SIST EN ISO 14001:2026

• Abstract:

  This document specifies the requirements for an environmental management system that an organization can use to enhance its environmental performance. It is intended for use by an organization seeking to manage its environmental responsibilities in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental pillar of sustainability.; This document helps an organization to achieve the intended outcomes of its environmental management system, which provide value for the environment, the organization itself and interested parties. The intended outcomes of an environmental management system include:; enhancing environmental performance;; meeting compliance obligations;; achieving environmental objectives.; This document is applicable to any organization, regardless of size, type or nature, and applies to the environmental aspects of its activities, products and services that the organization determines it can either control or influence considering a life cycle perspective. This document does not state specific environmental performance criteria.; This document can be used in whole or in part to systematically improve environmental management. Claims of conformity to this document, however, are not acceptable unless all its requirements are incorporated into an organization’s environmental management system and fulfilled without exclusion.

• Status: Published
• Public Enquiry End Date: 28-Feb-2026
• Publication Date: 17-May-2026
• ICS: 03.100.70 - Management systems
• ICS: 13.020.10 - Environmental management
• Technical Committee: UZO - Environmental management
• Current Stage: 6100 - Translation of adopted SIST standards (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 19-May-2026
• Due Date: 18-May-2027
• Completion Date: 27-Oct-2026
• Directive: 2007-01-2231 - Pravilnik o določitvi varnostnih standardov poslovanja sodišč
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  2013-01-3557 - Uredba o predelavi biološko razgradljivih odpadkov in uporabi komposta ali digestata
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  2016-01-1804 - Pravilnik o metodologiji za izdelavo in vsebini energetskega pregleda
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  2017-01-2381 - Uredba o zelenem javnem naročanju
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  2018-01-2127 - Uredba o mejnih vrednostih kazalcev hrupa v okolju
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  2020-01-0063 - Pravilnik o pogojih in merilih za izdajatelja pomnilniških kartic za zapisovalno opremo v cestnih prevozih ter načinu oblikovanja in določanja cene za izdajo kartice
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  2022-01-1772 - Uredba o odpadkih
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  TP260 - Uredba o nadomestilu za kritje posrednih stroškov zaradi stroškov emisij toplogrednih plinov v korist določenih sektorjev ali delov sektorjev, ki so izpostavljeni tveganju premestitve emisije CO2
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  TP276 - Pravilnik o obrazcu vloge za dodelitev spodbude za investicije, ki bistveno prispevajo k razvoju slovenskega gospodarstva, in obrazcu vloge za strateško investicijo
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  TP282 - Uredba o mejnih vrednostih kazalcev hrupa v okolju
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  TP283 - Zakon o spodbujanju rabe obnovljivih virov energije
• Ref Project: EN ISO 14001:2026 - Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use (ISO 14001:2026)

• Replaces: SIST EN ISO 14001:2015/A1:2024 - Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use - Amendment 1: Climate action changes (ISO 14001:2015/Amd 1:2024)
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2026
• Replaces: SIST EN ISO 14001:2015 - Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use (ISO 14001:2015)
• Effective Date: 01-Jun-2026
• Referred By: SIST-TP CEN/TR 15628:2007 - Maintenance - Qualification of maintenance personnel
• Effective Date: 22-Apr-2026
• Referred By: SIST-TS CEN/TS 15399:2008 - Gas Supply Systems - Guidelines for Management systems for Gas Distribution Network
• Effective Date: 22-Apr-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 14654-1:2014 - Management and control of operational activities in drain and sewer systems outside buildings - Part 1: Cleaning
• Effective Date: 22-Apr-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 60794-1-1:2012 - Optical fibre cables - Part 1-1: Generic specification - General (IEC 60794-1-1:2011)
• Effective Date: 22-Apr-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 60794-1-1:2016 - Optical fibre cables - Part 1-1: Generic specification - General (IEC 60794-1-1:2015)
• Effective Date: 22-Apr-2026
• Referred By: SIST EN 12583:2003 - Gas supply systems - Compressor stations - Functional requirements
• Effective Date: 22-Apr-2026

SIST EN ISO 14001:2026 is the CEN adoption of ISO 14001:2026 for environmental management systems. It specifies requirements, with guidance for use, for an environmental management system that helps an organization manage environmental responsibilities, improve environmental performance, meet compliance obligations, and achieve environmental objectives. It is written for any organization, regardless of size, type or nature, and it uses a life cycle perspective for the activities, products and services within the system scope.

What does SIST EN ISO 14001:2026 specify?

SIST EN ISO 14001:2026 specifies the requirements for an environmental management system and the way it is used to manage environmental aspects in a systematic manner. The document does not set specific environmental performance criteria, so organizations choose their own objectives and controls in line with their context.

The document applies to any organization and to the environmental aspects of activities, products and services that the organization can control or influence. It can be used in whole or in part, but conformity claims are only acceptable when all requirements are incorporated into the environmental management system without exclusion.

The document is organized into Clauses 1 to 10, covering scope, terms and definitions, context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation and improvement. Annex A is informative guidance intended to help users interpret the requirements, and the bibliography and index support use of the document.

What are the key requirements of SIST EN ISO 14001:2026?

Set the context and scope

Clause 4 requires the organization to determine external and internal issues that affect its ability to achieve the intended outcomes of the environmental management system. In practice, this means looking at the organization’s operating context, including environmental conditions such as pollution levels, resource availability, climate change, biodiversity and ecosystem health.

Clause 4 also requires the organization to identify relevant interested parties, understand their needs and expectations, and decide which of those become compliance obligations. The organization then defines the scope of the environmental management system, including the boundaries, applicability, organizational units, functions, physical boundaries, and the activities, products and services within that scope.

Lead the system from the top

Clause 5 makes top management accountable for the effectiveness of the environmental management system. Top management must align the environmental policy and environmental objectives with the strategic direction and context of the organization, integrate the system into business processes, provide resources, communicate its importance, and support continual improvement.

The environmental policy must fit the organization’s purpose and context, provide a framework for environmental objectives, and include commitments to protection of the environment, compliance obligations and continual improvement. Top management must also assign and communicate responsibilities and authorities, including responsibility for conformity with the document and for reporting environmental management system performance to top management.

Plan actions and changes

Clause 6 covers actions to address risks and opportunities, environmental objectives and planning actions to achieve them, and planning of changes. The practical effect is that the organization must plan how it will handle the environmental issues it has identified, what objectives it will pursue, and how it will manage changes that could affect the environmental management system.

The document’s introduction explains that this planning is part of the Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) model. For users, that means environmental management is not a one-time setup but a repeated planning cycle that is reviewed and improved over time.

Provide support and control operations

Clause 7 requires the organization to provide the resources needed to establish, implement, maintain and continually improve the environmental management system. It also requires competence, awareness, communication and control of documented information. In practice, this means people doing the work must be capable, informed and supported, and the organization must keep the information it needs to run the system effectively.

Clause 8 requires operational planning and control. The organization must establish criteria for its processes, control planned changes, review unintended changes, and control externally provided processes, products and services that affect the intended outcomes of the environmental management system. It must also apply a life cycle perspective in design and procurement, communicate relevant environmental requirements to external providers, and consider information on potential significant environmental impacts during transportation, use, end-of-life treatment and final disposal.

Clause 8.2 requires emergency preparedness and response. The organization must plan for potential emergency situations, respond to actual emergencies, test the response where practicable, review and revise the process after emergencies or tests, and provide relevant information and training. This matters because environmental harm often becomes serious during abnormal events, not only normal operations.

Monitor, audit and improve

Clause 9 requires monitoring, measurement, analysis and evaluation, including evaluation of compliance. The organization must check whether its environmental management system is working as intended and whether compliance obligations are being met. Clause 9 also requires internal audits and management review, so leadership has evidence for decisions about the system’s effectiveness.

Clause 10 requires continual improvement and corrective action. When a nonconformity occurs, the organization must react, control and correct it, deal with consequences, investigate causes, prevent recurrence, implement necessary action and check whether that action worked. This is the part that closes the loop from planning to improvement.

What terms does SIST EN ISO 14001:2026 define?

