As part of the Clemark Group TOGETHER programme, Assent is committed to reducing the carbon emissions generated by our business. However, we also understand that even our best efforts can only reduce emissions so far, and there will be an…
Each year, more than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy, with only 8.6% of it being recycled and used again. At present, the manufacture of everyday materials accounts for 45% of CO2 emissions, what’s more, globally we currently…
Do you run an environmental management system within your company, and find it difficult to get an active involvement from leadership? Clause 5.1 Leadership, requires the business to demonstrate that leadership are committed to the environmental management system, and are…
This consultation opened on the 24th March 2021, and will close on the 4th June 2021. It discusses the proposals to create a scheme that encourages producers to design their packaging to be more easily recycled, by placing ownership on…
This statutory instrument came into force on 1st October 2020. It made amendments to the Climate Change Agreements (Administration) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/1976) and the Climate Change Agreements (Eligible Facilities) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/2999). It provides a two year extension…
The Evolution of the Environmental Management System – From Stockholm to ISO 14001;2015. It would be easy to believe that environmental awareness is a new thing, brought to global attention by a campaign generation with members such as Greta Thunberg.…
In our blog “How Much does ISO Certification Cost?” we discussed some of the factors that influence the cost of achieving ISO Certification, but with the very specific requirements of the standard for Environmental Management, how much does ISO 14001…
Although ISO created the first “family” of ISO 14001 standards in 1996, the first system for environmental management was published in 1992. The latest incarnation is ISO 14001:2015, which is a similar layout to the previous one, ISO 14001:2004 in…
As ISO Consultants we are keen to understand the clauses of ISO Standards that our clients find most challenging, so we can focus our support in those areas. Assent have analysed a sample of over 1,300 anonymised non-conformances from a…
