UL’s ISO 14001 Information Source

This page is designed to provide a wide variety of useful information to those who are interested in ISO 14001 and the registration process.

The route to certification depends on whether you are transferring from an existing certification body or starting out for the first time.


ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems

Managing environmental issues is one of the major tasks that business has to face.

A structured management system will allow an organization to keep track of and ensure compliance with the increasingly complex environmental legislative requirements and to optimise their use of resources, while minimising the impact on the environment.

The international organization for standards (ISO) developed ISO 14001 to provide organizations with a consistent and globally recognized structure for creating, implementing, monitoring and improving EMS.

ISO 14001 can be used to integrate your EMS with your overall management structure, using the requirements as a framework to efficiently manage and control your systems.

ISO 14001 allows you to examine environmental issues in the light of efficiency management, leading to reduction in waste (of materials, energy, resources) and the associated costs.

ISO 14001 registration can help you:

1) Work towards continual improvement

2) Realise improvements in productivity, waste reduction and pollution prevention

3) Improve efficiency management

4) Decrease energy costs and resources used

5) Enhance your image amongst the workforce, the public and customers and clients

6) Comply with existing and emerging regulations

7) Meet government, customer or industry purchasing regulations

8) Gain a competitive advantage in the environmental marketplace

The UL registration process

UL’s ISO 14001 registration process is designed to provide support and feedback throughout the development, implementation and registration process.

A UL Representative will make a visit free of charge to discuss registration with you. They will be able to answer any questions you may have as well as gathering information on your activities. This helps us to prepare a quotation for our ISO 14001 registration services.

Following your application, assessment using UL’s two-step assessment process is according to a timetable designed to fit in with your system and your business needs.

Step 1: includes a documentation review, detailed site tour, assessment of the system elements of your EMS, planning for step 2.

Step 2: comprises assessment of system implementation, follow up of issues raised at step 1 and planning for ongoing continuous assessment after registration.

Following registration, UL’s continuous assessment process involves six monthly surveillance visits that lead to a complete review of the system every two years.

The UL ISO 14001 programme is accredited by UKAS, ANSI-RAB and RvA, this gives you assurance that the UL certificate will be recognized in all international markets.

UL has an international team of trained ISO 14001 auditors with extensive industry experience to help companies achieve maximum value from their registration.

Our philosophy of developing integrated management systems for ISO 9000 and ISO 14001 will save you valuable management time and money.

For further information view the programme overview by clicking here.