• Environmental management system - the part of an organization’s management system used to manage environmental aspects, meet compliance obligations and address risks and opportunities.
• Environmental aspect - something in the organization’s activities, products or services that interacts, or can interact, with the environment.
• Environmental impact - a change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, caused wholly or partly by environmental aspects.
• Compliance obligations - legal requirements and other requirements that the organization has to comply with, or chooses to comply with.
• Interested party - a person or organization that can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision or activity.
• Documented information - information that must be controlled and maintained, together with the medium that contains it.
• Life cycle - the linked stages of a product or service from raw material acquisition or generation to final disposal.
• Continual improvement - recurring activity to enhance performance, carried out over time rather than as a one-off action.

Who uses SIST EN ISO 14001:2026?

SIST EN ISO 14001:2026 is used by any organization that wants a structured way to manage environmental responsibilities. That includes organizations of any size, type or nature, because the document is written to be broadly applicable.

It is most directly used by top management, environmental managers, quality or compliance managers, operations teams, internal auditors and consultants who implement or assess an environmental management system. It is also used by certification and registration bodies, customers, regulators, suppliers and contractors when environmental requirements are part of the relationship or supply chain.

What changed in SIST EN ISO 14001:2026 from the previous edition?

SIST EN ISO 14001:2026 is the fourth edition and it supersedes EN ISO 14001:2015 and EN ISO 14001:2015/A1:2024. The foreword states that it has been technically revised.

The changes stated in the document are:

• incorporation of the latest ISO requirements for management system standards, as appropriate
• clarification of requirements associated with key topics
• updated terminology in Annex A and Clause A.3, including the move from “fulfil compliance obligations” to “meet compliance obligations”
• revised documented information wording, including “shall be available as documented information” and “documented information shall be available as evidence of”
• replacement of “outsourced processes” with “externally provided processes, products or services”
• removal of the standalone definition of risk because the document uses the combined concept of risks and opportunities

Which standards are used with SIST EN ISO 14001:2026?

SIST EN ISO 14001:2026 has no normative references. The document also names several related standards that support understanding or application.

Standard	What it contributes
ISO 14002 series	Guidance on applying the ISO 14001 framework to specific environmental topic areas
ISO 14004	Implementation guidance on environmental management systems
ISO 19011	Definitions linked to audit evidence and audit criteria
ISO 14031:2021	Source of the definition of indicator
ISO 14044:2006	Source of the life cycle definition used in Clause 3

What does the SIST EN ISO 14001:2026 document contain?

The document contains Clause 3 definitions, Clauses 4 to 10 requirements, and Annex A informative guidance. The introduction explains the background, the intended outcomes of an environmental management system, the PDCA model, and how the standard fits with other management system standards.

Annex A gives explanatory notes to prevent misinterpretation and clarifies terms such as appropriate, applicable, continual, outcome, result, ensure and determine. It also explains the wording changes from previous editions and gives context for topics such as context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation and improvement.

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2026
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 14001:2015
SIST EN ISO 14001:2015/A1:2024
Sistemi ravnanja z okoljem - Zahteve z navodili za uporabo (ISO 14001:2026)
Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use (ISO
14001:2026)
Umweltmanagementsysteme - Anforderungen mit Anleitung zur Anwendung (ISO
14001:2026)
Systèmes de management environnemental - Exigences et lignes directrices pour son
utilisation (ISO 14001:2026)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 14001:2026
ICS:
03.100.70 Sistemi vodenja Management systems
13.020.10 Ravnanje z okoljem Environmental management
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 14001
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
April 2026
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 03.100.70; 13.020.10 Supersedes EN ISO 14001:2015
English Version
Environmental management systems - Requirements with
guidance for use (ISO 14001:2026)
Systèmes de management environnemental - Umweltmanagementsysteme - Anforderungen mit
Exigences et lignes directrices pour son utilisation (ISO Anleitung zur Anwendung (ISO 14001:2026)
14001:2026)
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European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 14001:2026) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207
"Environmental management" in collaboration with CCMC.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by October 2026, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by October 2026.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 14001:2015.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
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North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 14001:2026 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 14001:2026 without any modification.

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ISO 14001
Fourth edition
Environmental management
2026-04
systems — Requirements with
guidance for use
Systèmes de management environnemental — Exigences et lignes
directrices pour son utilisation
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Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction .vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
3.1 Terms related to organization and leadership .1
3.2 Terms related to planning .3
3.3 Terms related to support and operation .4
3.4 Terms related to performance evaluation and improvement.5
4 Context of the organization . 6
4.1 Understanding the organization and its context .6
4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties .6
4.3 Determining the scope of the environmental management system .6
4.4 Environmental management system .7
5 Leadership . 7
5.1 Leadership and commitment .7
5.2 Environmental policy .7
5.3 Roles, responsibilities and authorities .8
6 Planning . 8
6.1 Actions to address risks and opportunities .8
6.1.1 General .8
6.1.2 Environmental aspects .8
6.1.3 Compliance obligations .9
6.1.4 Risks and opportunities .9
6.1.5 Planning action .9
6.2 Environmental objectives and planning to achieve them .10
6.2.1 Environmental objectives .10
6.2.2 Planning actions to achieve environmental objectives.10
6.3 Planning of changes .10
7 Support .11
7.1 Resources .11
7.2 Competence .11
7.3 Awareness .11
7.4 Communication .11
7.4.1 General .11
7.4.2 Internal communication . 12
7.4.3 External communication . 12
7.5 Documented information . 12
7.5.1 General . 12
7.5.2 Creating and updating documented information . 12
7.5.3 Control of documented information . 12
8 Operation .13
8.1 Operational planning and control . 13
8.2 Emergency preparedness and response . 13
9 Performance evaluation . 14
9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis, and evaluation .14
9.1.1 General .14
9.1.2 Evaluation of compliance .14
9.2 Internal audit . 15
9.2.1 General . 15
9.2.2 Internal audit programme . 15

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9.3 Management review . 15
9.3.1 General . 15
9.3.2 Management review inputs . 15
9.3.3 Management review results .16
10 Improvement .16
10.1 Continual improvement .16
10.2 Nonconformity and corrective action .16
Annex A (informative) Guidance on the use of this document .18
Bibliography .36
Index .37

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Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental management,
Subcommittee SC 1, Environmental management systems, in collaboration with the European Committee for
Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation
between ISO and CEN (Vienna Agreement).
This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition (ISO 14001:2015), which has been technically
revised. It also replaces the Amendment ISO 14001:2015/Amd 1:2024.
The main changes are as follows:
— incorporation of latest ISO requirements for management system standards as appropriate;
— clarification of requirements associated with key topics.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.

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Introduction
0.1  Background
Achieving a balance between the environment, society and the economy is considered essential to meet the
needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Sustainable
development as a goal is achieved by balancing the three pillars of sustainability.
Societal expectations for sustainable development, transparency and accountability have evolved with
increasingly stringent legislation and growing pressures on the environment from pollution, inefficient
use of resources, improper waste management, climate change, degradation of ecosystems and loss of
biodiversity. Undermining the environment can carry financial, social and business consequences, not just
environmental implications.
These expectations have led organizations to adopt a systematic approach to environmental management by
implementing environmental management systems with the aim of contributing to the environmental pillar
of sustainability. As a result, organizations are better positioned to respond to the needs and expectations of
interested parties and to meet the organization’s compliance obligations.
0.2  Aim of an environmental management system
This document provides organizations with a framework to protect the environment and respond to
changing environmental conditions in balance with socio-economic needs. It specifies requirements that
enable an organization to achieve the intended outcomes it sets for its environmental management system.
A systematic approach to environmental management provides top management with information to build
success over the long term and create options for contributing to sustainable development by:
— protecting the environment through preventing or mitigating adverse environmental impacts;
— mitigating the potential adverse effect of environmental conditions on the organization;
— assisting the organization to meet its compliance obligations;
— enhancing environmental performance;
— controlling or influencing the way the organization’s products and services are designed, manufactured,
distributed, consumed and disposed of by using a life cycle perspective that prevents adverse
environmental impacts from being unintentionally shifted elsewhere within the life cycle;
— achieving financial and operational benefits that result from implementing environmentally sound
alternatives that strengthen the organization’s market position;
— communicating environmental information to relevant interested parties.
0.3  Success factors
The success of an environmental management system depends on commitment from all levels and functions
of the organization, led by top management. Organizations can leverage opportunities to prevent or mitigate
adverse environmental impacts and enhance beneficial environmental impacts, particularly those with
strategic and competitive advantages. Top management can effectively address its risks and opportunities by
integrating environmental management into the organization’s business processes, strategic direction and
decision-making, aligning them with other business priorities, and incorporating environmental governance
into its overall management system. Demonstration of successful implementation of this document can be
used to assure interested parties that an effective environmental management system is in place. Adoption
of the requirements in this document, however, will not in itself guarantee optimal environmental outcomes.
Application of the requirements in this document can differ from one organization to another due to the
context of the organization. Two organizations can carry out similar activities but can have different
compliance obligations, commitments in their environmental policy, environmental technologies and
environmental performance goals, yet both can conform to the requirements of this document.

