3. EMAS: two additional stages and reinforced internal auditing

Constantly compared or even opposed, the standard ISO 14001 and the European regulation are currently complementary, with EMAS incorporating the requirements of standard ISO 14001 . Subject to compliance with the particulars set out in the previous section, any certified organization can ISO 14001 can register under the EMAS regulation by carrying out two additional steps and a reinforced internal audit. In addition to the four stages of the Deming wheel described in the standard ISO 14001 EMAS requires an initial environmental analysis to be carried out and an environmental statement to be drawn up (figure...