6. Glossary

Continuous improvement

Recurring process of enriching the environmental management system to achieve improvements in overall environmental performance in line with the organization's environmental policy.

Environmental aspects

Element of an organization's activities, products or services that may interact with the environment.

Audit

Systematic, independent and documented process for objectively obtaining and evaluating audit evidence to determine the extent to which the organization's environmental management system audit criteria are met.

Environmental impact

Any change to the environment, whether negative or beneficial, resulting in whole or in part from an organization's activities, products or services....