Your organization may not want to consider certification at this time, but can certainly implement this management system, which is the way a company should be doing business. The ISO 14001 system makes good business sense; some of the benefits to be derived from implementation are:

*Reduction in costs associated with consumer audits.
*Economic return from increased efficiency of resource use.
*Greening of the marketplace (real or perceived) - stakeholders.
*Enhanced compliance with legislation/regulations.
*Facilitated financial and/or real estate transactions where environmental performance is a factor.
*Ability to measure and improve environmental performance.

Do you need to Implement ISO 14001?

Your organization’s thought may be “We are not an environmental company” or “There isn’t anything hazardous here.” Increasingly, more corporate giants are demanding that their suppliers/customers certify to this standard. The truth is every product or service that a company offers can and will impact the environment directly or indirectly. It is prudent for a company to determine the degree of the impact and devise ways to measure and minimize its effect… the answer is an Environmental Management System such as ISO 14001.

EDV and Implementation - How We Can Assist

EDV, Inc. is now offering training courses in ISO 14001 and also, in keeping with our objectives as a quality organization, we are now offering gap analyses (assessments) for both private and public sector organizations. This will assist the organization in determining its readiness to successfully implement ISO 14001. We will not stop there! We will assist you through the implementation process and offer Train the Trainer courses to help your employees to perform continual improvement.

Training Courses

In an effort to maintain quality in the work place and help organizations to better understand the severity of environmental impacts, EDV, Inc. is offering several ISO 14001 courses. Also, we have a qualified team of EMS auditors who can help your company through the process of implementation and certification.

Certification and Benefits

Although certification is voluntary, there are further benefits to be derived from being certified. Some of which are:

*Third party/customer recognition
*External creditability
*Declaration of good corporate citizenship

Most companies that do implement the ISO 14001 EMS are certified. Certification is done by a registrar, many of which are available worldwide. The ASQ audit team is willing to work with your organization from the point you are now to certification. For an overview of the ISO 14001 EMS please contact us.