An ISO 14001 certification is a certification based on environmental management and how your business can improve its environmental performance and reduce the effects that your business is having on the environment.

The certification itself sets out an environmental framework for businesses to follow, to help reduce its carbon footprint and also increase the companies profits and stakeholder values.

At Jeff Ayres & Associates we work with many businesses in Surrey, working with them to understand their business and structuring the implementation of an ISO 14001 certification. ISO 14001 is also about continually improving business processes and focussing on how your business affects the environment around you. Whether this is how your staff commute to work, the process of manufacturing, how you process and store data or information and much more.

There are many things to consider with ISO 14001, it is a certification that integrates well with many other ISO Certifications such as ISO 9001, ISO 45001 to name only two.

Simple adjustments to your business can not only reduce your costs but also reduce your environmental impact. A good example of this is paperwork & invoicing. There are many businesses in Surrey who still user paper-based invoicing and data storage. This is not only an outdated method but these businesses are spending £1000’s on paper and printing suppliers when digital-based systems reduce the need for this. Environmentally this reduces the amount of paper your business uses, reducing the need for as much deforestation for the production of paper.

This may seem small, but a small contribution by businesses throughout the UK adds up to a significant environmental reduction.

Many previous clients have improved their business performance by becoming ISO 14001 Certified and found ways to improve their business in the process, both from an operations standpoint and with stakeholders.

If you have a business in Surrey and are looking to find out more information about an ISO 14001 certification and how it can help your business then please call Jeff Ayres & Associates on 01268 735203 or email us to info@jeffayres.co.uk