• Increased goodwill and confidence amongst key stakeholders, customers, and employees
• Compliance with environmental legal requirements
• Cost savings through adopting recycling & careful resource consumption methods
• Improved business efficiencies through improved environmental performance
• Environmental risk management
• Increase Competitive advantage during business tendering
• Demonstrate social responsibility commitment

There are 10 clauses in the ISO 14001:2015 standard supported by multiple sub-clauses. Clauses 4-10 cover the requirements for application of the standard. Hence, you must satisfy the requirements between clauses 4-10 in order to be successfully certified in ISO 14001:2015.

The organization will determine the external and internal issues which can be considered as the context of the organization. External issues can include environmental, cultural, social, political, legal, regulatory, financial, technological, economic, and competitive environment, at the international, national, regional, or local level impacting the environment. Internal issues typically include the organization’s corporate culture, governance, organizational structure, technologies, information systems, and decision-making processes (both formal and informal).

ISO certification is an ongoing process, it is not a single event. Once certified, the certification needs to be maintained and renewed by complying with the international standard requirements. Depending on the size and complexity of the organization. it could take between 1-3 months to achieve the initial certification.