Features / Standards
ISO 14001 software
Environmental management. An environmental management system: understanding your environmental impacts, meeting legal obligations, and reducing harm.
Who it’s for
Organizations that want to understand and reduce their environmental impact and stay on top of environmental laws and permits.
Edition notes. ISO 14001:2026 was published in April 2026 with a transition to about April 2029. Clause numbers shown follow the 2015 edition; the new edition is described as a moderate revision with some restructuring. Confirm numbering with the edition your certifier audits.
What you still need
The official standard from ISO (iso.org or your national standards body), and — if you want a certificate — an accredited certification body to audit you. Total ISO helps you build, run and evidence the system; it doesn’t grant certification.
What Total ISO gives you for ISO 14001
Each requirement area below maps to a screen in the app. Your “Requirements” page shows what’s in place and what’s still to do. Coverage for ISO 14001: full requirements map with purpose-built records.
4.1–4.2Context and interested parties
Know the internal and external issues and the needs of interested parties that affect your system.
In the app: Relevant issues
4.3Scope of the system
Define the boundaries and applicability of your system.
In the app: Facilities & processes
5.3Roles, responsibilities and authorities
Assign and communicate who does what.
In the app: Org chart & people
5.2Policy
A policy set, communicated and maintained by top management. File it under the folder “Policy”.
In the app: Documents
6.1Risks and opportunities
Identify risks and opportunities and plan how to address them.
In the app: Risks & opportunities
6.1.2Environmental aspects and impacts
Identify the aspects of your activities that affect the environment, and decide which are significant.
In the app: Environmental aspects
6.1.3Legal and other requirements
List the laws, permits and other requirements that apply and keep them current.
In the app: Compliance register
6.2Objectives and planning to achieve them
Set measurable objectives with owners, resources and dates.
In the app: Objectives
7.2Competence and training
Decide what competence people need and keep evidence.
In the app: Training matrix
7.4Communication
Decide what, when, with whom and how you communicate.
In the app: Communication plan
7.5Documented information
Create, control and keep the documents and records the system needs.
In the app: Documents
8.1Operational planning and control
Plan and control the processes that deliver your product or service. File procedures under “Procedures”.
In the app: Documents
9.1.1Monitoring and measurement
Decide what to monitor, how often, and evaluate the results.
In the app: Facility inspections
9.2Internal audit
Audit your system at planned intervals and report the results.
In the app: Internal audits
9.3Management review
Top management reviews the system at planned intervals.
In the app: Management review
10.2Nonconformity and corrective action
React to problems, find root causes, correct, and check it worked.
In the app: Corrective actions
8.2Emergency preparedness and response
Plan for credible emergencies and test the plans.
In the app: Emergency plans
9.1.2Evaluation of compliance
Check at planned intervals that you meet your legal and other requirements.
In the app: Compliance register
Working to more than one standard?
Most requirements overlap, so you enter things once. One risk register, one set of documents, one audit programme, one corrective-action process — shared by every standard you choose. Your plan includes one standard; each extra is a simple monthly add-on (see pricing) — $20/month for ISO 14001 when it isn’t your included one. Try them all free during the trial.
Mapping follows ISO 14001 (2015) as publicly described. Clause numbers appear only where we are confident of them. Standards are revised periodically; check which edition your certification body audits against. ISO is a registered mark of the International Organization for Standardization. Total ISO is not affiliated with or endorsed by ISO.