UNE-EN ISO 14001:2026

This document specifies the requirements for an environmental management system that an organization

can use to enhance its environmental performance. It is intended for use by an organization seeking to

manage its environmental responsibilities in a systematic manner that contributes to the environmental

pillar of sustainability.

This document helps an organization to achieve the intended outcomes of its environmental management

system, which provide value for the environment, the organization itself and interested parties. The

intended outcomes of an environmental management system include:

enhancing environmental performance;

meeting compliance obligations;

achieving environmental objectives.

This document is applicable to any organization, regardless of size, type and nature, and applies to the

environmental aspects of its activities, products and services that the organization determines it can either

control or influence considering a life cycle perspective. This document does not state specific environmental

performance criteria.

This document can be used in whole or in part to systematically improve environmental management. Claims

of conformity to this document, however, are not acceptable unless all its requirements are incorporated

into an organization s environmental management system and fulfilled without exclusión.