ISO/CD 14002-3.2

Environmental management systems — Guidelines for using ISO 14001 to address environmental aspects and conditions within an environmental topic area — Part 3: Climate ISO/CD 14002-3.2

Scope

This document is intended for organizations seeking to address climate-related environmental aspects, environmental conditions, and the associated risks and opportunities within an environmental management system according to ISO 14001.

Organizations contribute to climate change due to their direct and indirect emissions of greenhouse gases and are affected by climate change due to the physical and transitional threats it poses on their operations and value chains. This document addresses the environmental topic area climate from both perspectives, the management of greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation) and climate-related risks and opportunities (including adaptation).

This document follows the intention of the ISO 14002 series to provide guidance for dealing with an environmental topic area by supporting a systematic approach compatible with "Plan-Do-Check-Act".

This document is applicable to organizations irrespective of their size, type, financial resources, location and the sector they belong to.