The European Commission has published a factsheet on EMAS the eco-management and audit scheme and the revised international standard for environmental management systems, ISO 14001: 2015.
It outlines the revisions to the standard that are relevant to EMAS. They are: understanding the organisation and its context (4.1); understanding the needs and expectations of interested parties (4.2); leadership and commitment (5.1); actions to address risks and opportunities (6.1.1); and environmental aspects (6.1.2).
The document advises that EMAS-registered organisations will need to make only a few formal adaptations to comply with the revised standard, and that the commission is working with member states to determine whether changes are required to the annexes of the EMAS Regulation (1221/2009).
The commission said it expected to publish any amendments to the annexes in early 2017.