External providers assessment - ISO 14001

[qusys]

Is external providers assessment and audit vs 14001 a requirement in ISO 14001 standard? Which is the requiement for example for a supplier scorecard for their performance or an audit by their customer on their premises?

 

[Randy]

Is external providers assessment and audit vs 14001 a requirement in ISO 14001 standard? Which is the requiement for example for a supplier scorecard for their performance or an audit by their customer on their premises?

Clarify what it is that you are seeking? Right now it looks like double-speak

 

[qusys]

The question is : is there a requirement in ISO 14001 for the supplier evaluation and supplier audit for supplier of EMS system of an organization?

 

[Randy]

The question is : is there a requirement in ISO 14001 for the supplier evaluation and supplier audit for supplier of EMS system of an organization?

Not as such no, but if you did it could be under context, aspects, risks, and a look at lifecycle...........I've seen them all singularly or combined.

 

[John Broomfield]

Your EMS specifies controls essential for achieving your environmental objectives (and targets) and for addressing the processes, products and by-products responsible for your organization’s significant environmental impacts (both beneficial and adverse).

These controls may be associated with the selection and management of your suppliers. This may be where your colleagues decide that audit is the preferred way of managing the risk of pollution or increased global heating that could be caused by suppliers fulfilling your requirements.

Only in these circumstances would supplier audits be required by ISO 14001.