1、BSI Standards PublicationBS EN ISO 14031:2013Environmental management Environmental performanceevaluation Guidelines (ISO14031:2013)BS EN ISO 14031:2013 BRITISH STANDARDNational forewordThis British Standard is the UK implementation of EN ISO14031:2013. It supersedes BS EN ISO 14031:2000 which is wi
2、thdrawn.The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted to TechnicalCommittee SES/1/4, Environmental Management - Environmentalperformance evaluation.A list of organizations represented on this committee can beobtained on request to its secretary.This publication does not purport to include al
3、l the necessaryprovisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correctapplication. The British Standards Institution 2013. Published by BSI StandardsLimited 2013ISBN 978 0 580 74304 7ICS 13.020.10Compliance with a British Standard cannot confer immunity fromlegal obligations.This British Sta
4、ndard was published under the authority of theStandards Policy and Strategy Committee on 31 August 2013.Amendments issued since publicationDate Text affectedEUROPEAN STANDARD NORME EUROPENNE EUROPISCHE NORM EN ISO 14031 August 2013 ICS 13.020.10 Supersedes EN ISO 14031:1999English Version Environmen
5、tal management - Environmental performance evaluation - Guidelines (ISO 14031:2013) Management environnemental - valuation de la performance environnementale - Lignes directrices (ISO 14031:2013) Umweltmanagement - Umweltleistungsbewertung - Leitlinien (ISO 14031:2013) This European Standard was app
6、roved by CEN on 19 July 2013. CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national
7、standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN member. This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language a
8、nd notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions. CEN members are the national standards bodies of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hung
9、ary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom. EUROPEAN COMMITTEE FOR STANDARDIZATION COMIT EUROPEN DE NORMALISATION EUROPISCHES KOMITEE FR NORMUNG CEN-CENE
10、LEC Management Centre: Avenue Marnix 17, B-1000 Brussels 2013 CEN All rights of exploitation in any form and by any means reserved worldwide for CEN national Members. Ref. No. EN ISO 14031:2013: EBS EN ISO 14031:2013EN ISO 14031:2013 (E) 3 Foreword This document (EN ISO 14031:2013) has been prepared
11、 by Technical Committee ISO/TC 207 “Environmental management“. This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2014, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn at the latest by
12、 February 2014. Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. CEN and/or CENELEC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. This document supersedes EN ISO 14031:1999. This document has been pre
13、pared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European Free Trade Association, and supports essential requirements of EU Directive(s). For relationship with EU Directive, see informative Annex ZA, which is an integral part of this document. According to the CEN-CENELEC Intern
14、al Regulations, the national standards organizations of the following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ire
15、land, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom. Endorsement notice The text of ISO 14031:2013 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 14031:2013 without any modification. BS E
16、N ISO 14031:2013EN ISO 14031:2013 (E) 4 Annex ZA (informative) Relationship between this International Standard and the Essential Requirements of EU Directive 765/2008/EC and 339/93/EEC This European Standard has been prepared under a mandate given to CEN by the European Commission and the European
17、Free Trade Association to provide one means of conforming to Essential Requirements of the New Approach Directive 765/2008/EC and 339/93/EEC. Once this standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union under that Directive and has been implemented as a national standard in at least one
18、 Member State, compliance with the normative clauses of this standard confers, within the limits of the scope of this standard, a presumption of conformity with the relevant Essential Requirements of that Directive and associated EFTA regulations. WARNING: Other requirements and other EU Directives
19、may be applicable to the products falling within the scope of this standard. BS EN ISO 14031:2013ISO 14031:2013(E) ISO 2013 All rights reserved iiiContents PageForeword ivIntroduction v1 Scope . 12 Normative references 13 Terms and definitions . 14 Environmental performance evaluation . 34.1 General
20、 overview 34.2 Planning EPE (Plan) 84.3 Using data and information (Do) .154.4 Reviewing and improving EPE (Act) . 20Annex A (informative) Supplemental guidance on EPE .22Bibliography .37BS EN ISO 14031:2013ISO 14031:2013(E)ForewordISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldw
21、ide federation of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been established has the right to be represented on th
22、at committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.The procedures used to develop this docu
23、ment and those intended for its further maintenance are described in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular the different approval criteria needed for the different types of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the ISO/IEC Directiv
24、es, Part 2. www.iso.org/directivesAttention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of any patent rights identified during the development of t
25、he document will be in the Introduction and/or on the ISO list of patent declarations received. www.iso.org/patentsAny trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not constitute an endorsement.The committee responsible for this document is ISO/TC 207,
26、Environmental management, Subcommittee SC4, Environmental performance evaluation.This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 14031:1999), which has been technically revised.iv ISO 2013 All rights reservedBS EN ISO 14031:2013ISO 14031:2013(E)IntroductionMany organizations seek way
27、s to understand, demonstrate and improve their environmental performance. This can be achieved by effectively managing those elements of their activities, products and services that can significantly impact the environment.This International Standard sets out a process called environmental performan
28、ce evaluation (EPE) (see 3.10) which enables organizations to measure, evaluate and communicate their environmental performance using key performance indicators (KPIs), based on reliable and verifiable information.EPE is equally applicable to small and large enterprises and can be used to support an
