ISO 14001:2026
Ready for ISO 14001 certification?
An independent check of your environmental management system before the certification body’s audit: significant aspects, compliance obligations, emergencies and everything that can block certification.
Why check first
In ISO 14001 the most serious findings almost always concern compliance obligations: an expired permit, an analysis not carried out, an incomplete waste register. They are also where a mistake costs most, because it is not just about certification but about the law. A check before the audit brings them to light while there is still time.
Compliance obligations
Permits, discharges, emissions, waste, substances: we check that they are identified, up to date and met.
Aspects and impacts
Environmental analysis in normal, abnormal and emergency conditions, with clear significance criteria.
Emergencies
Spills, fires, releases: response plans, available resources and periodic drills.
What we check · 43 questions · 9 blocking
A
Context of the organisation
Environmental conditions, interested parties, scope and life cycle perspective.
B
Leadership
Environmental policy with the required commitments, roles and responsibilities.
C
Planning
Significant aspects and impacts, compliance obligations, risks, environmental objectives.
D
Support
Competence, awareness, internal and external communication, documented information.
E
Operation
Operational control, suppliers and contractors, life cycle, emergency preparedness.
F
Performance evaluation
Monitoring and measurement, evaluation of compliance, internal audits, management review.
G
Improvement
Nonconformities, environmental incidents, corrective action.
The other pre-certification checks
ISO 14001:2026
The blocking requirements
If even one of these requirements is not met, the outcome is “Not yet ready”, whatever the score. These are the points on which a certification audit cannot be closed.
- Scope documented and available (4.3)
- Environmental policy with the commitments required by the standard (5.2)
- Environmental aspects and impacts with significance criteria (6.1.2)
- Compliance obligations identified and kept up to date (6.1.3)
- Environmental emergencies planned and tested (8.2)
- Periodic evaluation of compliance, with no open breaches (9.1.2)
- Complete cycle of internal audits (9.2)
- Complete management review (9.3)
- Nonconformities and environmental incidents managed through to closure (10.2)
What you receive
A clear picture of how ready you are
- Outcome level: Ready for certification (85% or more), Ready with actions (60–84%), Not yet ready.
- Blocking requirements met and not met, with the evidence that is missing.
- Score by clause of the standard, next to your self-assessment.
- Findings with severity, missing evidence and expected action.
- Attestation of verification with a positive outcome, valid for 12 months and open to checking in the public register.
This is not a certification audit and does not replace the certification body’s decision.
How it runs
1
Questionnaire
From context to improvement, clause by clause of the standard, with the evidence for each answer.
2
Document review
Within 15 working days: each answer confirmed, corrected or not verifiable, with the reason.
3
Site visit
Processes, sample records, interviews with managers and workers.
4
Report
Within 10 working days: level, blocking requirements, findings and attestation.
from €450 excl. VAT · Full verification with site visit, or Document review only
The exact price depends on the type of check, the number of workers and sites, and the country: the quote calculates it straight away, travel included. Already bought? Open the questionnaire from the Client area.
Frequently asked questions
Do you also check compliance with environmental law?
We check that the obligations are identified and that there is evidence they are met, as the certification auditor would. It is not an inspection by the authorities.
Does the check replace the certification body’s audit?
No. It tells you how ready you are; the decision remains with the body you choose.
Will you help us close the findings?
No. We do not provide consultancy to the companies we verify, so our judgement stays independent. The report states precisely what is missing.
We have more than 50 workers or several sites.
The quote calculates the days on site based on workers and sites. Above 250 workers or 5 sites, we agree them with you.
When is the best time to do it?
Ideally two or three months before the certification audit: there is time to close the findings without moving the date.
Can I update the result after closing the findings?
Yes, with a follow-up check within 90 days, document review only, at a fixed price: you will find it in the online quote.
Book your ISO 14001 check before the audit
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