ISO 14001 standard is an important criterion in evaluating and ranking enterprises in terms of environmental protection. What are the benefits and applications of ISO 14001? Khang Thanh will introduce the basic features of this standard in the following article.
1. What is ISO 14001 packaging?
ISO 14001 is a set of standards for Environmental management systems issued by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). This system was created to help manufacturing companies minimize their negative impact on the environment in their production and business activities, and at the same time improve their environmental performance.
The ISO 14001 standard is used for all industries from agriculture to technology and regardless of size. As of March 28, 2021, the ISO 14001 standard has the following versions:
- ISO 14001:1996
- ISO 14001:2004
- ISO 14001:2015
According to Decree No. 40/2019/ND-CP on Guidelines for the implementation of the Law on environmental protection, products used for the following activities are likely to cause environmental pollution, and need to apply and obtain ISO 14001 certification.
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2. Contents of ISO 14001 standards
To achieve ISO 14001, manufacturers should comply with the content of this standard. The latest core content includes the following items:
- ISO 14001 awareness training
- Organizational context
- Leadership, planning
- Internal support
- Performance evaluation
- Improvements
ISO awareness training 14001 in packaging manufacturers
The company needs to train on ISO 14001 for all personnel in all stages related to packaging production activities, especially for management-level personnel, to raise awareness. according to the set ISO objectives.
Analysis of organizational context
Analyze the problems that the manufacturing company is facing in the matter of environmental control and protection. The problem comes from many aspects:
- Calculation of risks and harms from production activities to the environment
- Customer requirements
- The legality with competent state agencies
- The commitment of enterprises in environmental protection issues
Only when analyzing clearly and properly, businesses can find the right solution to quickly achieve ISO 14001. That solution can be the criteria, the exact numbers contributing to the control of the environment.
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Leadership and planning
To achieve ISO 14001 standard, internal manufacturing companies need to clarify the following issues:
- What is the work to be done?
- Who will do the work?
- Specific responsibilities and authorities
- Implementation steps
- Implementation actions
Each item is shown on paper as a process with written instruction documents or forms to all relevant people. From there, the parameters, indicators, or criteria are strictly controlled to soon achieve the goals according to the ISO 14001 standard that enterprises have determined from the beginning.
Relevant papers and documents must be stored and monitored periodically, for better control in reward or discipline.
Support within the ISO 14001 certified packaging companies
During the implementation process, control is not only top-down but also mutually evaluated. The content of the compliance assessment follows the established procedures. Internal audit frequency at least once a year.
Evaluate the results
Besides the implementation, the evaluation of the results of environmental management regularly will help businesses to easily monitor, control, and adjust accordingly with the goal of ISO 14001 standards.
Improvement progress
To achieve ISO 14001 standards, businesses always need improvement to optimize the process of achieving goals, optimizing costs, time, and efficiency. This requires regular monitoring and objective evaluation of the entire enterprise system.
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3. Benefits of using ISO 14001 packaging
Why is ISO 14001 packaging widely used by many organizations and businesses for their products?
Ensuring legal requirements
Laws and regulations have a great influence on production and business activities. The provisions of the law are what businesses always have to comply with. The use of ISO-compliant packaging legalizes environmental protection following the law.
This creates favorable conditions for businesses to both comply with the law and make the production and business process more convenient.
Reputation and brand
The products that are put in safe packaging can create great trust for customers and partners. Using ISO packaging also enhances the brand, kindness, and professionalism of the company, the most important factors for business success.
Speeding up to enter new markets
Products always tend to expand to other countries around the world besides the domestic market. ISO 14001 is a global standard, so products with ISO 14001 standard packaging contribute to quick approval and entry into a large global market.
Minimize risks
Reduce costs related to inspection and control by state agencies, especially risks related to customer lawsuits for products.
A condition for conformity with other standards
Because ISO 14001 standard is compatible with other standard systems such as OHSAS, ISO 9001, SA 8000, there are chances for your products to meet the larger standard system. This is great for improving product quality and accelerating business expansion to increase sales for products.
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With these benefits, ISO standards contribute to increasing the prestige and trust among manufacturing companies, partners, suppliers, customers… forming a sustainable and healthy supply chain.
To contribute to the development of enterprises, Khang Thanh packaging manufacturer has achieved consecutive International Standards, including:
- ISO 9001 – 2015 and ISO 14001 – 2015
- International Labor Standard ILS Walt Disney
- Business Social Compliance Initiative BSCI
- Forest & environment protection Standard FSC
- International Printing Standard G7
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