The new, revised version of ISO 14001 is still on track for publication in September following a meeting of the group working on the revision.
The meeting, which took place in Tokyo, began to address the large number of comments received during the consultation on the draft standard, which ended in October 2014.
Martin Baxter, director of policy and external engagement at IEMA, was in attendance as part of the UK delegation. One of the things, he said, that has been changed from the draft standard is the clause dealing with risk and opportunities, which has been simplified. Mr Baxter said "This clause has been quite a challenge for the working group. The new version works much better and picks up on IEMA members' feedback during workshops."
He added, "Although the more contentious work has been done, there's a lot more to do. Another meeting will be held at the end of April in London. While this isn't ideal, it isn't really a surprise. We should still be on track for publication in September."