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The level of detail and complexity of the environmental management system will vary depending on the
context of the organization, the scope of its environmental management system, its compliance obligations,
and the nature of its activities, products and services, including its environmental aspects and associated
environmental impacts.
0.4  Plan-Do-Check-Act model
The basis for the approach underlying an environmental management system is founded on the concept
of Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA). The PDCA model provides an iterative process used by organizations to
achieve continual improvement. It can be applied to an environmental management system and to each of its
individual elements. It is briefly described as follows:
— Plan: Establish environmental objectives and processes necessary to deliver results in accordance with
the organization’s environmental policy.
— Do: Implement the processes as planned.
— Check: Monitor and measure processes against the environmental policy, including its commitments,
environmental objectives and operating criteria, and report the results.
— Act: Take actions to continually improve.
Figure 1 shows how the framework used in this document can be integrated into a PDCA model, which can
help new and existing users to understand the importance of a systems approach.
Figure 1 — Relationship between PDCA and the framework in this document
0.5  Contents of this document
This document conforms to ISO requirements for management system standards. These requirements
include a harmonized structure, identical core text and common terms with core definitions, designed to
benefit users implementing multiple ISO management system standards.

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This document does not include requirements specific to other management systems, such as those for
quality, occupational health and safety, energy or financial management. However, this document enables an
organization to use a common approach and risk-based thinking to integrate its environmental management
system with the requirements of other management systems.
This document contains the requirements used to assess conformity. An organization that wishes to
demonstrate conformity with this document can do so by:
— making a self-determination and self-declaration; or
— seeking confirmation of its conformance by parties having an interest in the organization, such as
customers; or
— seeking confirmation of its self-declaration by a party external to the organization; or
— seeking certification/registration of its environmental management system by an external organization.
Annex A provides explanatory information to prevent misinterpretation of the requirements of this
document. Guidance on applying the ISO 14001 framework to specific environmental topic areas is addressed
in the ISO 14002 series. Implementation guidance on environmental management systems is included in
ISO 14004.
Clause A.3 provides further insights on specific words and phrases used in this document to enhance the
understanding of concepts that are relevant to an environmental management system.

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Environmental management systems — Requirements with
guidance for use
1 Scope
This document specifies the requirements for an environmental management system that an organization
can use to enhance its environmental performance. It is intended for use by an organization seeking to
manage its environmental responsibilities in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental
pillar of sustainability.
This document helps an organization to achieve the intended outcomes of its environmental management
system, which provide value for the environment, the organization itself and interested parties. The
intended outcomes of an environmental management system include:
— enhancing environmental performance;
— meeting compliance obligations;
— achieving environmental objectives.
This document is applicable to any organization, regardless of size, type or nature, and applies to the
environmental aspects of its activities, products and services that the organization determines it can either
control or influence considering a life cycle perspective. This document does not state specific environmental
performance criteria.
This document can be used in whole or in part to systematically improve environmental management. Claims
of conformity to this document, however, are not acceptable unless all its requirements are incorporated
into an organization’s environmental management system and fulfilled without exclusion.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1 Terms related to organization and leadership
3.1.1
management system
set of interrelated or interacting elements of an organization (3.1.5) to establish policies (3.1.3) and objectives
(3.2.5) as well as processes (3.3.4) to achieve those objectives
Note 1 to entry: A management system can address a single discipline or several disciplines.
EXAMPLE Quality, environment, occupational health and safety, energy or financial management.

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Note 2 to entry: The management system elements include the organization’s structure, roles and responsibilities,
planning and operation.
Note 3 to entry: The scope of a management system can include the whole of the organization, specific and identified
functions of the organization, specific and identified sections of the organization, or one or more functions across a
group of organizations.
3.1.2
environmental management system
part of the management system (3.1.1) used to manage environmental aspects (3.2.2), meet compliance
obligations (3.2.9) and address risks and opportunities (3.2.10)
Note 1 to entry: The environmental management system elements include: context of the organization (Clause 4),
leadership (Clause 5), planning (Clause 6), support (Clause 7), operation (Clause 8), performance evaluation (Clause 9)
and improvement (Clause 10).
3.1.3
policy
intentions and direction of an organization (3.1.5) as formally expressed by its top management (3.1.6)
3.1.4
environmental policy
policy (3.1.3) related to environmental performance (3.4.11)
3.1.5
organization
person or group of people that has its own functions with responsibilities, authorities and relationships to
achieve its objectives (3.2.5)
Note 1 to entry: The concept of organization includes, but is not limited to, sole-trader, company, corporation, firm,
enterprise, authority, partnership, charity or institution, or part or combination thereof, whether incorporated or not,
public or private.
Note 2 to entry: If the organization is part of a larger entity, the term “organization” refers only to the part of the larger
entity that is within the scope of the environmental management system (3.1.2).
3.1.6
top management
person or group of people who directs and controls an organization (3.1.5) at the highest level
Note 1 to entry: Top management has the power to delegate authority and provide resources within the organization.
Note 2 to entry: If the scope of the management system (3.1.1) covers only part of an organization, then top management
refers to those who direct and control that part of the organization.
3.1.7
interested party (preferred term)
stakeholder (admitted term)
person or organization (3.1.5) that can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision or
activity
EXAMPLE Customers, communities, suppliers, regulators, non-governmental organizations, investors and
employees.
Note 1 to entry: To “perceive itself to be affected” means the perception has been made known to the organization.

