ISO14 -- Setting the Standard in Environmental Management

Objectives and targets help an organization translate purpose into action. These environmental goals should be factored into your strategic plans. This can facilitate the integration of environmental management with your organization's other management processes.

You determine what objectives and targets are appropriate for your organization. These goals can be applied organization-wide or to individual units, departments or functions - depending on where the implementing actions will be needed.

In setting objectives, keep in mind your environmental policy, including its three "pillars." You should also consider your significant environmental aspects, applicable legal and other requirements, the views of interested parties, your technological options, and financial, operational, and other organizational considerations.

There are no "standard" environmental objectives that make sense for all organizations. Your objectives and targets should reflect what your organization does, how well it is performing and what it wants to achieve.

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