ISO 14015:2022
Environmental management — Guidelines for environmental due diligence assessment
This document gives guidance on how to conduct an environmental due diligence (EDD) assessment through a systematic process of identifying environmental aspects, issues and conditions as well as determining, if appropriate, their business consequences.
This document does not provide guidance on how to conduct other types of environmental assessment, such as:
a) environmental audits;
b) environmental impact assessments;
c) environmental performance, efficiency, or reliability assessment;
d) intrusive environmental investigations and remediation.
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principles
4.1 General
4.2 Principles of assessment
4.2.1 An evidence-based approach
4.2.2 Risk-based approach
4.2.3 Fair presentation
4.2.4 Confidentiality
4.3 Principles for assessors
4.3.1 Integrity and ethical conduct
4.3.2 Competence and due professional care
5 Planning and conducting the assessment
5.1 General
5.2 Roles and responsibilities
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Client
5.2.3 Representative of the assessee
5.2.4 Assessor
5.2.5 Assessment provider
5.3 Planning the assessment
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Agreeing on terms and objectives for the assessment
5.3.3 Scope of the assessment
5.3.4 Assessment criteria
5.3.5 Assessment feasibility
5.3.6 Information gathering methods and techniques
5.3.7 Assessment plan
5.4 Information gathering, verification and validation
5.4.1 General
5.4.2 Examining existing documents and records
5.4.3 Observing activities and physical conditions
5.4.4 Interviewing
5.4.5 Information verification and validation
5.5 Evaluation
5.5.1 General
5.5.2 Identifying environmental issues
5.5.3 Determining business consequences
6 Reporting
6.1 Report content
6.2 Report distribution
7 Competence and evaluation of assessors
7.1 General considerations
7.2 Determination and application of competence
7.3 Evaluation of competence
Annex A (informative) Examples of assessment topics, documentation and sources
Annex B (informative) Observation of the physical attributes and conditions
Annex C (informative) Individuals and entities for interview
Annex D (informative) Sample table of contents for EDD assessment report
Bibliography
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Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Principles
4.1 General
4.2 Principles of assessment
4.2.1 An evidence-based approach
4.2.2 Risk-based approach
4.2.3 Fair presentation
4.2.4 Confidentiality
4.3 Principles for assessors
4.3.1 Integrity and ethical conduct
4.3.2 Competence and due professional care
5 Planning and conducting the assessment
5.1 General
5.2 Roles and responsibilities
5.2.1 General
5.2.2 Client
5.2.3 Representative of the assessee
5.2.4 Assessor
5.2.5 Assessment provider
5.3 Planning the assessment
5.3.1 General
5.3.2 Agreeing on terms and objectives for the assessment
5.3.3 Scope of the assessment
5.3.4 Assessment criteria
5.3.5 Assessment feasibility
5.3.6 Information gathering methods and techniques
5.3.7 Assessment plan
5.4 Information gathering, verification and validation
5.4.1 General
5.4.2 Examining existing documents and records
5.4.3 Observing activities and physical conditions
5.4.4 Interviewing
5.4.5 Information verification and validation
5.5 Evaluation
5.5.1 General
5.5.2 Identifying environmental issues
5.5.3 Determining business consequences
6 Reporting
6.1 Report content
6.2 Report distribution
7 Competence and evaluation of assessors
7.1 General considerations
7.2 Determination and application of competence
7.3 Evaluation of competence
Annex A (informative) Examples of assessment topics, documentation and sources
Annex B (informative) Observation of the physical attributes and conditions
Annex C (informative) Individuals and entities for interview
Annex D (informative) Sample table of contents for EDD assessment report
Bibliography