Introduction Biodiversity management is an environmental issue that generalist environmental practitioners must sometimes consider. Quite often we are used to dealing with wastes, emissions and compliance with permits etc so I thought it might be worthwhile sharing my thoughts … [Read more...] about Top Tips for Managing Biodiversity for Environmental Practitioners
ISO 14001:2015
Setting Environmental Objectives for an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS)
Introduction Objectives are defined in the Environmental Management System (EMS) standard ISO 14001:2015 as being ‘result to be achieved’. They form a key part of an organisation's strategy to improve its environmental performance. They can be set at many different … [Read more...] about Setting Environmental Objectives for an ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS)
Considerations of management system integration
Have you ever noticed that there are many similarities between quality, health & safety, and environmental (QHSE)? I have a fair bit of experience of the first two of those and there is not much difference in their overall strategic management in an organisation. Sure, … [Read more...] about Considerations of management system integration
Operational Control 101
What is operational control? There are certain activities within an organisation that from an environmental perspective require some control. This is usually as a result of them posing a significant risk to the environment. The term ‘operational control’ comes from the ISO … [Read more...] about Operational Control 101