29、 environmental management system (EMS) (see 3.7), or used independently. An organization with an EMS in place can assess its environmental performance against its environmental policy, objectives, targets and other environmental performance objectives.Data and information generated by EPE can be use
30、d by an organization to implement other environmental management tools and techniques in a coherent, transparent and cost effective way, e.g. other standards developed by ISO/TC 207 such as those relating to environmental management systems (ISO 14001, ISO 14004, ISO 14005, ISO 14006), to environmen
31、tal declarations (ISO 14025), to environmental labelling (ISO 14024) and to life cycle assessment (ISO 14040, ISO 14044). A full list is given in the Bibliography. This International Standard can also be used independently.Environmental performance evaluation and environmental audits are complementa
32、ry tools that can be used to assess environmental performance and identify areas for improvement. The key aspects (and differences) of these tools are the following: EPE is an ongoing process of collection and assessment of data and information to provide a current evaluation of performance, as well
33、 as performance trends over time; environmental audits can be used to gather such data and information, either as part of EPE, or as part of an environmental management system, to verify whether objectives and targets are being met; environmental management system audits are conducted periodically t
34、o verify conformity with specifications and compliance with legal and other requirements (guidance on auditing an EMS is provided in ISO 19011). ISO 2013 All rights reserved vBS EN ISO 14031:2013BS EN ISO 14031:2013Environmental management Environmental performance evaluation Guidelines1 ScopeThis I
35、nternational Standard gives guidance on the design and use of environmental performance evaluation (EPE) within an organization. It is applicable to all organizations, regardless of type, size, location and complexity.This International Standard does not establish environmental performance levels. T
36、he guidance in this International Standard can be used to support an organizations own approach to EPE, including its commitments to compliance with legal and other requirements, the prevention of pollution, and continual improvement.NOTE This International Standard is a generic standard and does no
37、t include guidance on specific methods for valuing or weighting different kinds of impacts in different kinds of sectors, disciplines, etc. Depending on the nature of the organizations activities, it is often necessary to refer to other sources for additional information and guidance on sector-speci
38、fic topics, different subject matters, or different scientific disciplines.2 Normative referencesThere are no normative references.3 Terms and definitionsFor the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.3.1benchmarkreference point against which comparisons can be madeNote
39、 1 to entry: Benchmarking is the process for making a comparison.SOURCE: ISO/IEC 29155-1:2011, 2.1, modified3.2combined indicatorindicator which includes information on more than one aspectNote 1 to entry: A combined indicator may also be referred to as a composite indicator.3.3environmentsurroundin
40、gs in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans, and their interrelationNote 1 to entry: Surroundings in this context extend from within an organization to the global system.SOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.53.4environmental aspectelement of an orga
41、nizations activities or products or services that can interact with the environmentNote 1 to entry: A significant environmental aspect has or can have a significant environmental impact.INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 14031:2013(E) ISO 2013 All rights reserved 1BS EN ISO 14031:2013ISO 14031:2013(E)SOURCE
42、: ISO 14001:2004, 3.63.5environmental condition indicatorsECIenvironmental performance indicators that provide information about the local, regional, national or global condition of the environmentNote 1 to entry: “Regional” may refer to a state, a province, or a group of states within a country, or
43、 it may refer to a group of countries or a continent, depending on the scale of the condition of the environment that the organization chooses to consider.3.6environmental impactany change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organizations environm
44、ental aspectsSOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.73.7environmental management systemEMSpart of an organizations management system used to develop and implement its environmental policy and manage its environmental aspectsSOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.8, modified3.8environmental objectiveoverall environmental goal
45、, consistent with the environmental policy, that an organization sets itself to achieveSOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.93.9environmental performancemeasurable results of an organizations management of its environmental aspectsNote 1 to entry: In the context of environmental management systems, results can
46、 be measured against the organizations environmental policy, environmental objectives, environmental targets and other environmental performance requirements.SOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.103.10environmental performance evaluationEPEprocess to facilitate management decisions regarding an organizations e
47、nvironmental performance by selecting indicators, collecting and analysing data, assessing information about environmental performance, reporting and communicating, and periodically reviewing and improving this process3.11environmental performance indicatorEPIindicator that provides information abou
48、t an organizations environmental performance3.12environmental policyoverall intentions and direction of an organization related to its environmental performance as formally expressed by top managementSOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.11, modified2 ISO 2013 All rights reservedBS EN ISO 14031:2013ISO 14031:20
49、13(E)3.13environmental targetdetailed performance requirement, applicable to the organization or parts thereof, that arises from the environmental objectives and that needs to be set and met in order to achieve those objectivesSOURCE: ISO 14001:2004, 3.123.14functioncombination of processes, products or services that achieve a specific, predetermined end, usually on a repetitive basis3.15indicatormeasurable representation of the condition or status of operations, management, or conditions3.16interested partyindividual or group c
