Develop a new organisational Environmental Management policy

This standard describes the skills and knowledge requirements for those who are involved in developing a new organisational Environmental Management policy.  An environmental management policy is a written statement summarising the organisation’s intentions regarding environmental performance, carbon footprint, ethical purchasing, and sustainability.

This standard is suitable for:

·        Any one responsible for the development of a new organisational Environmental Management Policy.

This standard covers the production of a new organisational environmental management policy, based on the review and evaluation of any existing environmental policies and the organisations environmental commitments or in the case of a new organisation in consultation with senior management and other relevant stakeholders.

It also covers engaging and communicating with stakeholder’s, senior management or management teams, before, during and after the development of the new organisational environmental management policy.

The focus for new organisational Environmental Management policies should derive from social, economic and environmental health and impact, stemming from an innovative, circular process where nothing is wasted and where natural resources are managed sustainably, and biodiversity is protected, valued and restored in ways that enhance society’s resilience. Environmental Management policies need to focus on how we can uncouple from resource use and set a standard for safe and sustainable society.

Organisations need to be accountable for how they manage their impact on the environment, they need to become more sustainable.  The organisation needs to look at their carbon impact at global as well as a local level.  This will also involve assessing the impact

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1. Identify the organisations environmental vision of where they wish to be
2. Identify the outcomes for the new organisational Environmental Management policy
3. Identify the external impacts, influences and issues which the organisation need to be considered when developing a new organisational Environmental Management policy
4. Identify the organisation’s significant environmental aspects and impacts
5. Identify any existing organisational environmental policies and commitments of relevance to the organisation’s significant environmental aspects and impacts
6. Carrying out relevant Impact Assessments on any identified organisational environmental policies to identify any likely or actual effects the policies may have had on organisational environmental performance
7. Identify gaps, omissions and improvements to any existing organisational environmental policies and commitments
8. Confirm the validity of your findings, record in a format that meets organisational requirements and the best available technique based on recognised recording methods and relevant legislation
9. Prepare a draft of the new organisational Environmental Management policy, based on your findings and the organisation significant environmental aspects and impacts
10. Recognise relevant stakeholders, including those from protected characteristics and seek their views on the content of the draft Environmental Management policy
11. Review feedback from relevant stakeholders and update the draft Environmental Management policy where required
12. Prepare a final version of the new organisational Environmental Managemental policy and confirm that it is based on the organisation’s significant environmental aspects and impacts, relevant legislation, and is consistent with other organisational commitments
13. Confirm that the new organisational Environmental Management policy includes a commitment to continual improvement in environmental performance
14. Confirm that the new organisational Environmental Management policy provides a framework for the environmental objectives
15. Confirm that the new organisational Environmental Management policy is relevant to the nature and scale of the organisation and is in a suitable format for stakeholders, including senior management and leaders
16. Engage and communicate the new organisational Environmental Management policy to relevant stakeholders, including senior management and leaders
17. Identify measures for monitoring whether the new organisational Environmental Management policy is working
18. Request continuous feedback from relevant stakeholders on the content of the new organisational Environmental Management policy

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1. The environmental vision of the organisation and where they wish to be
2. The purpose of the new organisational environmental management policy
3. The significant environmental aspects and impacts of the organisation
4. The requirements of environmental legislation of relevance to the organisation and the new organisational Environmental Management policy
5. The existing organisational environmental policies and commitments of relevance to the organisations significant environmental aspects and impacts
6. The importance of reviewing and evaluating existing organisational environmental policies and commitments
7. How to recognise areas where an existing organisational environmental policy and commitments can be improved
8. The importance of confirming the validity of the findings and the relevant format in which to present the findings
9. How to use findings from the review of existing organisational environmental policies and commitments to aid in drafting the new organisational Environmental Management policy
10. How to produce a new organisational Environmental Management policy which is relevant to the nature and scale of the organisation
11. The required format of the new organisational Environmental Management policy
12. Who the relevant stakeholders are, including those from protected characteristics, who are required to review the draft organisational Environmental Management policy
13. The importance of reviewing feedback from relevant stakeholders when updating the draft organisational Environmental Management policy
14. The importance of preparing the final version of the organisational Environmental Management policy, based on the identified significant aspects and impacts, findings from existing organisational environmental policies, stakeholder feedback, relevant legislation and consistent with other organisational commitments
15. The importance of organisational continual improvement with respect to environmental performance
16. How to check that the new organisational Environmental Management policy provides a framework for environmental objectives
17. How to engage and communicate the new organisational Environmental Management policy to relevant stakeholders, including senior management and leaders
18. The types of measures for monitoring whether the new organisational Environmental Management policy is operating

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Impact Assessments:
Equality Impact Assessment (on people in respect of disability, gender, race, sexual orientation, religion or age)
Regulatory Impact Assessment
Risk Assessment
Health and Human Rights Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessment

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2026

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Current

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Original

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Lantra

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LANEM1

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Environmental Consultant, Environmental Management Officer, Environmental Manager, Environmental Policy Officer, Manager, Owner/Manager

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impact; assessment; pollution; protect; climate;

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