Actions to Address Risk and Opportunities

6.1 Actions to Address Risk and Opportunities

6.1 Is split into 5 subclauses:

6.1.1 General

The organization must plan, establish, implement and maintain a process to meet the requirements in clause 6.1.2 to 6.1.5. The documented information is to be maintained to the extent necessary to have confidence that the process has been carried out as planned.

6.1.2 Environmental Aspects

The requirements state that the organization must identify the environmental aspects and impacts of the activities, products, and services that it controls or influences, considering a life-cycle perspective. This includes attention to the environmental aspects and impacts of each stage of the life cycle.    

The organization must also take into account abnormal conditions, new or modified actions, and reasonably foreseeable emergency situations. These environmental aspects must be communicated throughout the organization. 

Available documented information:

• Environmental aspects and impacts
• Criteria used to determine crucial environmental aspects
• Vital environmental aspects

6.1.3 Compliance Obligations

The organization must identify and have access to the compliance obligations related to all environmental aspects and define how these compliance obligations attribute to the organization. This can result in risks and opportunities and must be available as documented information.

6.1.4 Risk and opportunities

The organization must consider:

• 4.1 Internal and external issues
• 4.2 Interested parties’ and their needs
• 4.3 Your EMS Scope

Risk and opportunities that are considered must be available as documented information.

6.1.5 Planning Action

Your organization must address:

• 6.1.2 Environmental aspects
• 6.1.3 Compliance commitments
• 6.1.4 Risk and Opportunities

And plan how to:

• Execute the actions into your EMS
• Evaluate the efficacy

Take into consideration your technological, financial, and business requirements.