ISO 14001

2015 1

5 Leadership

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5.1 Leadership and Commitment

 Top management shall demonstrate leadership and commitment by

a) Taking accountability for the effectiveness of the EMS.

b) Ensuring Environmental Policy and Environmental Objectives are established.

c) Ensuring Integration of EMS Requirements into organizations business processes.

d) Ensuring availability of resources for EMS.

e) Communicating the importance of effective EMS.

f) Ensuring EMS achieves its intended outcomes.

g) Directing and supporting persons to contribute to the effectiveness of the EMS.

h) Promoting continual improvement.

i) Supporting other relevant management roles to demonstrate their leadership.

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5.2 Environmental Policy

 Top management shall establish, implement and maintain an Environmental Policy
that:
a) Is appropriate to Purpose and Context.
b) Provides a framework for setting Environmental Objectives.
c) Includes a commitment to
• Prevention of pollution, and Other specific commitment(s),
• Fulfil its compliance obligations,
• Continual improvement.

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5.3 Organizational Roles, Responsibilities and Authorities

 Top Management shall ensure

 Responsibilities and Authorities are assigned to relevant roles, and

 Communicated within the organization.

 Top Management shall assign the Responsibilities and Authority for:

 Ensuring that the EMS conforms to the requirements.

 Reporting to top management on

 Performance of the EMS, and

 Environmental performance.

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 Role is particular Position / Designation / Status in a group or

organization.

 Authority is the right to make a decision or take an action.

 Responsibility is the obligation to ensure that an action is taken.

 Accountability is to be answerable for a particular activity or action to

a particular entity.

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