ISO 14001 Certification Services

Why ICS?

In today’s business climate, companies have realized that ISO 14001 environmental management systems certification and registration can add real value to their organizations. Rather than just a simple checklist, the auditing process can help highlight weaknesses as well as strengths, which allows companies to continually improve their processes to stay competitive. ICS works with our clients to understand their business and unique practices to ensure our clients get the most out of the auditing process.

ICS also offers services and benefits that other registrars don't, like:

Dedicated Account Managers - An Account Manager is assigned to each client to provide a single point of contact.
SWOT Analysis - A SWOT analysis is available with every audit which describes real strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in terms executive management can understand on top of the audit report which generally only explains compliance to various parts of the ISO standards.
Client Portal - A secure client portal is available to house client documents such as audit plans, reports, and certificates for 24-hour access.
Vibrant Auditor Mentoring & Customer Satisfaction Process - The professionals delivering audits are key to our success. We obtain our Clients' feedback on each auditor and work hard to incorporate our Client's improvement suggestions.

Our Auditing Approach

Our experienced and highly-skilled auditors are enthusiastic about their work and come to your company with a fresh perspective. They take the time to listen and understand your business so they can add value throughout the auditing process. We work together as partners with our clients to ensure audits are as efficient as possible to minimize any disruption during the audit. During each audit, we strive to reveal observations that can add value through reduced costs, increased efficiency, and decreased time to market.

What is ISO 14001?

The ISO 14001:2004 environmental management standard exists to help organizations minimize how their operations negatively affect the environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations.

ISO 14001:2004 is the international specification for an environmental management system (EMS). It specifies requirements for:

Establishing an environmental policy
Determining environmental aspects and impacts of products, activities, and services
Planning environmental objectives and measurable targets
Implementation and operation of programs to meet objectives and targets
Checking and corrective action
Management review

ISO 14001:2004 is similar to ISO 9001:2008 quality management in that both pertain to the process (the methods of how a product is produced) rather than to the product itself. The objective is to establish an organized approach to systematically reduce the environmental impact of the company in areas the organization can control.

As with ISO 9001:2008, certification is performed by third-party accredited registrars rather than being awarded by ISO directly. The ISO 19011 audit standard applies when auditing for both 9000 and 14000 compliance at once.

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