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(Main)Environmental management - Environmental performance evaluation - Guidelines (ISO 14031:2013)
Environmental management - Environmental performance evaluation - Guidelines (ISO 14031:2013)
This International Standard gives guidance on the design and use of environmental performance evaluation (EPE) within an organization. It is applicable to all organizations, regardless of type, size, location and complexity. This International Standard does not establish environmental performance levels. The guidance in this International Standard can be used to support an organization’s own approach to EPE, including its commitments to compliance with legal and other requirements, the prevention of pollution, and continual improvement. NOTE This International Standard is a generic standard and does not include guidance on specific methods for valuing or weighting different kinds of impacts in different kinds of sectors, disciplines, etc. Depending on the nature of the organization’s activities, it is often necessary to refer to other sources for additional information and guidance on sector-specific topics, different subject matters, or different scientific disciplines.
Umweltmanagement - Umweltleistungsbewertung - Leitlinien (ISO 14031:2013)
Diese Internationale Norm gibt Anleitung zur Gestaltung und Durchführung der Umweltleistungsbewertung innerhalb einer Organisation. Sie kann von jeder Organisation unabhängig von deren Organisationstyp, Größe, Standort und Komplexität angewandt werden. Diese Internationale Norm legt keine Beurteilungsmaßstäbe für die Umweltleistung fest. Sie ist keine Norm zum Zweck der Zertifizierung oder Registrierung oder der Festsetzung von Anforderungskriterien für andere
Umweltmanagementsysteme. Die in diesem Dokument enthaltene Anleitung kann selektiv zur Umsetzung und Unterstützung eines eigenen
Ansatzes der Umweltleistungsbewertung einer Organisation, einschließlich ihrer Selbstverpflichtung zur Einhaltung von rechtlichen und sonstigen Voraussetzungen, der Vermeidung von Umweltbelastungen sowie einer fortwährenden Verbesserung, neben anderem, angewendet werden.
Management environnemental - Évaluation de la performance environnementale - Lignes directrices (ISO 14031:2013)
L'ISO 14031:2013 donne des lignes directrices sur la conception et l'utilisation de l'évaluation de la performance environnementale (EPE) au sein d'une organisation. Elle est applicable à toute organisation, indépendamment de sa catégorie, sa taille, sa situation géographique et sa complexité.
L'ISO 14031:2013 ne définit pas de niveaux de performance environnementale.
Les lignes directrices fournies dans l'ISO 14031:2013 peuvent être utilisées afin de mettre en ?uvre et d'appuyer l'approche spécifique d'une organisation en matière d'EPE y compris son engagement de conformité avec les exigences légales et autres exigences, de prévention de la pollution et d'amélioration continue.
Ravnanje z okoljem - Vrednotenje učinkov ravnanja z okoljem - Smernice (ISO 14031:2013)
Ta mednarodni standard podaja smernice za načrtovanje in uporabo vrednotenja učinkov ravnanja z okoljem (EPE) v organizaciji. Veljaven je za vse organizacije, ne glede na tip, velikost, lokacijo in kompleksnost. Ta mednarodni standard ne določa ravni učinkov ravnanja z okoljem. Smernice v tem mednarodnem standardu se lahko uporabi za podporo lastnemu pristopu EPE v organizaciji, vključno z zavezami glede izpolnjevanja zakonskih in drugih zahtev, preprečevanja onesnaževanja ter nenehnega izboljševanja. OPOMBA: Ta mednarodni standard je splošni standard in ne vsebuje smernic glede posebnih metod za ocenjevanje ali vrednotenje različnih vrst učinkov v različnih vrstah sektorjev, panog itd. Glede na naravo dejavnosti organizacije se je pogosto treba sklicevati na druge vire za dodatne informacije in smernice glede tem, značilnih za posamezen sektor, različnih tematik ali različnih znanstvenih disciplin.
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Environmental management - Environmental performance evaluation - Guidelines (ISO
14031:2013)
Umweltmanagement - Umweltleistungsbewertung - Leitlinien (ISO 14031:2013)
Management environnemental - Évaluation de la performance environnementale -
Lignes directrices (ISO 14031:2013)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 14031:2013
ICS:
13.020.10 Ravnanje z okoljem Environmental management
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 14031
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2013
ICS 13.020.10 Supersedes EN ISO 14031:1999
English Version
Environmental management - Environmental performance
evaluation - Guidelines (ISO 14031:2013)
Management environnemental - Évaluation de la Umweltmanagement - Umweltleistungsbewertung -
performance environnementale - Lignes directrices (ISO Leitlinien (ISO 14031:2013)
14031:2013)
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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this International Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 765/2008/EC and 339/93/EEC .4
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Foreword
This document (EN ISO 14031:2013) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207 "Environmental
management".
