PESTEL analysis in ISO 14001

Organizations are not closed systems. External issues are relevant topics that can influence the future of an organization. For example, governments can issue legislation that will affect the activity of an organization. Social trends can influence consumers' or clients’ priorities. You can use the PESTEL analysis to help in systematically determining external issues. After the PESTEL analysis, I recommend collecting positive external issues as opportunities and negative external issues as threats and organizing the information in a SWOT matrix that allows us to determine potential risks and opportunities. Please check these two free webinars where I demonstrate the use of the technique (they are about ISO 9001, but applicable also to ISO 14001):

• ISO 9001:2015 clause 4 - Context of the organization, interested parties, and scope - https://advisera.com/9001academy/webinar/iso-90012015-clause-4-context-of-the-organization-interested-parties-and-scope-free-webinar-on-demand/
• How to perform management review according to ISO 9001:2015 - https://advisera.com/9001academy/webinar/how-to-perform-management-review-according-to-iso-9001-2015-free-webinar-on-demand/ 

The following material will provide you with more information:

• Determining the context of the organization in ISO 14001 -https://advisera.com/14001academy/knowledgebase/determining-the-context-of-the-organization-in-iso-14001/
• Enroll for free in the course - ISO 14001:2015 Foundations Course - https://training.advisera.com/course/iso-14001-foundations-course/
• Book – The ISO 14001:2015 Companion - https://advisera.com/books/the-iso-14001-2015-companion/