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3.2 Terms related to planning
3.2.1
environment
surroundings in which an organization (3.1.5) operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora,
fauna, humans and their interrelationships
Note 1 to entry: Surroundings can extend from within an organization to the local, regional and global system.
Note 2 to entry: Surroundings can be described in terms of biodiversity, ecosystems, climate or other characteristics.
3.2.2
environmental aspect
element of an organization’s (3.1.5) activities or products or services that interacts or can interact with the
environment (3.2.1)
Note 1 to entry: An environmental aspect can cause (an) environmental impact(s) (3.2.4). A significant environmental
aspect is one that has or can have one or more significant environmental impact(s).
Note 2 to entry: Significant environmental aspects are determined by the organization applying established criteria.
3.2.3
environmental condition
state or characteristic of the environment (3.2.1) as determined at a certain point in time
3.2.4
environmental impact
change to the environment (3.2.1), whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an
organization’s (3.1.5) environmental aspects (3.2.2)
3.2.5
objective
result to be achieved
Note 1 to entry: An objective can be strategic, tactical, or operational.
Note 2 to entry: Objectives can relate to different disciplines (such as finance, health and safety, and environment
(3.2.1)). They can be, for example, organization-wide or specific to a project, product, service or process (3.3.4).
Note 3 to entry: An objective can be expressed in other ways, e.g. as an intended result, as a purpose, as an operational
criterion, as an environmental objective (3.2.6) or by the use of other words with similar meaning (e.g. aim, goal, or
target).
Note 4 to entry: In the context of environmental management systems (3.1.2), environmental objectives are set by the
organization (3.1.5), consistent with the environmental policy (3.1.4), to achieve specific results.
3.2.6
environmental objective
objective (3.2.5) set by the organization (3.1.5) consistent with its environmental policy (3.1.4)
3.2.7
prevention of pollution
use of processes (3.3.4), practices, techniques, materials, products, services or energy to avoid, reduce or
control (separately or in combination) the creation, emission or discharge of any type of pollutant or waste,
in order to reduce adverse environmental impacts (3.2.4)
Note 1 to entry: Prevention of pollution can include source reduction or elimination; process, product or service
changes; efficient use of resources; material and energy substitution; reuse; recovery; recycling; reclamation; or
treatment.
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3.2.8
requirement
need or expectation that is stated, generally implied or obligatory
Note 1 to entry: “Generally implied” means that it is custom or common practice for the organization (3.1.5) and
interested parties (3.1.7) that the need or expectation under consideration is implied.
Note 2 to entry: A specified requirement is one that is stated, e.g. in documented information (3.3.2).
3.2.9
compliance obligations (preferred term)
legal requirements and other requirements (admitted term)
legal requirements (3.2.8) that an organization (3.1.5) has to comply with and other requirements that an
organization has to or chooses to comply with
Note 1 to entry: Compliance obligations are related to the environmental management system (3.1.2).
Note 2 to entry: Compliance obligations can arise from mandatory requirements, such as applicable laws and
regulations, or voluntary commitments, such as organizational and industry standards, contractual relationships,
codes of practice and agreements with community groups, non-governmental organizations, or other interested
parties (3.1.7).
3.2.10
risks and opportunities
potential adverse effects (i.e. risks) and potential beneficial effects (i.e. opportunities)
3.3 Terms related to support and operation
3.3.1
competence
ability to apply knowledge and skills to achieve intended results
3.3.2
documented information
information required to be controlled and maintained by an organization (3.1.5) and the medium on which
it is contained
Note 1 to entry: Documented information can be in any format and media and from any source.
Note 2 to entry: Documented information can refer to:
— the management system (3.1.1), including related processes (3.3.4);
— information created in order for the organization to operate (documentation);
— evidence of results achieved (records).
3.3.3
life cycle
consecutive and interlinked stages of a product (or service) system, from raw material acquisition or
generation from natural resources to final disposal
Note 1 to entry: The life cycle stages include acquisition of raw materials, design, production, transportation/delivery,
use, end-of-life treatment and final disposal.
[SOURCE: ISO 14044:2006, 3.1, modified ― “(or service)” added to the definition. Note 1 to entry added.]
3.3.4
process
set of interrelated or interacting activities that uses or transforms inputs to deliver a result
Note 1 to entry: Whether the result of a process is called an output, a product or a service depends on the context of
the reference.
Note 2 to entry: A process can be documented or not.

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3.4 Terms related to performance evaluation and improvement
3.4.1
audit
systematic and independent process (3.3.4) for obtaining evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine
the extent to which the audit criteria are fulfilled
Note 1 to entry: An audit can be an internal audit (first party) or an external audit (second party or third party), and it
can be a combined audit (combining two or more disciplines).
Note 2 to entry: An internal audit is conducted by the organization (3.1.5) itself, or by an external party on its behalf.
Note 3 to entry: “Audit evidence” and “audit criteria” are defined in ISO 19011.
Note 4 to entry: Independence can be demonstrated by freedom from responsibility for the activity being audited or
freedom from bias and conflict of interest.
3.4.2
conformity
fulfilment of a requirement (3.2.8)
3.4.3
nonconformity
non-fulfilment of a requirement (3.2.8)
Note 1 to entry: Nonconformity relates to requirements in this document and additional environmental management
system (3.1.2) requirements that an organization (3.1.5) establishes for itself.
3.4.4
corrective action
action to eliminate the cause(s) of a nonconformity (3.4.3) and to prevent recurrence
3.4.5
continual improvement
recurring activity to enhance performance (3.4.10)
Note 1 to entry: Enhancing performance relates to the use of the environmental management system (3.1.2) to enhance
environmental performance (3.4.11) consistent with the organization’s (3.1.5) environmental policy (3.1.4).
Note 2 to entry: The activity does not have to take place in all areas simultaneously or without interruption.
3.4.6
effectiveness
extent to which planned activities are realized and planned results are achieved
3.4.7
indicator
quantitative, qualitative or binary variable that can be measured or described, representing the status of
operations, management, conditions or impacts
[SOURCE: ISO 14031:2021, 3.4.1]
3.4.8
monitoring
determining the status of a system, a process (3.3.4) or an activity
Note 1 to entry: To determine the status, there can be a need to check, supervise or critically observe.
3.4.9
measurement
process (3.3.4) to determine a value

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3.4.10
performance
measurable result
Note 1 to entry: Performance can relate either to quantitative or qualitative findings.
Note 2 to entry: Performance can relate to managing activities, processes (3.3.4), products, services, systems or
organizations (3.1.5).
3.4.11
environmental performance
performance (3.4.10) related to the management of environmental aspects (3.2.2)
Note 1 to entry: For an environmental management system (3.1.2), results can be measured against the organization’s
(3.1.5) environmental policy (3.1.4), environmental objectives (3.2.6) or other criteria, using indicators (3.4.7).
4 Context of the organization
4.1 Understanding the organization and its context
The organization shall determine external and internal issues that are relevant to its purpose and that affect
its ability to achieve the intended outcomes of its environmental management system.
These issues shall include environmental conditions being affected by the organization or capable of affecting
the organization, such as pollution levels, availability of natural resources, climate change, biodiversity or
ecosystem health (see A.4.1).
4.2 Understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties
The organization shall determine:
a) the interested parties that are relevant to the environmental management system;
b) the relevant needs and expectations (i.e. requirements) of these interested parties;
c) which of these needs and expectations become its compliance obligations (see 6.1.3) and will be
addressed through the environmental management system.
NOTE 1 Relevant interested parties can have needs and expectations related to environmental conditions, such as
pollution levels, availability of natural resources, climate change, biodiversity or ecosystem health.
NOTE 2 The relevant needs and expectations of interested parties, other than legal requirements, become a
compliance obligation when the organization decides to comply with them.
4.3 Determining the scope of the environmental management system
The organization shall determine the boundaries and applicability of the environmental management
system to establish its scope.
When determining this scope, the organization shall consider:
a) the external and internal issues referred to in 4.1;
b) the compliance obligations referred to in 4.2;
c) its organizational units, functions and physical boundaries;
d) its activities, products and services;
e) its authority and ability to exercise control and influence over the life cycle of its activities, products and
services.
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Once the scope is defined, all activities, products and services of the organization within that scope shall be
included in the environmental management system.
The scope shall be available as documented information and shall be available to interested part
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S L O V E N S K I SIST EN ISO 14001

S T A N D A R D
junij 2026
Sistemi ravnanja z okoljem – Zahteve s smernicami za uporabo
(ISO 14001:2026)
Environmental management systems – Requirements with guidance for use
(ISO 14001:2026)
Systèmes de management environnemental – Exigences et lignes directrices
pour son utilisation (ISO 14001:2026)

Referenčna oznaka
ICS 03.100.70; 13.020.10 SIST EN ISO 14001:2026 (sl, en)

Nadaljevanje na straneh II in od 1 do 70

© 2026-11. Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

SIST EN ISO 14001 : 2026
NACIONALNI UVOD
Standard SIST EN ISO 14001 (sl, en), Sistemi ravnanja z okoljem – Zahteve z navodili za uporabo (ISO
14001:2026), 2026, ima status slovenskega standarda in je istoveten z evropskim standardom EN ISO
14001 (en), Sistemi ravnanja z okoljem – Zahteve z navodili za uporabo (ISO 14001:2026), 2026.

Ta standard nadomešča SIST EN ISO 14001:2015 in SIST EN ISO 14001:2015/A1:2024.

NACIONALNI PREDGOVOR
Evropski standard EN ISO 14001:2026 je pripravil tehnični odbor Mednarodne organizacije za
standardizacijo ISO/TC 207 Ravnanje z okoljem, pododbor SC 1 Sistemi ravnanja z okoljem v
sodelovanju s tehničnim odborom Evropskega komiteja za standardizacijo CEN/SS S26 Ravnanje z
okoljem.
Slovenski standard SIST EN ISO 14001:2026 je prevod evropskega standarda EN ISO 14001:2026. V
primeru spora glede besedila slovenskega prevoda v tem standardu je odločilen izvirni evropski
standard v angleškem jeziku.
Slovensko izdajo standarda je odobril tehnični odbor SIST/TC UZO Upravljanje z okoljem.

ZVEZE Z NACIONALNIMI STANDARDI

Ni zvez z nacionalnimi standardi.

