Evaluate and make recommendations on existing organisational Environmental Management policies

This standard describes the skills and knowledge requirements for those who are involved in evaluating and making recommendations on existing organisational Environmental Management policies.  An Environmental Management policy is a written statement summarising the organisation’s intentions regarding environmental performance, carbon footprint, ethical purchasing, sustainability, local community engagement and much more.

This standard is suitable for:

·        Anyone responsible for the evaluation of existing organisational Environmental Management policies.

This standard covers the evaluation of existing environmental management policies with the intention of recommending improvements.   

It also covers making recommendations for improving the Environmental Management policies and communicating these to senior management or management teams.

The focus for evaluating and recommending improvements to existing 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.

1. Identify the internal and external organisational commitments applicable to the organisation’s significant environmental aspects and impacts
2. Identify existing organisational Environmental Management policies which may require assessment and evaluation for improvement
3. Evaluate existing organisational Environmental Management policies and internal and external organisational commitments applicable to the organisation’s significant environmental aspects and impacts
4. Carrying out relevant Impact Assessments on the identified organisational Environmental Management policies to identify any likely or actual effects the policies may have
5. Recognise relevant stakeholders, including those from protected characteristics and seek their views on the content of the existing organisational Environmental Management policies
6. Identify gaps, omissions and improvements to existing organisational Environmental Management policies and commitments with respect to the organisations environmental performance
7. Prepare recommendations on existing organisational Environmental Management policies and confirm that they are based on the organisation’s significant environmental aspects and impacts, applicable legislation and are consistent with other organisational commitments
8. Confirm the validity of your findings and record in a suitable format that meets organisational requirements and best available techniques based on recognised methods, relevant legislation
9. Confirm that the recommendations for the existing organisational Environmental Management policies include a commitment to continual improvement in the organisations environmental performance
10. Confirm that the recommendations for the existing organisational Environmental Management policies provides a framework for environmental objectives
11. Confirm that the recommendations for the existing organisational Environmental Management policies are relevant to the nature and scale of the organisation and are in the format required for stakeholders, including senior management and leaders
12. Engage and communicate the existing organisational Environmental Management policies recommendations to stakeholders including senior management and leaders
13. Identify measures for monitoring whether the recommendations for the existing organisational Environmental Management policies are operating
14. Request continuous feedback from stakeholders on the content of existing organisational Environmental Management policies

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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