The new requirements that will likely have the biggest impact on certified organizations are tied to these new terms:

The new requirements that will likely have the biggest impact on certified organizations are tied to these new terms:

• Determination of relevant external and internal issues that could affect achievement of the intended outcomes of the EMS
• Determination of the relevant interested parties and their requirements
• Integration of the EMS and objectives into business processes
• Compatibility of the environmental policy and objectives with its strategic direction
• Consideration of environmental performance in strategic planning
• A policy that is appropriate to the organization’s risks and opportunities
• Consideration of life-cycle perspectives
• Identification and access to the relevant requirements of interested parties
• Identification of organizational risks and opportunities
• Competency of those that affect its environmental performance
• Control or influence of processes associated with the value chain, significant environmental aspects and organizational risks and opportunities, taking into account a lifecycle perspective.
• Monitoring of risks and opportunities and value chain controls
• Use of performance indicator criteria
• A management review that incorporates the above requirements