Leadership and Environmental Policy Flashcards
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What specific commitments must an environmental policy include under ISO 14001:2015?
Answer: Commitments to protection of the environment, fulfillment of compliance obligations, and continual improvement of the EMS
ISO 14001:2015 requires the environmental policy to include commitments to protection of the environment (including prevention of pollution), fulfillment of compliance obligations, and continual improvement of the EMS.
How must the environmental policy be communicated under ISO 14001:2015?
Answer: It must be communicated within the organization and be available to interested parties
The environmental policy must be communicated within the organization so that employees are aware of it, and it must be available to interested parties (not necessarily actively sent to them).
Under ISO 14001:2015, which of the following is a leadership responsibility that CANNOT be delegated to others?
Answer: Demonstrating overall accountability for the effectiveness of the EMS
Top management holds ultimate accountability for the effectiveness of the EMS. While specific tasks can be delegated, the overall accountability and leadership responsibility remains with top management.
What does ISO 14001:2015 mean when it states that the environmental policy must be 'appropriate to the context' of the organization?
Answer: The policy must reflect the specific nature, scale, location, and environmental impacts of the organization
'Appropriate to context' means the policy must be tailored to the organization's specific situation — its size, sector, location, significant environmental aspects, and the regulatory environment in which it operates.
How does ISO 14001:2015 handle the situation where an organization's activities are carried out by contractors or external parties?
Answer: Top management must ensure that persons doing work under the organization's control are aware of the environmental policy and their EMS roles
Top management must ensure that all persons doing work under the organization's control, including contractors and external parties, are aware of the environmental policy and their contributions to EMS effectiveness.
What is the relationship between the environmental policy and environmental objectives under ISO 14001:2015?
Answer: The policy provides the overarching framework and commitments from which specific, measurable objectives are derived
The environmental policy establishes the high-level commitments and direction, while environmental objectives are the specific, measurable targets derived from the policy to operationalize those commitments.