They may be described as ‘The organisational structure, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for implementing and maintaining environmental management’. An EMS is a way of recognising and assessing the impacts which an organisation has on the environment, and planning their efforts to reduce those impacts. ISO 14001 is a process standard and not a performance standard.

Caparo Tube Components 2 have a fully certified EMS that has been assessed by external auditing body LRQA as meeting the requirements of ISO 14001. The system is subject to regular internal and external audits to ensure that it is appropriate and is meeting the needs of the Company.