OSNOVA ZA IZDAJO STANDARDA
̶ Privzem evropskega standarda EN ISO 14001:2026

PREDHODNE IZDAJE
̶ SIST EN ISO 14001:2015, Sistemi ravnanja z okoljem – Zahteve z navodili za uporabo (ISO
14001:2015)
̶ SIST EN ISO 14001:2015/A1:2024, Sistemi ravnanja z okoljem – Zahteve z navodili za uporabo -
Dopolnilo A1: Upoštevanje podnebnih sprememb (ISO 14001:2015/Amd 1:2024)

OPOMBE
̶ Povsod, kjer se v besedilu standarda uporablja izraz "evropski standard" ali "mednarodni standard",
v SIST EN ISO 14001:2026 to pomeni "slovenski standard".

̶ Nacionalni uvod in nacionalni predgovor nista sestavni del standarda.

̶ Ta nacionalni dokument je istoveten z EN ISO 14001:2026 in je objavljen z dovoljenjem:

CEN-CENELEC
Upravni center
Rue de la Science 23
B-1040 Bruselj
This national document is identical with SIST EN ISO 14001:2026 and is published with the
permission of
CEN-CENELEC
Management Centre
Rue de la Science 23
B-1040 Brussels
II
EVROPSKI STANDARD  EN ISO 14001
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
april 2026
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 03.100.70; 13.020.10 Nadomešča EN ISO 14001:2015

Slovenska izdaja
Sistemi ravnanja z okoljem – Zahteve s smernicami za uporabo
(ISO 14001:2026)
Environmental management systems – Systèmes de management environnemental –
Requirements with guidance for use Exigences et lignes directrices pour son utilisation
(ISO 14001:2026) (ISO 14001:2026)

Ta evropski standard je CEN sprejel 3. aprila 2026.

Člani CEN morajo izpolnjevati notranja pravila CEN/CENELEC, ki določajo pogoje, pod katerimi ta
evropski standard dobi status nacionalnega standarda brez kakršnihkoli sprememb. Seznami
najnovejših izdaj teh nacionalnih standardov in njihovi bibliografski podatki se na zahtevo lahko dobijo
pri Upravnem centru ali kateremkoli članu CEN.

Ta evropski standard obstaja v treh uradnih izdajah (angleški, francoski in nemški). Izdaje v drugih
jezikih, ki jih člani CEN na lastno odgovornost prevedejo in izdajo ter prijavijo pri Upravnem centru CEN,
veljajo kot uradne izdaje.
Člani CEN so nacionalni organi za standarde Avstrije, Belgije, Bolgarije, Cipra, Češke republike,
Danske, Estonije, Finske, Francije, Grčije, Hrvaške, Irske, Islandije, Italije, Latvije, Litve, Luksemburga,
Madžarske, Malte, Nemčije, Nizozemske, Norveške, Poljske, Portugalske, Republike Severne
Makedonije, Romunije, Slovaške, Slovenije, Srbije, Španije, Švedske, Švice, Turčije in Združenega
kraljestva.
CEN
Evropski komite za standardizacijo
European Committee for Standardization
Comité Européen de Normalisation
Europäisches Komitee für Normung

Upravni center CEN-CENELEC: Rue dela Science 23, B-1040 Bruselj

© 2026 CEN Vse pravice do izkoriščanja v kakršnikoli obliki in na kakršenkoli Ref. št. EN ISO 14001:2026 E
način imajo nacionalni člani CEN.

SIST EN ISO 14001 : 2026
VSEBINA CONTENTS
Evropski predgovor . 3 European foreword . 3

SIST EN ISO 14001 : 2026
Evropski predgovor European foreword
Ta dokument (EN ISO 14001:2026) je pripravil This document (EN ISO 14001:2026) has been

tehnični odbor ISO/TC 207 Ravnanje z okoljem prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207
"Environmental management" in collaboration
v sodelovanju z CCMC.
with CCMC.
Ta evropski standard mora dobiti status This European Standard shall be given the

nacionalnega standarda bodisi z objavo status of a national standard, either by
istovetnega besedila ali z razglasitvijo publication of an identical text or by
najpozneje do oktobra 2026, nasprotujoče endorsement, at the latest by October 2026, and
nacionalne standarde pa je treba razveljaviti conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
najpozneje do oktobra 2026. at the latest by October 2026.
Opozoriti je treba na možnost, da so nekateri deli Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of

tega dokumenta lahko predmet patentnih pravic. the elements of this document may be the
CEN ne prevzema odgovornosti za identifikacijo subject of patent rights. CEN shall not be held
nekaterih ali vseh takih patentnih pravic. responsible for identifying any or all such patent
rights.
Ta dokument nadomešča EN 12464-2:2015. This document supersedes EN ISO 14001:2015.
Uporabnik naj vse povratne informacije ali Any feedback and questions on this document

vprašanja o tem dokumentu posreduje should be directed to the users’ national
nacionalnemu organu za standarde v svoji standards body/national committee. A complete
državi. Celoten seznam teh organov je na voljo listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN
na spletnem mestu CEN.
website.
V skladu z notranjimi predpisi CEN-CENELEC According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal
morajo ta evropski standard obvezno uvesti Regulations, the national standards
nacionalne organizacije za standardizacijo organizations of the following countries are
naslednjih držav: Avstrije, Belgije, Bolgarije, bound to implement this European Standard:
Cipra, Češke republike, Danske, Estonije, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Finske, Francije, Grčije, Hrvaške, Irske, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,
Islandije, Italije, Latvije, Litve, Luksemburga, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Madžarske, Malte, Nemčije, Nizozemske, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,
Norveške, Poljske, Portugalske, Republike Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Severne Makedonije, Romunije, Slovaške, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia,
Slovenije, Srbije, Španije, Švedske, Švice, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turčije in Združenega kraljestva. Türkiye and the United Kingdom.

