BPM is
now ISO 14001 Environmental Management certified, having recently undergone an
audit to ensure we meet and exceed our legal requirements when it comes to our
environmental management system.
ISO
14001 is the world’s most widely recognised environmental management system
(EMS) that provides businesses with a framework for implementing sustainable
practices. The framework covers wide areas such as the establishment,
implementation, maintenance, and improvement of an EMS.
What is ISO 14001?
ISO
14001 is a global and sector-independent standard for the introduction and
continual improvement of EMS in companies around the globe. As a worldwide
standard, it offers an effective framework for working towards the UN
Sustainable Development Goals by requiring organisations to:
- Establish an appropriate environmental policy
- Identify environmental aspects from an
organisation’s past, existing or planned activities, products, and
services, to understand their environmental impact
- Identify and adhere to relevant legal
requirements
- Identify priorities and set appropriate
environmental objectives and targets
- Establish a structure and program to implement
the policy, achieve environmental objectives and meet targets
- Facilitate planning, control, monitoring,
preventive and corrective actions, auditing, and review activities to
ensure both that the policy is complied with and the environmental
management system remains appropriate, and
- Be capable of adapting to changing
circumstances
What is an environmental management
system?
An
environmental management system helps organisations identify, manage, monitor,
and control their environmental issues in a “holistic” manner.
ISO 14001 helps guide businesses and organisations
on how to consider multiple aspects of the business, including procurement,
storage, distribution, service development & manufacturing etc., to reduce
its environmental impact. It also drives you to evaluate how you manage
emergency response, customer expectations, stakeholders, and your relationships
with your local community.
BPM
Environment Policy:
We have ensured that the continuous improvement of our environmental performance is an integral part of our business strategies and we constantly look for ways to minimise our environmental footprint by committing to energy efficiency, recycling, waste reduction, and conservation.
As part of our environmental policy, BPM recognises that the day-to-day operations of the organisation can have an effect on the local, regional and global environment. It aims to protect and, where possible, improve the environment through good management and best practices whenever possible. As a company we want to take our environmental impact into consideration when making business decisions and adopt greener alternatives, wherever possible.
The
Business Benefits of ISO 14001
Organisations
and companies find that using the ISO 14001 standard helps them to become
greener by:
- Improving resource efficiency
- Reducing waste generation
- Minimising operational costs
- Ensuring environmental impact is being
measured
- Meeting legal obligations
- Increasing stakeholder and customer trust
- Increasing new business opportunities
ISO
14001 is the emblem of environmental stewardship, so we’re thrilled to have
been recognised. Today, we’d like to say a big thank you to all of those
involved at BPM for helping to secure this esteemed accreditation and
strengthening our efforts to further reduce our operations’ environmental
footprint, even as our business grows!
