Welfare of employees and the public

According to ISO 14001:2015 an organization must determine who are its interested parties and what are their relevant needs and expectations concerning the environment. Please check clause 0.5 of ISO 14001:2015. If an organization considers its employees and the public as interested parties the following question is: what needs and expectations concerning the environment are relevant for them? There is nothing in ISO 14001:2015 that makes welfare mandatory. To be correct here we should define welfare. If by welfare we mean the environmental conditions of the neighborhood, I can think that it is a way of avoiding environmental complaints and problems with local authorities.

The following material will provide you more information:

• 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/
• Understanding the needs & expectations of interested parties in ISO 14001 - https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2017/04/03/understanding-the-needs-expectations-of-interested-parties-in-iso-14001/
• White paper - Case study for ISO 14001:2015 transition in a construction company - https://info.advisera.com/14001academy/free-download/case-study-for-iso-14001-2015-transition-in-a-construction-company
• Enroll for free in the 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/