Razglasitvena objava Endorsement notice

Besedilo standarda ISO 14001:2026 je CEN The text of ISO 14001:2026 has been approved
odobril kot EN ISO 14001:2026 brez kakršnihkoli by CEN as EN ISO 14001:2026 without any
sprememb. modification.
SIST EN ISO 14001 : 2026
VSEBINA CONTENTS
Predgovor . 6 Foreword. . 6
Uvod . 8 Introduction . 8
1 Področje uporabe . 13 1 Scope .13
2 Zveze s standardi . 13 2 Normative references .13
3 Izrazi in definicije . 13 3 Terms and definitions. .13
3.1 Izrazi v zvezi z organizacijo in 3.1 Terms related to organization and
voditeljstvom . 14 leadership .14
3.2 Izrazi v zvezi s planiranjem . 15 3.2 Terms related to planning .15
3.3 Izrazi v zvezi s podporo in delovanjem. 18 3.3 Terms related to support and operation .18
3.4 Izrazi v zvezi z vrednotenjem uspešnosti 3.4 Terms related to performance evaluation
in izboljševanjem . 18 and improvement .18
4 Kontekst organizacije . 20 4 Context of the organization .20
4.1 Razumevanje organizacije in njenega 4.1 Understanding the organization and its
konteksta . 20 context .20
4.2 Razumevanje potreb in pričakovanj 4.2 Understanding the needs and
zainteresiranih strani . 20 expectations of interested parties .20
4.3 Opredeljevanje področja uporabe sistema 4.3 Determining the scope of the
ravnanja z okoljem . 21 environmental management system .21
4.4 Sistem ravnanja z okoljem . 21 4.4 Environmental management system .21
5 Voditeljstvo . 22 5 Leadership .22
5.1 Voditeljstvo in zavezanost . 22 5.1 Leadership and commitment .22
5.2 Okoljska politika . 22 5.2 Environmental policy .22
5.3 Vloge, odgovornosti in pooblastila . 23 5.3 Roles, responsibilities and authorities .23
6 Planiranje . 24 6 Planning .24
6.1 Ukrepi za obravnavanje tveganj in 6.1 Actions to address risks and
priložnosti . 24 opportunities .24
6.1.1 Splošno . 24 6.1.1 General .24
6.1.2 Okoljski vidiki . 24 6.1.2 Environmental aspects .24
6.1.3 Obveznosti glede skladnosti . 25 6.1.3 Compliance obligations .25
6.1.4 Tveganja in priložnosti . 25 6.1.4 Risks and opportunities .25
6.1.5 Planiranje ukrepov . 26 6.1.5 Planning action .26
6.2 Okoljski cilji in planiranje za njihovo 6.2 Environmental objectives and planning to
doseganje. 26 achieve them .26
6.2.1 Okoljski cilji . 26 6.2.1 Environmental objectives .26
6.2.2 Planiranje ukrepov za doseganje 6.2.2 Planning actions to achieve
okoljskih ciljev . 27 environmental objectives .27
6.3 Planiranje sprememb. 27 6.3 Planning of changes .27
7 Podpora . 27 7 Support .27
7.1 Viri. 27 7.1 Resources .27
7.2 Kompetentnost . 27 7.2 Competence .27
7.3 Ozaveščenost . 28 7.3 Awareness .28
7.4 Komuniciranje . 28 7.4 Communication .28
7.4.1 Splošno . 28 7.4.1 General .28
7.4.2 Notranje komuniciranje . 29 7.4.2 Internal communication .29
7.4.3 Zunanje komuniciranje . 29 7.4.3 External communication .29
7.5 Dokumentirane informacije . 29 7.5 Documented information .29
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7.5.1 Splošno . 29 7.5.1 General .29
7.5.2 Ustvarjanje in posodabljanje 7.5.2 Creating and updating documented
dokumentiranih informacij . 30 information .30
7.5.3 Obvladovanje dokumentiranih 7.5.3 Control of documented information .30
informacij . 30
8 Delovanje . 31 8 Operation .31
8.1 Planiranje in obvladovanje delovanja . 31 8.1 Operational planning and control .31
8.2 Pripravljenost in odziv na izredne 8.2 Emergency preparedness and
razmere . 32 response .32
9 Vrednotenje uspešnosti . 32 9 Performance evaluation .32
9.1 Spremljanje, merjenje, analiziranje in 9.1 Monitoring, measurement, analysis, and
vrednotenje . 32 evaluation .32
9.1.1 Splošno . 32 9.1.1 General .32
9.1.2 Vrednotenje skladnosti . 33 9.1.2 Evaluation of compliance .33
9.2 Notranja presoja . 33 9.2 Internal audit.33
9.2.1 Splošno . 33 9.2.1 General .33
9.2.2 Program notranje presoje . 34 9.2.2 Internal audit programme .34
9.3 Vodstveni pregled . 34 9.3 Management review .34
9.3.1 Splošno . 34 9.3.1 General .34
9.3.2 Vhodni podatki za vodstveni pregled . 34 9.3.2 Management review inputs .34
9.3.3 Rezultati vodstvenega pregleda . 35 9.3.3 Management review results. .35
10 Izboljševanje . 36 10 Improvement .36
10.1 Nenehno izboljševanje . 36 10.1 Continual improvement .36
10.2 Neskladnost in korektivni ukrepi . 36 10.2 Nonconformity and corrective action .36
Dodatek A (informativni): Smernice za Annex A (informative) Guidance on the use
uporabo tega dokumenta . 37 of this document .37
Literatura . 68 Bibliography .68
Abecedno kazalo . 69 Index .70

SIST EN ISO 14001 : 2026
Predgovor  Foreword
Mednarodna organizacija za standardizacijo ISO (the International Organization for

(ISO) je svetovna zveza nacionalnih organov za Standardization) is a worldwide federation of
standarde (članov ISO). Mednarodne standarde national standards bodies (ISO member bodies).
po navadi pripravljajo tehnični odbori ISO. Vsak The work of preparing International Standards is
član, ki ga zanima področje, za katero je bil normally carried out through ISO technical
ustanovljen tehnični odbor, ima pravico biti committees. Each member body interested in a
zastopan v tem odboru. Pri delu sodelujejo tudi subject for which a technical committee has
mednarodne vladne in nevladne organizacije, been established has the right to be represented
povezane z ISO. V vseh zadevah, ki so on that committee. International organizations,
povezane s standardizacijo na področju governmental and non-governmental, in liaison
elektrotehnike, ISO tesno sodeluje z with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO
Mednarodno elektrotehniško komisijo (IEC). collaborates closely with the International
Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all
matters of electrotechnical standardization.
Postopki, uporabljeni pri razvoju tega The procedures used to develop this document

dokumenta, in postopki, predvideni za njegovo and those intended for its further maintenance
nadaljnje vzdrževanje, so opisani v Direktivah are described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1.
ISO/IEC, 1. del. Posebna pozornost naj se In particular, the different approval criteria
nameni merilom za odobritev, ki so potrebna za needed for the different types of ISO document
različne vrste dokumentov ISO. Ta dokument je should be noted. This document was drafted in
bil pripravljen v skladu z uredniškimi pravili accordance with the editorial rules of the
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ustrezno; appropriate;
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Uvod Introduction
0.1 Ozadje 0.1 Background
Doseganje ravnovesja med okoljem, družbo in Achieving a balance between the environment,
gospodarstvom se šteje za bistveno za society and the economy is considered essential
zadovoljevanje sedanjih potreb, ne da bi pri tem to meet the needs of the present without
ogrozili zmožnost prihodnjih generacij, da compromising the ability of future generations to
zadovoljijo svoje potrebe. Trajnostni razvoj kot meet their needs. Sustainable development as a
cilj se doseže z uravnoteženjem treh stebrov goal is achieved by balancing the three pillars of
trajnostnosti. sustainability.
Družbena pričakovanja o trajnostnem razvoju, Societal expectations for sustainable
preglednosti in odgovornosti so se razvijala ob development, transparency and accountability
vse strožji zakonodaji ter naraščajočih pritiskih have evolved with increasingly stringent
na okolje zaradi onesnaževanja, neučinkovite legislation and growing pressures on the
rabe virov, neustreznega ravnanja z odpadki, environment from pollution, inefficient use of
podnebnih sprememb, degradacije ekosistemov resources, improper waste management,
in izgube biotske raznovrstnosti. Ogrožanje climate change, degradation of ecosystems and
okolja lahko povzroči finančne, družbene in loss of biodiversity. Undermining the
poslovne posledice, ne le posledic za okolje. environment can carry financial, social and
business consequences, not just environmental
implications.
Ta pričakovanja so privedla do tega, da These expectations have led organizations to
organizacije uvajajo sistematičen pristop k adopt a systematic approach to environmental
ravnanju z okoljem z izvajanjem sistemov management by implementing environmental
ravnanja z okoljem, da bi prispevale k management systems with the aim of
okoljskemu stebru trajnostnosti. Posledično so contributing to the environmental pillar of
organizacije bolje pripravljene na odzivanje na sustainability. As a result, organizations are
potrebe in pričakovanja zainteresiranih strani ter better positioned to respond to the needs and
na obveznosti glede skladnosti, ki jih morajo expectations of interested parties and to meet
izpolnjevati. the organization’s compliance obligations.
0.2 Namen sistema ravnanja z okoljem 0.2 Aim of an environmental
management system
Ta dokument zagotavlja organizacijam okvir za This document provides organizations with a
varovanje okolja in odzivanje na spreminjajoče framework to protect the environment and
se okoljske razmere v ravnovesju s družbeno- respond to changing environmental conditions in
ekonomskimi potrebami. Določa zahteve, ki balance with socio-economic needs. It specifies
organizaciji omogočajo, da doseže predvidene requirements that enable an organization to
izide, ki si jih je zastavila za svoj sistem ravnanja achieve the intended outcomes it sets for its
z okoljem. environmental management system.
Sistematični pristop k ravnanju z okoljem A systematic approach to environmental
najvišjemu vodstvu zagotavlja informacije za management provides top management with
dolgoročni uspeh ter ustvarja možnosti za information to build success over the long term
prispevanje k trajnostnemu razvoju z: and create options for contributing to sustainable
development by:
– varovanjem okolja s preprečevanjem ali – protecting the environment through
blaženjem škodljivih vplivov na okolje, preventing or mitigating adverse
environmental impacts;
– blaženjem morebitnih škodljivih vplivov – mitigating the potential adverse effect of
okoljskih razmer na organizacijo, environmental conditions on the
organization;
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– pomočjo organizaciji pri izpolnjevanju – assisting the organization to meet its
njenih obveznosti glede skladnosti, compliance obligations;
– izboljševanjem okoljske uspešnosti, – enhancing environmental performance;
– obvladovanjem ali vplivanjem na način, – controlling or influencing the way the

