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ISO 14001 Standard Updates and Building an Environmental Management System
Build your organization’s environmental management system and develop your operations systematically
The importance of environmental issues isn’t hard to make a case for: sustainability is here to stay. Minimizing consumption, cutting emissions, mitigating climate change, and reducing environmental impacts are the direction things are moving right now. For an organization, environmental action is one tool for making operations and production more efficient. But making real progress takes structure, clear objectives, planning, and the right mindset.
The ISO 14001 standard provides a framework for building your organization’s environmental management system and developing your operations systematically. The training walks through the standard’s structure in concrete terms, and covers the key stages of building and developing your system through examples, applied group discussion, and exercises. Along the way, we’ll also introduce the most important quality-management tools.
The updated ISO 14001 standard was published in 2026. The training covers what changes and new requirements the revised standard is expected to include, based on the most current information available, and how to factor them into your own organization’s environmental management system.
“A well-thought-out training that stayed right on schedule and on plan.”
What you’ll get from this course
You’ll see how ISO 14001:2026 can work as a competitive advantage for your organization
You’ll learn the stages of building an environmental management system, be able to spot the critical points in the project, and understand what the 2026 standard updates include
You’ll understand what kind of baseline assessments you need — and should — carry out when building an environmental management system
You’ll learn the key tools of environmental management, and how to apply continuous-improvement principles to environmental issues too
You’ll learn a sensible approach to setting and following up on environmental objectives and action plans
You’ll learn how to make use of the supporting ISO 14004:2016 standard
You’ll see how to combine an environmental management system with a quality, operational, or management system your organization already has in place
Who’s it for?
This training is aimed especially at people responsible for their organization’s environmental matters and for developing and integrating an environmental management system — such as environmental managers, quality managers, management-system developers, and project managers.elmien kehittäjäille sekä projektipäälliköille.
Learning methods
This is a one-day course combining theory, discussion, and exercises.
Participants receive a rich set of materials — models and templates that support building and developing your own environmental management system.
What competitive edge does ISO 14001 give an organization?
How does environmental management strengthen a company’s competitive position?
How do you actually benefit from managing environmental matters?
How do you make the case for environmental management in your own organization?
What stages make up building an ISO 14001 management system?
What assessments do you need — and should you — carry out when building the system?
What stages make up an ISO 14001 project?
The critical points in the ISO 14001 standard that need special attention when building the system
Common pitfalls in an ISO 14001 project
ISO 14001 standard updates and applying them in your own organization
The latest picture: where do things stand with the upcoming changes?
Key changes, and how to factor them into your own organization’s environmental management system
11:30Lunch break
12:15Hands-on exercises applying the key points
Identifying external and internal challenges
Identifying the expectations and requirements of relevant stakeholders
Leading by example and demonstrating management commitment
Identifying and prioritizing environmental risks and opportunities, and defining control measures
Taking a life-cycle perspective into account
Identifying environmental aspects and assessing significant impacts
Setting and following up environmental objectives and action plans
Identifying and tracking legislation and other obligations
Managing suppliers’ environmental requirements
Managing normal operations, disruptions, and emergency situations
The role of training
Identifying and using metrics in environmental management
Integrating ISO 14001 into your overall management system
Effectively auditing the environmental system as part of your management system, with an auditor’s question checklist
Exercises
A summary assessment of your readiness for an ISO 14001 project
ISO 14004 as supporting material
A project-plan outline
Digital handouts provided to participants
How to continue from here
Recap of the day and discussion
16:00End of course
Would you like an organization-specific quote?
All of our courses are also available on an organization-specific basis. The content can be tailored exactly to your development needs, and delivered for anything from a small group up to your whole staff.
Tiina Riutta works at Arter as head of sales, marketing and training. She is responsible for Arter’s sales and marketing, organizing trainings, and developing the training. Contact Tiina for any matters related to Arter’s trainings, whether you wish to participate in an open training session or arrange a customized organization-specific training.
Get in touch with Tiina directly, or request a quote!
