New ISO requirement: Climate change will be included in all management system standards

On 22 February 2024, IAF and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) published a joint communiqué to highlight the publication of Climate Action Amendments to new and existing ISO management systems standards, in support of the ISO London Declaration.

The intent is to ensure that Climate Change issues are considered by the organization in the context of the effectiveness of the management system, in addition to all other issues. These additional statements in each management system standard are ensuring that this important topic is not overlooked but considered by all organizations in the design and implementation of the management system.

Amendments are applicable to all management system standards (see list below) and are specified in chapters 4.1 and 4.2 of the HLS, as follows:

Chapter 4.1: ‘The organization shall determine whether climate change is a relevant issue’.

Chapter 4.2: “Note: Relevant interested parties can have requirements related to climate change”.

What is expected to be considered within the management system content?

Climate Change, along with other issues, must be determined as relevant or not and if so, considered within an evaluation of risk, within the scope of the applied management systems standards, accordingly. The intention is to ensure that Climate Change issues are considered by the organization in the context of the effectiveness of the management system, in addition to all other issues.

Are there changes regarding existing certificate(s)?

No new or revised certificate is required to be issued considering that:

The publication year of each management system standard will not change.
There is no change in the scope of application for the certified management system.
There is no significant impact on the effectiveness of the certified management system.
The method and actions that certified organizations will eventually enter into, due to the new requirement, will resemble methods and actions they would apply in the case of future changes in any other contextual issue they already address within the scope of the management system.

What evidence will be assessed during the audit and what does it mean for a customer or an auditor?

A risk evaluated data/information or any input to the existing context and interested parties description relevant to climate change shall be introduced appropriately in the existing management system. Compliance and relevance to the audited standard will be a subject assessed by the auditor. Provided input from the client will be evaluated accordingly by the Audit Team.

Source: “IAF and ISO Publish Joint Communiqué”, 23 February 2024.

Contact details:
Dipl.-Ing. Elisabeth Pichler (Technical Manager Management System Certification Body Region Austria)
elisabeth.pichler@tuvaustria.com, +43664604546258

List of applicable standards:

ISO 9001:2015	Quality management systems — Requirements
ISO 14001:2015	Environmental management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
ISO 45001:2018	Occupational health and safety management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
ISO 50001:2018	Energy management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
ISO 22000:2018	Food safety management systems — Requirements for any organization in the food chain
ISO/IEC 27001:2022	Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Information security management systems — Requirements
ISO 22301:2019	Security and resilience — Business continuity management systems — Requirements
ISO 39001:2012	Road traffic safety (RTS) management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
ISO 37101:2016	Sustainable development in communities — Management system for sustainable development — Requirements with guidance for use
ISO/IEC 20000-1:2018	Information technology — Service management — Part 1: Service management system requirements
ISO 37301:2021	Compliance management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
ISO 14298:2021	Graphic technology — Management of security printing processes
ISO 16000-40:2019	Indoor air — Part 40: Indoor air quality management system
ISO 22163:2023	Railway applications — Railway quality management system — ISO 9001:2015 and specific requirements for application in the railway sector
ISO 28000:2022	Security and resilience — Security management systems — Requirements
ISO 29001:2020	Petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries — Sector-specific quality management systems — Requirements for product and service supply organizations
ISO 30301:2019	Information and documentation — Management systems for records — Requirements
ISO 34101-1:2019	Sustainable and traceable cocoa — Part 1: Requirements for cocoa sustainability management systems
ISO 35001:2019	Biorisk management for laboratories and other related organisations
ISO 46001:2019	Water efficiency management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
ISO 21401:2018	Tourism and related services — Sustainability management system for accommodation establishments — Requirements
ISO 30401:2018	Knowledge management systems — Requirements
ISO 19443:2018	Quality management systems — Specific requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2015 by organizations in the supply chain of the nuclear energy sector supplying products and services important to nuclear safety (ITNS)
ISO/IEC 19770-1:2017	Information technology — IT asset management — Part 1: IT asset management systems — Requirements
ISO 21001:2018	Educational organizations — Management systems for educational organizations — Requirements with guidance for use
ISO 37001:2016	Anti-bribery management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
ISO 41001:2018	Facility management — Management systems — Requirements with guidance for use
ISO 44001:2017	Collaborative business relationship management systems — Requirements and framework
ISO 15378:2017	Primary packaging materials for medicinal products — Particular requirements for the application of ISO 9001:2015, with reference to good manufacturing practice (GMP)
ISO 18788:2015	Management system for private security operations — Requirements with guidance for use
ISO 21101:2014	Adventure tourism — Safety management systems — Requirements

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