EN ISO 14015:2022

Environmental management - Guidelines for environmental due diligence assessment (ISO 14015:2022)

EN ISO 14015:2022

Name:EN ISO 14015:2022   Standard name:Environmental management - Guidelines for environmental due diligence assessment (ISO 14015:2022)
Standard number:EN ISO 14015:2022   language:English language
Release Date:21-Jun-2022   technical committee:CEN/SS S26 - Environmental Management
Drafting committee:CEN/SS S26 - Environmental Management   ICS number:13.020.10 - Environmental management

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-september-2022
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 14015:2010
Ravnanje z okoljem - Smernice za natančno okoljsko ocenjevanje (ISO 14015:2022)
Environmental management - Guidelines for Environmental Due Diligence Assessment
(ISO 14015:2022)
Umweltmanagement - Umweltbezogene Due Diligence Bewertung (ISO 14015:2022)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 14015:2022
ICS:
13.020.10 Ravnanje z okoljem Environmental management
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 14015
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
June 2022
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 13.020.10 Supersedes EN ISO 14015:2010
English Version
Environmental management - Guidelines for
environmental due diligence assessment (ISO
14015:2022)
Management environnemental - Lignes directrices Umweltmanagement - Umweltbezogene Due Diligence
relatives à l'évaluation du devoir de vigilance Bewertung (ISO 14015:2022)
environnementale (ISO 14015:2022)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 11 June 2022.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 14015:2022) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207
"Environmental management" in collaboration with Technical Committee CEN/SS S26 “Environmental
management” the secretariat of which is held by CCMC.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by December 2022, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by December 2022.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 14015:2010.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 14015:2022 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 14015:2022 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 14015
Second edition
2022-06
Environmental management —
Guidelines for environmental due
diligence assessment
Management environnemental — Lignes directrices relatives à
l’évaluation du devoir de vigilance environnementale
Reference number
ISO 14015:2022(E)
ISO 14015:2022(E)
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ISO 14015:2022(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .v
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Principles . 5
4.1 General . 5
4.2 Principles of assessment . 5
4.2.1 An evidence-based approach . . 5
4.2.2 Risk-based approach . 5
4.2.3 Fair presentation . 5
4.2.4 Confidentiality . 5
4.3 Principles for assessors . 5
4.3.1 Integrity and ethical conduct . 5
4.3.2 Competence and due professional care . . 6
5 Planning and conducting the assessment . 6
5.1 General . 6
5.2 Roles and responsibilities . 6
5.2.1 General . 6
5.2.2 Client . 6
5.2.3 Representative of the assessee . 7
5.2.4 Assessor . 7
5.2.5 Assessment provider . 8
5.3 Planning the assessment . 8
5.3.1 General . 8
5.3.2 Agreeing on terms and objectives for the assessment . 8
5.3.3 Scope of the assessment. 9
5.3.4 Assessment criteria . 10
5.3.5 Assessment feasibility . 10
5.3.6 Information gathering methods and techniques . 11
5.3.7 Assessment plan . 11
5.4 Information gathering, verification and validation .12
5.4.1 General .12
5.4.2 Examining existing documents and records .12
5.4.3 Observing activities and physical conditions .12
5.4.4 Interviewing .13
5.4.5 Information verification and validation .13
5.5 Evaluation . 14
5.5.1 General . 14
5.5.2 Identifying environmental issues . 14
5.5.3 Determining business consequences . 14
6 Reporting .15
6.1 Report content . 15
6.2 Report distribution . 16
7 Competence and evaluation of assessors .16
7.1 General considerations. 16
7.2 Determination and application of competence . 17
7.3 Evaluation of competence .
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