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 February 2014, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by February 2014.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 14031:1999.
This document has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s).
For relationship with EU Directive, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following
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Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 14031:2013 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 14031:2013 without any modification.
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Annex ZA
(informative)
Relationship between this International Standard and the Essential
Requirements of EU Directive 765/2008/EC and 339/93/EEC
This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the
European Free Trade Association to provide one means of conforming to Essential Requirements of the New Approach
Directive 765/2008/EC and 339/93/EEC.
Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive and has been implemented
as a national standard in at least one Member State, compliance with the normative clauses of this standard confers,
within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the relevant Essential Requirements of that
Directive and associated EFTA regulations.
WARNING: Other requirements and other EU Directives may be applicable to the products falling within the scope of this
standard.
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INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14031
Second edition
2013-08-01
Environmental management —
Environmental performance
evaluation — Guidelines
Management environnemental — Évaluation de la performance
environnementale — Lignes directrices
Reference number
ISO 14031:2013(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Environmental performance evaluation . 3
4.1 General overview . 3
4.2 Planning EPE (Plan). 8
4.3 Using data and information (Do) .15
4.4 Reviewing and improving EPE (Act) .20
Annex A (informative) Supplemental guidance on EPE .22
Bibliography .37
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Foreword
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The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 207, Environmental management, Subcommittee
SC4, Environmental performance evaluation.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 14031:1999), which has been
technically revised.
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Introduction
Many organizations seek ways to understand, demonstrate and improve their environmental
performance. This can be achieved by effectively managing those elements of their activities, products
and services that can significantly impact the environment.
This International Standard sets out a process called environmental performance evaluation (EPE)
(see 3.10) which enables organizations to measure, evaluate and communicate their environmental
performance using key performance indicators (KPIs), based on reliable and verifiable information.
EPE is equally applicable to small and large enterprises and can be used to support an environmental
management system (EMS) (see 3.7), or used independently. An organization with an EMS in place can
assess its environmental performance against its environmental policy, objectives, targets and other
environmental performance objectives.
Data and information generated by EPE can be used by an organization to implement other environmental
management tools and techniques in a coherent, transparent and cost effective way, e.g. other standards
developed by ISO/TC 207 such as those relating to environmental management systems (ISO 14001,
ISO 14004, ISO 14005, ISO 14006), to environmental declarations (ISO 14025), to environmental labelling
(ISO 14024) and to life cycle assessment (ISO 14040, ISO 14044). A full list is given in the Bibliography.
This International Standard can also be used independently.
Environmental performance evaluation and environmental audits are complementary tools that can be
used to assess environmental performance and identify areas for improvement. The key aspects (and
differences) of these tools are the following:
— EPE is an ongoing process of collection and assessment of data and information to provide a current
evaluation of performance, as well as performance trends over time;
— environmental audits can be used to gather such data and information, either as part of EPE, or as part
of an environmental management system, to verify whether objectives and targets are being met;
— environmental management system audits are conducted periodically to verify conformity with
specifications and compliance with legal and other requirements (guidance on auditing an EMS is
provided in ISO 19011).
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Environmental management — Environmental
performance evaluation — Guidelines
1 Scope
This International Standard gives guidance on the design and use of environmental performance
evaluation (EPE) within an organization. It is applicable to all organizations, regardless of type, size,
location and complexity.
This International Standard does not establish environmental performance levels.
The guidance in this International Standard can be used to support an organization’s own approach
to EPE, including its commitments to compliance with legal and other requirements, the prevention of
pollution, and continual improvement.
NOTE This International Standard is a generic standard and does not include guidance on specific methods
for valuing or weighting different kinds of impacts in different kinds of sectors, disciplines, etc. Depending on the
nature of the organization’s activities, it is often necessary to refer to other sources for additional information and
guidance on sector-specific topics, different subject matters, or different scientific disciplines.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references.
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
benchmark
reference point against which comparisons can be made
Note 1 to entry: Benchmarking is the process for making a comparison.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC 29155-1:2011, 2.1, modified]
3.2
combined indicator
indicator which includes information on more than one aspect
Note 1 to entry: A combined indicator may also be referred to as a composite indicator.
3.3
environment
surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora,
fauna, humans, and their interrelation
Note 1 to entry: Surroundings in this context extend from within an organization to the global system.
[SOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.5]
3.4
environmental aspect
element of an organization’s activities or products or services that can interact with the environment
Note 1 to entry: A significant environmental aspect has or can have a significant environmental impact.
