Amendment to ISO 14001:2015 & Other ISO Standards Released

In Q1 2024, ISO's technical committee on environmental managements systems (ISO/TC 207) released an amendment to the ISO 14001:2015 standard. “Amendment 1” adds element of climate change to clauses 4.1 and 4.2 as a requirement to consider to context of the organization as it relates to climate change.

Here is a summary of the 2 amendments and a link below where you can download a PDF of this amendment at no cost from ANSI.

Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
AMENDMENT 1: Climate action changes

4.1 Add the following sentence at the end of the subclause:  
The organization shall determine whether climate change is a relevant issue. 

4.2 Add the following note at the end of the subclause:
NOTE  Relevant interested parties can have requirements related to climate change.