kako so izdelki in storitve organizacije organization’s products and services are
zasnovani, proizvedeni, distribuirani, designed, manufactured, distributed,
uporabljeni in odstranjeni, z uporabo vidika consumed and disposed of by using a life
življenjskega cikla, ki preprečuje cycle perspective that prevents adverse
nenamerno prenašanje škodljivih vplivov na environmental impacts from being
okolje drugam znotraj življenjskega cikla, unintentionally shifted elsewhere within the
life cycle;
– doseganjem finančnih in operativnih koristi, – achieving financial and operational benefits
ki izhajajo iz uvajanja okoljsko ustreznih that result from implementing
rešitev, ki krepijo tržni položaj organizacije, environmentally sound alternatives that
strengthen the organization’s market
position;
– sporočanjem okoljskih informacij ustreznim – communicating environmental information
zainteresiranim stranem. to relevant interested parties.
0.3 Dejavniki uspeha 0.3 Success factors
Uspeh sistema ravnanja z okoljem je odvisen od The success of an environmental management

zavezanosti vseh ravni in funkcij organizacije, z system depends on commitment from all levels
najvišjim vodstvom na čelu. Organizacije lahko and functions of the organization, led by top
izkoristijo priložnosti za preprečevanje ali management. Organizations can leverage
blaženje škodljivih vplivov na okolje ter za opportunities to prevent or mitigate adverse
povečanje koristnih vplivov na okolje, zlasti tistih environmental impacts and enhance beneficial
s strateškimi in konkurenčnimi prednostmi. environmental impacts, particularly those with
Najvišje vodstvo lahko učinkovito obravnava strategic and competitive advantages. Top
svoja tveganja in priložnosti z vključevanjem management can effectively address its risks
ravnanja z okoljem v poslovne procese and opportunities by integrating environmental
organizacije, njeno strateško usmeritev in management into the organization’s business
odločanje, z usklajevanjem z drugimi poslovnimi processes, strategic direction and decision-
prioritetami ter z vključevanjem okoljskega making, aligning them with other business
upravljanja v celoten sistem vodenja. Prikaz priorities, and incorporating environmental
uspešnega izvajanja tega dokumenta se lahko governance into its overall management system.
uporabi za zagotavljanje zainteresiranim Demonstration of successful implementation of
stranem, da je vzpostavljen učinkovit sistem this document can be used to assure interested
ravnanja z okoljem. Vendar pa sprejetje zahtev parties that an effective environmental
iz tega dokumenta samo po sebi ne zagotavlja management system is in place. Adoption of the
optimalnih okoljskih izidov. requirements in this document, however, will not
in itself guarantee optimal environmental
outcomes.
Uporaba zahtev iz tega dokumenta se lahko Application of the requirements in this document

zaradi konteksta organizacije razlikuje od ene can differ from one organization to another due
organizacije do druge. Dve organizaciji lahko to the context of the organization. Two
izvajata podobne aktivnosti, vendar imata organizations can carry out similar activities but
različne obveznosti glede skladnosti, zaveze v can have different compliance obligations,
svoji okoljski politiki, okoljske tehnologije in cilje commitments in their environmental policy,
okoljske uspešnosti, kljub temu pa lahko obe environmental technologies and environmental
izpolnjujeta zahteve tega dokumenta. performance goals, yet both can conform to the
requirements of this document.
Raven podrobnosti in kompleksnosti sistema The level of detail and complexity of the
ravnanja z okoljem se razlikuje glede na kontekst environmental management system will vary
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organizacije, področje uporabe njenega sistema depending on the context of the organization, the
ravnanja z okoljem, njene obveznosti glede scope of its environmental management system,
skladnosti ter na naravo njenih aktivnosti, its compliance obligations, and the nature of its
izdelkov in storitev, vključno z njenimi okoljskimi activities, products and services, including its
vidiki in povezanimi vplivi na okolje. environmental aspects and associated
environmental impacts.
0.4 Model planiraj–izvedi–preveri– 0.4 Plan-Do-Check-Act model
ukrepaj
Osnova za pristop, na katerem temelji sistem The basis for the approach underlying an
ravnanja z okoljem, izhaja iz koncepta planiraj– environmental management system is founded
izvedi–preveri–ukrepaj (PDCA). Model PDCA on the concept of Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA).
zagotavlja iterativen proces, ki ga organizacije The PDCA model provides an iterative process
uporabljajo za doseganje nenehnega used by organizations to achieve continual
izboljševanja. Uporablja se lahko za sistem improvement. It can be applied to an
ravnanja z okoljem kot celoto in za vsak njegov environmental management system and to each
posamezni element. Na kratko je opisan, kot of its individual elements. It is briefly described
sledi: as follows:
– Planiraj: Vzpostavi okoljske cilje in procese, – Plan: Establish environmental objectives
potrebne za doseganje rezultatov v skladu and processes necessary to deliver results
z okoljsko politiko organizacije. in accordance with the organization’s
environmental policy.
– Izvedi: Izvedi procese, kot so planirani. – Do: Implement the processes as planned.
– Preveri: Spremljaj in meri procese glede na – Check: Monitor and measure processes
okoljsko politiko, vključno z njenimi against the environmental policy, including
zavezami, okoljskimi cilji in merili delovanja, its commitments, environmental objectives
ter poročaj o rezultatih. and operating criteria, and report the
results.
– Ukrepaj: Izvajaj ukrepe za nenehno – Act: Take actions to continually improve.
izboljševanje.
Slika 1 prikazuje, kako se lahko okvir, uporabljen Figure 1 shows how the framework used in this
v tem dokumentu, vključi v model PDCA, kar document can be integrated into a PDCA model,
lahko novim in obstoječim uporabnikom pomaga which can help new and existing users to
razumeti pomen sistemskega pristopa. understand the importance of a systems
approach.
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Slika 1: Razmerje med PDCA in okvirom v tem dokumentu

Figure 1 — Relationship between PDCA and the framework in this document

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0.5 Vsebina tega dokumenta 0.5 Contents of this document
Ta dokument je skladen z zahtevami ISO za This document conforms to ISO requirements for

standarde sistemov vodenja. Te zahteve management system standards. These
vključujejo usklajeno strukturo, enotno osnovno requirements include a harmonized structure,
besedilo in skupne izraze z osnovnimi identical core text and common terms with core
definicijami, zasnovane tako, da koristijo definitions, designed to benefit users
uporabnikom, ki izvajajo več standardov ISO za implementing multiple ISO management system
sisteme vodenja. standards.
Ta dokument ne vključuje zahtev, značilnih za This document does not include requirements
druge sisteme vodenja, kot so sistemi za specific to other management systems, such as
kakovost, varnost in zdravje pri delu, upravljanje those for quality, occupational health and safety,
z energijo ali finančno vodenje. Vendar pa ta energy or financial management. However, this
dokument omogoča organizaciji, da uporablja document enables an organization to use a
skupni pristop in razmišljanje na podlagi tveganj common approach and risk-based thinking to
za povezovanje sistema ravnanja z okoljem z integrate its environmental management system
with the requirements of other management
zahtevami drugih sistemov vodenja.
systems.
Ta dokument vsebuje zahteve, ki se uporabljajo This document contains the requirements used
za ugotavljanje skladnosti. Organizacija, ki želi to assess conformity. An organization that
dokazati skladnost s tem dokumentom, lahko to wishes to demonstrate conformity with this
stori z: document can do so by:
– lastno presojo in lastno izjavo ali – making a self-determination and self-
declaration; or
– pridobitvijo potrditve o svoji skladnosti od – seeking confirmation of its conformance by

zainteresiranih strani, npr. odjemalcev, parties having an interest in the
organization, such as customers; or
– pridobitvijo potrditve lastne izjave od – seeking confirmation of its self-declaration
zunanje stranke ali by a party external to the organization; or
– pridobitvijo certifikacije/registracije svojega – seeking certification/registration of its
sistema ravnanja z okoljem od zunanje environmental management system by an
organizacije. external organization.
Dodatek A vsebuje pojasnjevalne informacije za Annex A provides explanatory information to

