ISO 14001 context of the organization

Description

ISO 14001 context of the organization is the first paragraph of the ISO 14001 standard, which deals with the issue of environmental factors affecting the organization and its environmental goals.

ISO 14001 context clause requirements

The 14001:2015 requirement (4-1) obliges you to understand the organization’s context in your environmental management system (EMS). the organization context defines the influences of internal and external various factors on the sectors of the organization’s environmental management system as follows:

• The culture of the company;
• Objectives, and goals;
• The complexity of products;
• The processes of the EMS;
• The flow of information;
• The organization’s performance;

Also, you should know the impact of the context on the organization’s environmental system depends on the following factors: 

• The size of the organization;
• The organizations’ markets,
• The interested parties.

The organization applies context as a way to detect risks and opportunities, but it depends on the organization’s ability the uses the opportunities or risks.

Examples of internal factors

• Decisions of senior managers;
• Automation;
• Workforce;
• Company culture;
• Financial capability;
• Infrastructure;
• Innovation;
• Management systems;
• Information;
• Knowledge;

Examples of external factors

• Customers;
• Regulations;
• Suppliers;
• landfills;
• contractors;
• Community issues;

4 Context of the organization

4.1 Understanding the Organization and its Context

The organization shall determine external and internal issues that are relevant to its purpose and that affect its ability to achieve the intended outcomes of its environmental management system. Such issues shall include environmental conditions being affected by or capable of affecting the organization.

Documentation for ISO 14001 organization context

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