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[SOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.6]
3.5
environmental condition indicators
ECI
environmental performance indicators that provide information about the local, regional, national or
global condition of the environment
Note 1 to entry: “Regional” may refer to a state, a province, or a group of states within a country, or it may refer to a
group of countries or a continent, depending on the scale of the condition of the environment that the organization
chooses to consider.
3.6
environmental impact
any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an
organization’s environmental aspects
[SOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.7]
3.7
environmental management system
EMS
part of an organization’s management system used to develop and implement its environmental policy
and manage its environmental aspects
[SOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.8, modified]
3.8
environmental objective
overall environmental goal, consistent with the environmental policy, that an organization sets
itself to achieve
[SOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.9]
3.9
environmental performance
measurable results of an organization’s management of its environmental aspects
Note 1 to entry: In the context of environmental management systems, results can be measured against the
organization’s environmental policy, environmental objectives, environmental targets and other environmental
performance requirements.
[SOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.10]
3.10
environmental performance evaluation
EPE
process to facilitate management decisions regarding an organization’s environmental performance
by selecting indicators, collecting and analysing data, assessing information about environmental
performance, reporting and communicating, and periodically reviewing and improving this process
3.11
environmental performance indicator
EPI
indicator that provides information about an organization’s environmental performance
3.12
environmental policy
overall intentions and direction of an organization related to its environmental performance as formally
expressed by top management
[SOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.11, modified]
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environmental target
detailed performance requirement, applicable to the organization or parts thereof, that arises from the
environmental objectives and that needs to be set and met in order to achieve those objectives
[SOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.12]
3.14
function
combination of processes, products or services that achieve a specific, predetermined end, usually on a
repetitive basis
3.15
indicator
measurable representation of the condition or status of operations, management, or conditions
3.16
interested party
individual or group concerned with or affected by the environmental performance of an organization
[SOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.13]
3.17
key performance indicator
KPI
indicator of performance deemed by an organization to be significant and giving prominence and
attention to certain aspects
3.18
management performance indicator
MPI
environmental performance indicator that provides information about the management activities to
influence an organization’s environmental performance
3.19
operational performance indicator
OPI
environmental performance indicator that provides information about the environmental performance
of an organization’s operational process
3.20
organization
company, corporation, firm, enterprise, authority or institution, or part or combination thereof, whether
incorporated or not, public or private, that has its own functions and administration
Note 1 to entry: For organizations with more than one operating unit, a single operating unit may be defined as
an organization.
[SOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.16]
4 Environmental performance evaluation
4.1 General overview
4.1.1 EPE process
Environmental performance evaluation (EPE) is a management process that uses key performance
indicators to compare an organization’s past and present environmental performance with its
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environmental objectives and targets. The information generated by EPE can help an organization to
do the following:
— identify its environmental aspects and determine which aspects it will treat as significant;
— set objectives and targets for improving environmental performance and assess performance
against these objectives and targets;
— identify opportunities for better management of its environmental aspects;
— identify trends in its environmental performance;
— review and improve efficiency and effectiveness;
— identify strategic opportunities;
— evaluate compliance or risk of non compliance with legal requirements and other requirements to
which the organization subscribes related to its environmental aspects;
— report and communicate environmental performance internally and externally.
Management commitment to EPE is essential and it should be part of the regular business functions and
activities of an organization. EPE should be appropriate to the size, location, and type of organization
and its needs and priorities.
Internally, EPE can help the organization to achieve its environmental performance objectives and
targets and also to enlist the involvement of an EMS. EPE can also be used to report and communicate
information on the organization’s environmental performance to external interested parties to
demonstrate its commitment to improvement.
EPE, as detailed in this International Standard, follows a “Plan-Do-Check-Act” (PDCA) management
model. The steps of this on-going process are as follows.
a) Plan
Preparing to implement performance evaluation:
— planning EPE;
— selecting indicators for EPE (the process of selecting indicators for objectives and targets may
include both choosing from existing indicators and developing new indicators).
b) Do
Managing data and information, which includes:
— collecting data relevant to the selected indicators (for guidance on data collection, see
ISO/TS 14033);
— analysing and converting data into information describing the organization’s environmental
performance;
— assessing information describing the organization’s environmental performance in comparison
with the organization’s environmental performance objectives;
— reporting and communicating information describing the organization’s environmental
performance.
c) Check and Act
Reviewing and improving EPE.
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4.1.2 Indicators for EPE
4.1.2.1 General
This International Standard describes two categories of indicators for EPE.