preprečevanje napačne razlage zahtev tega prevent misinterpretation of the requirements of
dokumenta. Smernice za uporabo okvira ISO this document. Guidance on applying the ISO
14001 na specifičnih okoljskih področjih so 14001 framework to specific environmental topic
obravnavane v seriji ISO 14002. Smernice za areas is addressed in the ISO 14002 series.
izvajanje sistema ravnanja z okoljem so Implementation guidance on environmental
vključene v ISO 14004. management systems is included in ISO 14004.
V točki A.3 so podana dodatna pojasnila o Clause A.3 provides further insights on specific
posameznih besedah in izrazih, uporabljenih v words and phrases used in this document to
tem dokumentu, za izboljšanje razumevanja enhance the understanding of concepts that are
pojmov, pomembnih za sistem ravnanja z relevant to an environmental management
okoljem. system.
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Sistemi ravnanja z okoljem – Zahteve Environmental management systems
s smernicami za uporabo – Requirements with guidance for use
1 Področje uporabe 1 Scope
Ta dokument določa zahteve za sistem ravnanja This document specifies the requirements for an
z okoljem, ki jih organizacija lahko uporablja za environmental management system that an
izboljšanje svoje okoljske uspešnosti. Namenjen organization can use to enhance its
je uporabi v organizaciji, ki želi svojo okoljsko environmental performance. It is intended for
odgovornost obvladovati na sistematičen način, use by an organization seeking to manage its
ki prispeva k okoljskemu stebru trajnostnosti. environmental responsibilities in a systematic
manner that contributes to the environmental
pillar of sustainability.
Ta dokument pomaga organizaciji doseči This document helps an organization to achieve
predvidene izide njenega sistema ravnanja z the intended outcomes of its environmental
okoljem, ki ustvarjajo vrednost za okolje, management system, which provide value for
organizacijo in zainteresirane strani. Predvideni the environment, the organization itself and
izidi sistema ravnanja z okoljem vključujejo: interested parties. The intended outcomes of an
environmental management system include:
– izboljševanje okoljske uspešnosti, – enhancing environmental performance;
– izpolnjevanje obveznosti glede skladnosti, – meeting compliance obligations;
– doseganje okoljskih ciljev. – achieving environmental objectives.
Ta dokument lahko uporablja vsaka organizacija This document is applicable to any organization,
ne glede na njeno velikost, vrsto ali naravo ter se regardless of size, type or nature, and applies to
nanaša na okoljske vidike njenih aktivnosti, the environmental aspects of its activities,
izdelkov in storitev, za katere organizacija določi, products and services that the organization
da jih lahko obvladuje ali nanje vpliva ob determines it can either control or influence
preučitvi vidika življenjskega cikla. Ta dokument considering a life cycle perspective. This
ne določa posebnih meril okoljske uspešnosti. document does not state specific environmental
performance criteria.
Ta dokument se lahko v celoti ali delno uporablja This document can be used in whole or in part to
za sistematično izboljševanje ravnanja z systematically improve environmental
okoljem. Vendar pa trditve o skladnosti s tem management. Claims of conformity to this
dokumentom niso sprejemljive, razen če so vse document, however, are not acceptable unless
njegove zahteve vključene v sistem ravnanja z all its requirements are incorporated into an
okoljem organizacije ter izpolnjene brez izjem. organization’s environmental management
system and fulfilled without exclusion.
2 Zveze s standardi 2 Normative references
V tem dokumentu ni zvez s standardi. There are no normative references in this
document.
3 Izrazi in definicije 3 Terms and definitions
V tem dokumentu se uporabljajo naslednji izrazi For the purposes of this document, the following

in definicije. terms and definitions apply.
ISO in IEC vzdržujeta terminološke zbirke ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for

podatkov za uporabo pri standardizaciji na use in standardization at the following
naslednjih naslovih: addresses:

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– spletna platforma ISO: na voljo na spletnem  – ISO Online browsing platform: available at
naslovu https://www.iso.org/obp https://www.iso.org/obp
– IEC Elektropedija: na voljo na spletnem – IEC Electropedia: available at
naslovu https://www.electropedia.org/ https://www.electropedia.org/
3.1 Izrazi v zvezi z organizacijo in vodenjem 3.1 Terms related to organization and
leadership
3.1.1 3.1.1
sistem vodenja management system
skupek medsebojno povezanih ali interaktivnih set of interrelated or interacting elements of an
elementov organizacije (3.1.5) za vzpostavljanje organization (3.1.5) to establish policies (3.1.3)
politik (3.1.3) in ciljev (3.2.5) ter procesov (3.3.4) and objectives (3.2.5) as well as processes
za doseganje teh ciljev (3.3.4) to achieve those objectives
Opomba 1: Sistem vodenja lahko obravnava eno ali več Note 1 to entry: A management system can address a

področij. single discipline or several disciplines.
PRIMERI: Kakovost, okolje, varnost in zdravje pri delu, EXAMPLE Quality, environment, occupational health

energija ali finančno vodenje. and safety, energy or financial
management.
Opomba 2: Elementi sistema vodenja vključujejo Note 2 to entry: The management system elements

strukturo organizacije, vloge in include the organization’s structure, roles
odgovornosti, planiranje ter delovanje. and responsibilities, planning and
operation.
Opomba 3: Področje uporabe sistema vodenja lahko Note 3 to entry: The scope of a management system can

vključuje celotno organizacijo, specifične in include the whole of the organization,
identificirane funkcije organizacije, specific and identified functions of the
specifične in identificirane dele organizacije organization, specific and identified
ali eno ali več funkcij v skupini organizacij. sections of the organization, or one or
more functions across a group of
organizations.
3.1.2 3.1.2
sistem ravnanja z okoljem environmental management system
del sistema vodenja (3.1.1) za obravnavanje part of the management system (3.1.1) used to
okoljskih vidikov (3.2.2), izpolnjevanje manage environmental aspects (3.2.2), meet
obveznosti glede skladnosti (3.2.9) ter compliance obligations (3.2.9) and address
obravnavanje tveganj in priložnosti (3.2.10) risks and opportunities (3.2.10)
Opomba 1: Elementi sistema ravnanja z okoljem Note 1 to entry: The environmental management system
vključujejo: kontekst organizacije (točka 4), elements include: context of the
voditeljstvo (točka 5), planiranje (točka 6), organization (Clause 4), leadership
podporo (točka 7), delovanje (točka 8), (Clause 5), planning (Clause 6), support
vrednotenje uspešnosti (točka 9) in (Clause 7), operation (Clause 8),
izboljševanje (točka 10). performance evaluation (Clause 9) and
improvement (Clause 10).
3.1.3 3.1.3
politika policy
namere in usmeritev organizacije (3.1.5), ki jih intentions and direction of an organization (3.1.5)
formalno izraža njeno najvišje vodstvo (3.1.6) as formally expressed by its top management
(3.1.6)
3.1.4 3.1.4
okoljska politika environmental policy
politika (3.1.3), povezana z okoljsko uspešnostjo policy (3.1.3) related to environmental
(3.4.11) performance (3.4.11)
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3.1.5 3.1.5
organizacija organization
oseba ali skupina ljudi, ki ima lastne funkcije z person or group of people that has its own
odgovornostmi, pooblastili in odnosi za functions with responsibilities, authorities and
doseganje svojih ciljev (3.2.5) relationships to achieve its objectives (3.2.5)
Opomba 1: Pojem organizacije med drugim vključuje Note 1 to entry: The concept of organization includes, but
samostojne podjetnike, družbe, korporacije, is not limited to, sole-trader, company,
podjetja, organe oblasti, partnerstva, corporation, firm, enterprise, authority,
dobrodelne organizacije ali ustanove partnership, charity or institution, or part or
oziroma njihov del ali kombinacijo ne glede combination thereof, whether incorporated
na to, ali so pravne osebe ali ne ter ali so or not, public or private.
javne ali zasebne.
Opomba 2: Če je organizacija del večje entitete, se izraz Note 2 to entry: If the organization is part of a larger entity,
"organizacija" nanaša le na tisti del večje the term "organization" refers only to the
entitete, ki je zajet v področju uporabe pa
...