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Validation for Environmental Management System in an Educational Institution (ISO 14001)

R. Malathy , malathycivil@sonatech.ac.in
Department of of Civil Engineering, Sona College of Technology, Salem, TN, India. K .Kavinmathi, Department of of Civil Engineering, Sona College of Technology, Salem, TN, India. G.L. Mukesh Department of of Civil Engineering, Sona College of Technology, Salem, TN, India.

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Abstract

ISO 14001 Environmental Management System standard was developed by an internationally selected standards committee to help all types of organizations develop plans to minimize their brunt on the environmental aspects; especially, to minimize air pollution. ISO: 14001:2015 helps an organization to achieve the planned outcomes of its environmental management system, which provide value for the environment and the organization. The main aim of this paper is to identify whether ISO  14001 certificate is needed for an educational institution and to identify the environmental issues and finding the significant improvement in the organizational performance due to the certification. An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a part of an organization’s overall management system. It is a systematic approach dealing with environmental aspects of an organization. It is a structural framework to manage, evaluate and improve the environmental performance in a verifiable way. As a part of the EMS, the university implemented a ‘Plan–Do–Check–Act’ (PDCA) cycle for controlling and continuously (constantly) improving its environmental performance.

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