Environmental condition indicators (ECIs) provide information about the condition of the environment
which could be impacted by the organization. This information can help an organization to better
understand the actual impact or potential impact of its environmental aspects (e.g. process emissions).
ECIs are often difficult to link directly to one organization’s operations unless they are the only source
emitting a particular pollutant. Care should be taken to account for any other sources or factors that
might have similar impacts on the environment. ECIs can be used (e.g. by regulators or other local
government agencies) to calculate condition baselines, monitor trends, establish permit limits for
pollutants, and create incentives.
Environmental performance indicators (EPIs) provide information related to the organization’s management
of its significant environmental aspects, and demonstrate the results of its environmental management
programmes. These may be KPIs that an organization chooses to use for general business purposes:
— management performance indicators (MPIs) provide information about management efforts to
influence the environmental performance of the organization’s management;
— operational performance indicators (OPIs) provide information about the environmental
performance of the organization’s operations.
Figure 1 illustrates the interrelationships among an organization’s management, operations, and the condition
of the environment, noting the type of indicator in brackets for EPE related to each of these elements.
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ENVIRONMENTAL CO NDITION INDICATORS
(ECIs)
ENVIRONMENTAL INTERESTED
ORGANIZATION
CONDITIONS PARTIES
MANAGEMENT PROCESSES
MPIs
OPERATIONAL PROCESSES
INPUTS OUTPUTS
INCOMING OUTGOING
OPIs
(Supply) (Delivery)
ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
EPIs include MPIs and OPIs
Key
information flows
input and output flows related to the organization’s operations
decision flows
Figure 1 — Understanding the organization and its context
4.1.2.2 Relating EPE indicators to environmental, social and economic aspects of sustainability
EPIs and ECIs can be used to demonstrate how an organization addresses the three pillars of sustainability
(social, economic and environmental) through the management of its significant environmental aspects.
MPIs can show improvements in the social dimension (e.g. indicators that show how training is being
done or will be done so as to improve certain environmental aspects) or in the economic dimension
(e.g. investments on new technologies so as to address environmental aspects and cost savings due to
improved environmental performance).
OPIs can be linked to the context of the environment (e.g. emission reductions, reduction in the use of
energy and water resources).
ECIs might not be linked directly with the organization’s processes, but in certain instances can be
linked to the success of its environmental management, which itself can reflect on all three dimensions
of sustainability, e.g.
— improved quality of water resources (environmental);
— improved quality of life - more people having access to drinking water (social);
— reduced costs for obtaining drinking water (economic).
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The decisions and actions of an organization’s management are closely related to the performance of its
operations. Figure 2 provides an outline of EPE, with references to the numbers and titles of relevant
clauses in this International Standard. Annex A provides supplemental guidance to support EPE.
PLAN
4.1.1 a) Planning environmental performance evaluation
Selecting indicators for environmental
performance evaluation
DO
4.1.1 b) Managing data and information
Collecting data
Data
Analysing and converting data
Information
Assessing information
Results
Reporting and communicating
CHECK AND ACT
4.1.1 c) Reviewing and improving environmental
performance evaluation
NOTE References in this figure are to subclause 4.1.1. Annex A provides supplemental guidance.
Figure 2 — Outline of EPE (following PDCA model)
4.1.3 EPE principles
EPE principles for performance information include the following:
— relevance: performance information should be relevant to the organization’s efforts to manage its
environmental aspects;
— completeness: performance information should be complete to ensure that all factors will be addressed;
— consistency and accuracy: performance information should be consistent and accurate to allow
valid comparisons of past, present and future performance;
— transparency: performance information should be clear and transparent, so that the intended users
have access and understanding of performance data to make decisions with reasonable confidence.
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4.2 Planning EPE (Plan)
4.2.1 General guidance
4.2.1.1 General
Key performance indicators are selected by organizations as a means of presenting quan titative or
qualitative data or information in a more understandable and useful form. They help to convert relevant
data into concise information about management’s efforts to influence the environmental performance
of its operations or the condition of the environment. An organization should select a sufficient number
of relevant and understandable indicators to evaluate its environmental performance and reflect the
nature and scale of the organization’s operations, as well as their environmental impacts. The choice of
indicators for EPE will determine what data should be used. To facilitate this effort, organizations can
use data already available and collected by the organization or by others.
4.2.1.2 Applying EPE to those organizations with or without an EMS
An organization with an EMS in place should evaluate its environmental performance against its
environmental policy, objectives and targets, and applicable legal and other requirements. Whether it
has an EMS or not, an organization should plan EPE in conjunction with the setting of its environmental
performance goals, so that the selected indicators for EPE will be appropriate for describing the
organization’s environmental performanc
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