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September 2021 (published: 22.09.2021)
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Home > Issue > Diagnostic audit for the implementation of environmental management systems according to the ISO 14001 standard
Prituzhalova O.A.
A so-called diagnostic audit can give the management of the organization information that can be extremely useful when making decisions about how viable it is to implement the environmental management system (EMS) and to identify the main ways in which the EMS will be developed. The object of the study is a diagnostic audit for the purpose of implementing EMS according to ISO 14001; the subject is the relevance and potential advantages of conducting of this type of audit, its methodological features, and its content. The research seeks to clarify the methodological features of diagnostic audit of an organization for the purposes of subsequent implementation of the EMS (the formulation of its purpose, objectives, scope, criteria, etc.). These purposes include the definition of requirements for the content of a diagnostic audit and the identification of the potential of a diagnostic audit. The study was carried out by using general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis), as well as the method of analysing the content of ISO 14001 requirements and Russian legal requirements for the activities of enterprises and organizations in terms of environmental management. Some recommendations regarding the content of the diagnostic audit are given in the EMS standards. However, they do not cover all the subject areas of diagnostic audit; therefore, in order to harmoniously integrate the organization into the framework of ISO 14001 requirements, diagnostic audit for the subsequent implementation of EMS should be carried out through a piecemeal review of the existing environmental management system in the organization (documentation, resources, accepted practices, procedures for the allocation of environmental responsibility, environmental planning, internal audits, etc.) as the foundation of the future EMS. The results of the diagnostic audit can be used to improve the organization's activities in the spheres of information and science, organization and management, finance and economics, and society and politics. The developed list of environmental documentation and managerial practices, whose presence, essence, and effectiveness it is advisable to assess during the audit, will allow organizations to perform a diagnostic audit for the purpose of implementing EMS without resorting to external help.
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Keywords: GAP Analysis, initial environmental review, initial environmental analysis, content of diagnostic audit, environmental management system
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UDC 338.23:504.06
Diagnostic audit for the implementation of environmental management systems according to the ISO 14001 standard
A so-called diagnostic audit can give the management of the organization information that can be extremely useful when making decisions about how viable it is to implement the environmental management system (EMS) and to identify the main ways in which the EMS will be developed. The object of the study is a diagnostic audit for the purpose of implementing EMS according to ISO 14001; the subject is the relevance and potential advantages of conducting of this type of audit, its methodological features, and its content. The research seeks to clarify the methodological features of diagnostic audit of an organization for the purposes of subsequent implementation of the EMS (the formulation of its purpose, objectives, scope, criteria, etc.). These purposes include the definition of requirements for the content of a diagnostic audit and the identification of the potential of a diagnostic audit. The study was carried out by using general scientific methods (analysis, synthesis), as well as the method of analysing the content of ISO 14001 requirements and Russian legal requirements for the activities of enterprises and organizations in terms of environmental management. Some recommendations regarding the content of the diagnostic audit are given in the EMS standards. However, they do not cover all the subject areas of diagnostic audit; therefore, in order to harmoniously integrate the organization into the framework of ISO 14001 requirements, diagnostic audit for the subsequent implementation of EMS should be carried out through a piecemeal review of the existing environmental management system in the organization (documentation, resources, accepted practices, procedures for the allocation of environmental responsibility, environmental planning, internal audits, etc.) as the foundation of the future EMS. The results of the diagnostic audit can be used to improve the organization's activities in the spheres of information and science, organization and management, finance and economics, and society and politics. The developed list of environmental documentation and managerial practices, whose presence, essence, and effectiveness it is advisable to assess during the audit, will allow organizations to perform a diagnostic audit for the purpose of implementing EMS without resorting to external help.
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Keywords: GAP Analysis, initial environmental review, initial environmental analysis, content of diagnostic audit, environmental management system
DOI 10.17586/2310-1172-2021-14-3-180-197