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Writing an environmental policy

What elements need to be included in the environmental policy?
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ISO 14001 DOCUMENTATION TOOLKIT

Step-by-step implementation for smaller companies.

ISO 14001 DOCUMENTATION TOOLKIT

Step-by-step implementation for smaller companies.

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Iciar Gallo Jul 26, 2018

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The environmental policy should include the following ideas and elements:
- Appropiate to the purpose and context of the organization
- Continual improvement
- Prevention of pollution
- Compliance with legal obligations and other requirements
- Framework for objectives and targets
- Support the strategic direction of the organization.

To learn more about environmental policy, you can see these articles:

- How to write and ISO 14001 environmental policy: https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2019/08/27/key-iso-14001-benefits-to-customers/nowledgebase/how-to-write-an-iso-14001-environmental-policy/
- How detailed should the EMS policy be: https://advisera.com/14001academy/blog/2017/10/31/how-detailed-should-the-ems-policy-be/

The following materials can also help you with the environmental policy:
- Book - The ISO 14001:2015 companion: https://advisera.com/books/the-iso-14001-2015-companion/
- ISO 14001:2018 Foundations Course: https://advisera.com/training/iso-14001-internal-auditor-course/

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