Relevance of EMS to communities

The community, the neighborhood, the local authorities, may be relevant interested parties for an environmental management system. When an organization determines its environmental aspects and compliance obligations some may be related with these interested parties. So, implementing an environmental management system may be seen as a proactive action by an organization to be more environmentally responsible and transparent. For example, if an organization has relevant environmental aspects that impact the community, may have difficulties in expanding operations without a proactive and transparent communication with those neighbors. 

You may find more information in the following links:

• How to determine interested parties according to ISO 14001:2015 - https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2019/08/27/key-iso-14001-benefits-to-customers/nowledgebase/how-to-determine-interested-parties-according-to-iso-140012015/
• 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/