ISO 14001 (2026)

You have a documented list of your activities and their environmental impacts (e.g. energy use, waste generation, emissions, water discharge).

You hold a current list of applicable environmental laws, permits and regulations relevant to your operations — and someone is responsible for keeping it up to date.

You know which external parties (regulators, customers, local community) have environmental expectations of your business, and these are documented.

A current environmental policy exists, is approved by leadership, and has been shared with all staff — not just filed away.

You have at least one documented environmental objective with a target value, a deadline, and a named person responsible for achieving it.

For your highest-impact activities (e.g. chemical storage, waste disposal, effluent discharge), written procedures or operational controls are in place and accessible to staff.

Consumption and waste data is recorded at least monthly, in a consistent format, by a named person or team — not just retrieved reactively for audits.

You have a schedule that defines what environmental data is measured, how often, by whom, and using which equipment or method.

At least one internal environmental audit has been conducted, with findings documented, reviewed by management, and actions assigned to named owners.

You have a process to record environmental incidents or non-compliance, assign corrective actions with deadlines, and formally verify closure.