Amendment 1: Climate action changes
Late last week, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) announced the introduction of amendments to a number of management standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO/IEC 20000-1, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 28000, ISO 22000, ISO 50001, etc.). The decision for this update was taken at the ISO Annual Meeting in 2023, where Resolution 75/2023 was adopted. The purpose of these changes is to focus attention on climate change and highlight the importance of climate impacts on different organizations, as well as to focus attention on the implementation of measures to mitigate negative impacts.The changes affect clauses 4.1 and 4.2 of the standards, which relate to organisations' understanding of their context and the needs and expectations of interested parties.
The amendment to clause 4.1 adds a requirement for organisations to determine whether climate change is a relevant issue for them. A note is added to clause 4.2 that stakeholders may have requirements related to climate change.
These updates are essential given the growing concern about climate change and its impact on business and society as a whole. Changes to standards are the first step towards integrating climate change issues into all level of business processes and management systems.
Implementation of management standards
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