Question: What are the best ways to reduce EHS risk? Christine: ISO 14001 offers a framework many organizations use to minimize environmental impacts and comply with applicable laws, regulations, and other environmental requirements. ISO has issued over 300,000 certifications and many more organizations are working toward ISO 14001 certification to continually improve environmental performance. Being ISO certified can be a market differentiator that demonstrates your organization’s commitment to environmental stewardship, but the standard itself can also be beneficial for general planning guidance – even if you never intend to obtain a formal certification. The ISO 14001 standard suggests a Plan, Do, Check, Act model as well as a preliminary gap analysis to define all elements of your operation that will interact with the environment and assist in establishing measurable objectives, goals, and targets. P C D A Planning Performance Evaluation Support & Opperation Improvement Leadership Context of the Organization: Internal and External Issues Needs & Expectations of interested parties Scope of the environmental management system 5 © CORITY SOFTWARE INC.