What is it?
Company certification issued or operated by ISO / accredited CBs.
Regulatory recognitionCertifies the management system, not environmental performance — key misconception
Standards & schemes · Company certification
ISO 14001 (Environmental Management)
ISO / accredited CBs
Which version is current?
Profile version 2. Official information last verified 22 August 2026.
Who and what does it cover?
- Geography
- Global
- Sectors
- All sectors
- Scope
- Site / company (management system)
What does it require?
Management-system certification: verifies an EMS exists and operates; does not certify environmental outcomes or product claims.
What it does not demonstrateThe certification does not automatically apply to every product, service or claim made by the certified organisation.
How is conformity assessed?
Accredited certification-body audits
Grievance mechanismCB complaints
Who makes the decision?
ISO / accredited CBs
Assurance arrangementAccredited certification-body audits
Chain of custody
Not specified in this profile
ISEAL membershipNot specified in this profile
Conditional relationships
Claims it may support
A relationship does not mean that the standard proves or validates every use of a claim.
Sustainable companyMay support · Certifies the organisation, not individual products; claim wording must not imply product-level certification.see standards.last_verifiedIndependently verified sustainability reportMay support · Certifies the organisation, not individual products; claim wording must not imply product-level certification.see standards.last_verified
Legal context
Laws referencing it
No reviewed law references are published.
Dictionary
Dictionary concepts
Version record
What has changed
- Version 2Initial profile published after recorded site-owner/editor review of the complete standards batch.
- Version 1Initial private editorial draft imported from the reviewed standards handover.
Last verified 22 August 2026. This neutral profile is informational and does not recommend, rank or endorse the standard.