• Energy consumption
• Paper waste
• Electric and electronic waste

Another example might be the Human Resources of a corporation, or a company with multiple units. In this case you might add:

• Carbon emissions due to travel between units

Another example is an organization where Human Resources is also responsible for general organizational behaviors such as:

• Waste of energy, waste of water and paper. Waste management similar to urban waste. Policies for recycling paper and ink and toners

I recommend doing this exercise, as a brainstorm, fill the remaining spaces:

Please consider these sources of information:

• Article - 4 steps in identification and evaluation of environmental aspects - https://advisera.com/14001academy/knowledgebase/4-steps-in-identification-and-evaluation-of-environmental-aspects/
• Article - Environmental aspect identification and classification - https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2019/08/27/key-iso-14001-benefits-to-customers/nowledgebase/environmental-aspect-identification-and-classification/
• Article - How to identify environmental aspects in your office using ISO 14001 - https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2015/05/18/how-to-identify-environmental-aspects-in-your-office-using-iso-14001/
• Free webinar - ISO 14001: Identification and evaluation of environmental aspects - https://advisera.com/14001academy/webinar/iso-14001-identification-and-evaluation-of-environmental-aspects-free-webinar-on-demand/
• Enroll for free in this course – ISO 14001:2015 Foundations Course - https://advisera.com/training/iso-14001-internal-auditor-course/
• Book – The ISO 14001:2015 Companion - https://advisera.com/books/the-iso-14001-2015-companion/