ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System

- Understanding the organization and its context -

Determine external and internal issues that are

relevant to its purpose and that affect its ability to
achieve the intended outcomes of the EMS.

Those issues refer to environmental conditions

being affected by the organization or capable to
affect the organization.
External & Internal issues refer to environmental conditions that
are affected by the organizations activities, products, services,
What the organizations want to obtain from its EMS etc OR that may affect the organization
ex) enhance environmental performance, fulfill
complaince obligation, achieve environmental objectives,
create better image on the community & market

Envi. Conditions from where organizations are operating

(conditions subject to change, gradual or sudden)
ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System
- Understanding the organization and its context -

Context – internal + external issues & environmental conditions

External issues: political; economic; financial; competition; supply
chain management; social; cultural; market and public demand;
technological; legislative.

Internal issues: organizational governance and structure;

capacity and capability of the organization; organizational style
and culture; existing contractual relations of the organization.

Environmental conditions that can affect the organization's

activities, products and services