kSIST FprEN ISO 14050:2020

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
oSIST prEN ISO 14050:2019
01-december-2019
Ravnanje z okoljem - Slovar (ISO/DIS 14050:2019)
Environmental management - Vocabulary (ISO/DIS 14050:2019)
Umweltmanagement - Begriffe (ISO/DIS 14050:2019)
Management environnemental - Vocabulaire (ISO/DIS 14050:2019)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN ISO 14050
ICS:
01.040.13 Okolje. Varovanje zdravja. Environment. Health
Varnost (Slovarji) protection. Safety
(Vocabularies)
13.020.10 Ravnanje z okoljem Environmental management
oSIST prEN ISO 14050:2019 en,fr,de

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Foreword ......................................................................................................................................................................... iv

Introduction..................................................................................................................................................................... v

3.1 Terms from High level structure ...................................................................................................................... 1

3.2 General terms relating to environmental management .......................................................................... 3

3.3 Terms relating to environmental management system .......................................................................... 7

3.4 Terms relating to verification, validation and auditing .......................................................................... 8

3.5 Terms relating to product system ................................................................................................................ 13

3.6 Terms relating to life cycle assessment ...................................................................................................... 17

3.7 Terms relating to environmental labelling and declarations and to environmental

communication ............................................................................................................................................. 21

3.8 Terms relating to climate change and climate action ........................................................................... 25

3.9 Terms relating to greenhouse gases ............................................................................................................ 28

3.10 Terms relating to water footprint .......................................................................................................... 33

3.11 Terms relating to carbon footprint ........................................................................................................ 36

3.12 Terms relating to economy and finance ............................................................................................... 37

Annex A (informative) Methodology used in the development of the vocabulary ............................ 40

Annex B (informative) Concept diagrams ........................................................................................................ 43

Annex C (informative) Use of concepts in other documents ...................................................................... 62

3.1 Terms from High level structure ................................................................................................................... 62

3.2 General terms relating to environmental management ....................................................................... 63

3.3 Terms relating to environmental management system ....................................................................... 64

3.4 Terms relating to verification, validation and auditing ....................................................................... 64

3.5 Terms relating to product system ................................................................................................................. 65

3.6 Terms relating to life cycle assessment ...................................................................................................... 67

3.7 Terms relating to environmental labelling and declarations and to environmental

communication ............................................................................................................................................. 68

3.8 Terms relating to climate change and climate action ........................................................................... 69

3.9 Terms relating to greenhouse gases ............................................................................................................ 69

3.10 Terms relating to water footprint .......................................................................................................... 71

3.11 Terms relating to carbon footprint ........................................................................................................ 71

Alphabetical index ...................................................................................................................................................... 73

Bibliography ................................................................................................................................................................. 81

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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental management.

This fourth edition cancels and replaces the third edition (ISO 14050:2009), which has been technically

revised. The fourth edition is structured differently from the third edition. It presents a more generic

Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A

Communication is important in the implementation and operation of environmental management

systems. This communication will be most effective if there is a common understanding of the terms used.

With the aim of simplifying the harmonization of terms and definitions in the field of environmental

management, each terminological entry contains a generic definition. Notes to entry and examples have

been included only in a few cases. Standards developers may add notes to entry and examples as needed

The terminology is arranged in sub-clauses, each representing a specific sub-domain. One of these sub-

clauses (3.1) contains terms and definitions intended to be used in all management system standards.

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Workshop developing sector-, aspect- or element-specific environmental management standards

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interpretation of generic ISO 14000 series standards or ISO 14050 terms and definitions or for

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in the development and revision of the ISO 14000 series of International Standards, Technical Reports

and Technical Specifications. A complete list of published documents in the ISO 14000 series is presented

This document contains terms and definitions used in standards in the field of environmental

management systems and tools in support of sustainable development. These include management

systems, auditing and different types of assessment, communications, footprinting, greenhouse gas

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NOTE 1 See Annex C for reference to where each concept has been defined in other documents.

NOTE 2 The “High level structure (HLS)” referenced in 3.1 is Appendix 2 of Annex L of the ISO/IEC Directives, “High

person or group of people that has its own functions with responsibilities, authorities and relationships

person or organization (3.1.1) that can affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision

person or group of people who directs and controls an organization (3.1.1) at the highest level

set of interrelated or interacting elements of an organization (3.1.1) to establish policies (3.1.6) and

intentions and direction of an organization (3.1.1) as formally expressed by its top management (3.1.3)

set of interrelated or interacting activities which transforms inputs into outputs

information required to be controlled and maintained by an organization (3.1.1) and the medium on

action to eliminate the cause of a nonconformity (3.1.15) and to prevent recurrence

systematic, independent and documented process (3.1.8) for obtaining objective evidence (3.4.33) and

evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which the audit criteria (3.4.42) are fulfilled

make an arrangement where an external organization (3.1.1) performs part of an organization’s function

set of coordinated activities within an organization (3.1.1) related to its environmental aspects (3.2.22)

surroundings in which an organization (3.1.1) operates, including air, water, land (3.8.17), natural

