ISO 14001 internal audit

Why commission an ISO 14001 audit?

Hiring EmasConsultors to conduct an internal ISO 14001 environmental management audit of your ISO 14001 certification or EMAS registration provides you with:

  • Added value. As ISO 14001 consultants, we know that our 140001 audit will provide you with observations and opportunities for improvement that add value, helping you to integrate your ISO 14001 certificate into your strategy and business plan.
  • Continuous improvement. We know how to provide you with opportunities for improvement through the ISO 14001 audit, linked to environmental management, sustainability and social responsibility.
  • Save time. Focus on your business, we will add value linked to your strategy and business plan.
  • Integrated audit. Thanks to the experience of our senior auditors, they know how to carry out the integrated internal audit with the usual certificates: ISO 9001 for quality, ISO 45001 for occupational health and safety, AEO, social responsibility, etc.

We work with certificates from any reputable ISO certifier. We ensure that our ISO 14001 environmental audit is a tool that adds value.

How do we conduct the ISO 14001 internal audit?

At EmasConsultors, we carry out the ISO 14001 internal environmental management audit that adds value to your business, following these steps:

  • Audit scheduling, agreeing on the date on which we will carry out the internal audit.
  • Audit plan, where the audit is planned so that it can be carried out efficiently and effectively. When drawing up the audit plan, we take into account all the requirements of the ISO 14001 standard and the availability of the personnel involved in the audit.
  • Execution of the audit. During the audit, observations, options for improvement and non-conformities detected are discussed in order to provide any necessary clarifications.
  • Preparation of the audit report. This is a useful tool for helping to integrate the strategy, business plan and other ISO and Social Responsibility certificates with the ISO 14001 environmental management standard.
  • Follow-up of corrective actions, improvement actions and closure of the audit. This serves as input for the ISO 14001 Management Review or the EMAS Environmental Statement.

ISO 14001 consulting services

In addition to the ISO 14001 internal audit, we offer comprehensive ISO consulting services tailored to your needs:

  • ISO 14001 and EMAS environmental management certification integrated into your strategy and business plan. We can also help you with other certifications such as ISO 50001 energy efficiency certification, ISO 14006 eco-design certification, IQNet SR10 certification or Forética SGE21 Social Responsibility certification.
  • ISO outsourcing for the efficient and effectivemaintenance of your integrated management system.
  • Integrated ISO audit. We know how to carry out the integrated internal audit for ISO 9001 quality, ISO 45001 occupational safety and CSR audit.
  • ISO training courses tailored to your needs: Face-to-face “In Company” or “Online” training with our training campus.


Guaranteed success. We have over 20 years of experience in all types of sectors and companies.

FAQs on ISO 14001 auditing

Do you need someone within your organisation to carry out an internal 14001 audit?

The ISO 14001 environmental management standard simply requires that ISO 14001 internal audits be conducted objectively and impartially. There is no requirement, despite the name of the clause, that they be conducted by an internal member of staff of the ISO 14001-certified company.

As an ISO 14001 consultancy, we offer an ISO 14001 internal audit service.

We provide ISO 14001 auditing services throughout Spain. We offer ISO consulting services in Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Bilbao, and Girona, among other cities.

Thanks to our more than 20 years of experience in all types of sectors, our ISO 14001 auditors have expertise in sectors as diverse as service companies, logistics, public administration, paper manufacturing and metallurgy.

In addition, we have worked with multinationals as well as medium-sized, small and micro-enterprises.

The relationship between the ISO 14001 environmental management standard and sustainability is very direct:

  • Structured environmental management: ISO 14001 establishes a management system to identify, control and reduce an organisation’s environmental impacts.
  • Efficient use of resources: it promotes the reduction of consumption and efficiency of energy, water and raw materials, aligning itself with environmental sustainability.
  • Pollution prevention: it promotes the minimisation of waste, emissions and discharges, which is key to a sustainable strategy.
  • Continuous improvement: it requires measurable environmental objectives and periodic reviews, which connects with the pillars of sustainable development.
  • Social responsibility and reputation: an ISO 14001-certified company demonstrates a commitment to sustainability, building trust among customers, investors and stakeholders.
  • Alignment with the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals): it contributes particularly to SDG 12 (responsible consumption and production) and SDG 13 (climate action).

Thus, an ISO 14001 audit is a practical tool that converts sustainability into measurable and verifiable processes within business management.

An audit according to the ISO 14001 standard and social responsibility are closely related because both seek to ensure that the organisation acts responsibly towards its environment and stakeholders. The main connections are:

  • Environmental commitment as part of CSR: Both ISO 14001 and EMAS help demonstrate that the company manages its environmental impacts responsibly, one of the pillars of social responsibility.
  • Legal and ethical compliance: The standards require compliance with environmental legislation and the promotion of practices that go beyond the legal requirements, in line with the ESG principles of good governance and business ethics.
  • Relationship with stakeholders: ISO 14001 and the EMAS Regulation promote transparent communication on environmental performance, reinforcing the trust of customers, administrations, communities and employees.
  • Corporate sustainability: contributes to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially in responsible production and consumption (SDG 12) and climate action (SDG 13).
  • Continuous improvement: environmental management under ISO 14001 supports the social responsibility commitment to generate economic, social and environmental benefits in a balanced manner.

In short, ISO 14001 and EMAS are a practical tool for realising the environmental pillar of corporate social responsibility.

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