ISO 14001 in procurement process

Answer:

The standard requires organization to control or influence outsourced processes and procured products or services. As far as the outsourced processes are concerned, depending on the ability of the organization to enforce controls, the organization can define work instruction for the outsourcing partner, conduct audits, etc. It will all depend on how the relations between the organization and outsourced partner are arranged and the standard doesn't define to what extent the controls should be applied.

When it comes to procurement of products and services, the organization can define environmental protection criteria when performing the procurement or to insist on procuring recyclable raw materials, etc.

For more information, see: Defining and implementing operational control in ISO 14001:2015 https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2016/04/11/defining-and-implementing-operational-control-in-iso-140012015/140012015/