dynamic complex of communities of plants, animals and microorganisms and their non-living

interested party (3.1.2) or parties selected as the focus of an organization’s (3.1.1) environmental

person or body that is recognized as being independent of the parties involved, as concerns the issues in

person or organization (3.1.1) that could or does receive a product (3.5.2) or a service that is intended for

interaction of the organization (3.1.1) with the customer (3.2.9) throughout the life cycle (3.6.1) of a

development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future

use of processes (3.1.8), 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

quantitative measure of an activity that results in an environmental impact (3.2.24)

quantified performance (3.1.11) expression of the organization (3.1.1) under study to be used as a

extent of the rights an organization (3.1.1) has to the risks (3.1.5) and rewards from an operation based

public body given the authority by legislation or directives of a higher level of government to set

location with geographical boundaries and on which activities under the control of an organization

single installation, set of installations or production processes (3.1.8) (stationary or mobile), which can

be defined within a single geographical boundary, organizational unit or production process

element of an organization’s (3.1.1) activities or products (3.5.2) that interacts or can interact with the

series of consecutive, causal relationships, ultimately starting at an environmental aspect (3.2.22) and

change to the environment (3.2.2), whether adverse or beneficial, including possible consequences,

wholly or partially resulting from an organization’s (3.1.1) environmental aspects (3.2.22)

state or characteristic of the environment (3.2.2) as determined at a certain point in time

process (3.1.8) to facilitate management decisions regarding an organization’s (3.1.1) environmental

performance (3.2.26) by selecting indicators (3.2.31), collecting and analysing data, assessing information

against environmental performance (3.2.26) criteria, reporting and communicating, and periodically

indicator (3.2.31) that provides information about an organization’s (3.1.1) environmental performance

environmental performance indicator (3.2.28) that provides information about the management efforts to

environmental performance indicator (3.2.28) that provides information about the environmental

quantitative, qualitative or binary variable that can be measured or described, representing the status

indicator (3.2.31) of performance (3.1.11) deemed by an organization (3.1.1) to be significant and giving

prominence and attention to certain aspects of operations, management, conditions or impacts

indicator (3.2.31) which includes information on more than one aspect of operations, management,

indicator (3.2.31) that provides information about the local, regional, national or global environmental

aspect of the natural environment (3.2.2), human health or resources of interest to society

part of the management system (3.1.4) used to manage environmental aspects (3.2.22), fulfil compliance

objective (3.1.7) set by the organization (3.1.1) and consistent with its environmental policy (3.3.2)

legal requirements that an organization (3.1.1) has to comply with and other requirements (3.1.13) that

level of achievement in a scale of maturity of environmental management system (3.3.1) elements

confirmation through the provision of objective evidence (3.4.33), that specified requirements (3.1.13)

one or more verifiers (3.4.4) conducting a verification (3.4.1), supported if needed by technical experts

competent and independent person, or persons, with responsibility for performing and reporting on the

planning document detailing the implementation of environmental technology verification (3.4.8)

confirmation of the validity of an environmental claim (3.7.4) using specific predetermined criteria and

verification (3.4.1) of the performance (3.1.11) of an environmental technology (3.4.10) by a verifier (3.4.4)

application of scientific knowledge, tools, techniques, crafts or systems in order to solve a problem or to

achieve an objective (3.1.7) which can result in a product (3.5.2) or process (3.1.8)

technology (3.4.9) that either results in an environmental added value (3.6.15) or measures parameters

organization (3.1.1) proposing a technology (3.4.9) for which performance (3.1.11) will be verified through

process (3.1.8) to determine whether information from the phases of a life cycle assessment (3.6.2) is

sufficient for reaching conclusions in accordance with the goal and scope definition

process (3.1.8) to determine whether the assumptions, methods and data are consistently applied

throughout the study and are in accordance with the goal and scope definition performed before

process (3.1.8) to determine that the information obtained from a sensitivity analysis (3.6.19) is relevant

organization (3.1.1) providing an environment for testing, test implementation and means for

planning document detailing the principles, test methods, conditions, procedures (3.3.6) and data quality

confirmation through the provision of objective evidence (3.4.33), that the requirements (3.1.13) for a

one or more validators (3.4.23) conducting a validation (3.4.20), supported if needed by technical experts

competent and independent person or persons with responsibility for performing a validation (3.4.20)

expression of dissatisfaction, other than appeal, by any person or organization (3.1.1) to another person

policy (3.1.6), procedure (3.3.6) or requirement (3.1.13) used as a reference against which evidence is

degree of assurance the intended user requires in a validation (3.4.20) or verification (3.4.1)

situation in which, because of other activities or relationships, impartiality in performing validation

third-party attestation related to a validation body (3.4.22), verification body (3.4.3) or a certification body

conveying formal demonstration of its competence (3.1.9) to carry out specific validation (3.4.20) or

audit (3.1.17) carried out together at a single auditee (3.4.35) on two or more management systems (3.1.4)

audit (3.1.17) carried out at a single auditee (3.4.35) by two or more auditing organizations (3.1.1)