British Standards Institution

Sector: Sustainability

Overview: Under the direction of SES/1, is responsible for the preparation of British Standards in the field of Environmental Management Systems, and for liaison with QS/1, as appropriate, on matters of common concern. It is also responsible for the UK input to ISO/TC 207/SC 1 and its working groups.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (7)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
ISO/NP 14054	Natural Capital Accounting for Organizations — Specification Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Environmental management Proposal begins : 2023-01-25	Proposal
ISO/NP 14002-4 (Ed 2)	Environmental management systems — Guidelines for using ISO 14001 to address environmental aspects and conditions within an environmental topic area — Part 4: Part 4: Resources and waste Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Environmental management Proposal begins : 2022-12-19	Proposal
ISO/NP 14002-4	Environmental management systems -- Guidelines for using ISO 14001 to address environmental aspects and conditions within an environmental topic area -- Part 4: Part 4: Waste and resources Categories: Information management \| Standardization. General rules \| Environment \| Environmental protection \| Environmental management \| Environmental economics Proposal begins : 2022-12-08	Proposal
BS ISO 14002-4	Environmental management systems — Guidelines for using ISO 14001 to address environmental aspects and conditions within an environmental topic area — Part 4: Part 4: Resources and waste Categories: Unclassified documents Drafting begins : 2025-11-27	Drafting
BS ISO 14002-3	ISO 14002-3 Environmental management systems. Guidelines for using ISO 14001 to address environmental aspects and conditions within an environmental topic area. Part 3: Climate Categories: \| Environmental management \| Pollution, pollution control and conservation Public comment begins : 2025-09-02	Public comment
BS EN ISO 14001:2015/Amd 2	Environmental management systems. Requirements with guidance for use Categories: \| Environmental management Public comment begins : 2025-02-05	Public comment
BS EN ISO 14001	Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use Categories: Unclassified documents Comment resolution begins : 2025-12-19	Comment resolution

Published (6)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 14009:2020	Environmental management systems. Guidelines for incorporating material circulation in design and development Categories: \| Environmental management Published standard begins : 2021-01-05	Published standard
BS EN ISO 14006:2020	Environmental management systems. Guidelines for incorporating ecodesign Categories: \| Environmental management Published standard begins : 2020-02-14	Published standard
BS EN ISO 14005:2019	Environmental management systems. Guidelines for a flexible approach to phased implementation Categories: Environmental management Published standard begins : 2020-01-10	Published standard
BS EN ISO 14004:2016	ENISO 14004 Environmental management systems - General guidelines on principles, systems and support techniques Categories: Company organization and management. General \| \| Environmental management \| Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene Published standard begins : 2016-03-01	Published standard
BS EN ISO 14002-2:2023	Environmental management systems. Guidelines for using ISO 14001 to address environmental aspects and conditions within an environmental topic area. Water Categories: \| Environmental management \| Water quality. General Published standard begins : 2023-05-31	Published standard
BS EN ISO 14001:2015+A1:2024	Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use Categories: \| Environmental management \| Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene Published standard begins : 2024-09-18	Published standard

Withdrawn (10)

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Reference	Standards description	Status ? The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS ISO 14008:2019	Monetary valuation of environmental impacts and related environmental aspects Categories: Environmental economics Withdrawn begins : 2020-08-26	Withdrawn
BS ISO 14007:2019	Environmental management. Guidelines for determining environmental costs and benefits Categories: Environmental economics Withdrawn begins : 2020-08-25	Withdrawn
BS ISO 14004:2004	Environmental management systems. General guidelines on principles, systems and supporting techniques Categories: \| Environmental management Withdrawn begins : 2011-02-18	Withdrawn
BS ISO 14002-1:2019	Environmental management systems. Guidelines for using ISO 14001 to address environmental aspects and conditions within an environmental topic area. General Categories: \| Environmental management Withdrawn begins : 2020-09-25	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 14006:2011	Environmental management systems. Guidelines for incorporating ecodesign Categories: \| Environmental management Withdrawn begins : 2020-02-14	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 14004:2010	Environmental management systems. General guidelines on principles, systems and support techniques Categories: \| Environmental management Withdrawn begins : 2016-03-01	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 14001:2015	Environmental management systems. Requirements with guidance for use Categories: \| Environmental management \| Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene Withdrawn begins : 2024-09-27	Withdrawn
BS EN ISO 14001:2004	Environmental management systems. Requirements with guidance for use Categories: \| Environmental management \| Occupational safety. Industrial hygiene Withdrawn begins : 2010-03-09	Withdrawn
BS 8555:2016	Environmental management systems. Phased implementation. Guide Categories: \| Environmental management Withdrawn begins : 2020-01-10	Withdrawn
BS 8555:2003	Environmental management systems. Guide to the phased implementation of an environmental management system including the use of environmental performance evaluation Categories: \| Environmental management Withdrawn begins : 2016-12-16	Withdrawn

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Committee members

Nominating organizations

Associate Committee Manager
Association of British Certification Bodies
BSI Standards Development Manager
C I W M -Chartered Institute of Wastes Management
Committee Manager
D E F R A - Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Electrical Distributors' Association
I E M A - Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment
Individul Capacity -ISO onsite operational experience &governance Expert
Institution of Chemical Engineers
Manchester Metropolitan University
Project leader - ISO 14002-3
The Rivers Trust
United Kingdom Accreditation Service
Waste and Resources Action Programme

Liaisons with other committees

Chair - G/1
Chair - SES/1
Chair - SES/1/2
Co Opted
Co Opted - ISO 14001 Expert
Co Opted - ISO 14004
Co Opted - Specialist Regulation Knowledge Expert
Individual Capacity - Chartered Environmentalist
Individual Capacity - Environmental & Carbon Expert
Individual Capacity - Lead Environmental Auditor
Individual Capacity - SMEs Expert
Liaison – SES/1/7

BSI roles

Committee Chair

SES/1/1 - Environmental management systems

Committee standards activity