ISO 14001:2004 to 14001:2015 Gap Analysis Transition Checklist

This gap analysis checklist is prepared for use in evaluating your Environmental Management System (EMS) against the requirements of ISO 14001:2015 as you transition from ISO 14001:2004 to ISO 14001:2015.  Each requirement is expressed as a question that the user (auditor / assessor) can ask to evaluate your EMS capabilities. You will need to have copies of the ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 14001:2004 standards to use along with this checklist so that you can refer to the requirements if necessary.

While the two versions of the standard do not line up when comparing the requirements:

• New requirements and / or new terminology are highlighted in yellow.
• The intent of the main clauses of the new standard is shown in bold blue font.
• The right hand column in green shade is intended to provide reference / comparison / similarities to the ISO 14001:2004 requirements, and to identify and locate where in the new clauses, the former requirements are relevant.

Comments highlighted in bold red font indicate removed / missing requirements.