Strategy / Scoping
Reviewing organisational structure and activities to decide when, where and how to establish an EMS and /or upgrade and certify to ISO 14001. This process is particularly important for multi-site and/or multinational organisations.

Development
Developing an EMS tailored to an organisations activities, environmental effects, existing systems and operational practices. We are extremely experienced in developing EMS's in line with ISO 14001 requirements, and integrated with an organisations Quality and Health & Safety systems.

Implementation
Taking an EMS from paper to practical and effective implementation. We will optimise an EMS to be simple and economic  to operate, whilst delivering improvements in environmental performance, operational control and cost reduction
Gap Analysis
Auditing an EMS, at any stage, to establish conformance with the requirements of ISO 14001. We are experts in pre-certification gap analyses to identify both legal and ISO 14001 non-compliances which would result in certification audit failure.
Continuous Improvement
Achieving continuous improvement in environmental performance an the associated financial, operational and business benefits. ARCADIS is retained by a number of ISO 14001 certified sites to assist in achieving ongoing environmental improvements and cost reductions.
EMAS (The European Union Eco-Management & Audit Scheme)
Organisations in the EU may consider EMAS registration after obtaining, or in preference to, ISO 14001. We can advise on that choice and assist in producing an Environmental Statement and obtaining EMAS registration.