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Module 3 of 5 · ISO 14001:2026 · Block 3

Planning: risks, opportunities, and biodiversity

Environmental planning expands its scope beyond emissions and waste to consider the impact on ecosystems.

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Expanded environmental aspects

The aspects and impacts matrix incorporates biodiversity, land use, and dependence on ecosystem services.

Environmental objectives with a climate focus

Environmental objectives are expected to explicitly include climate mitigation and adaptation targets.

Change planning

Assessing the environmental and climate impact of any planned organizational change before it's implemented.

What an auditor usually asks for

  • Aspects matrix expanded with biodiversity criteria
  • Environmental objectives with a climate component
  • Change planning with environmental impact assessment
  • Biodiversity indicators identified where applicable

How to cover this block in Kimobox

  1. 1Expand Kimobox's environmental aspects matrix with the new biodiversity criteria.
  2. 2Define environmental objectives with an explicit climate component in the system.
  3. 3Assess the environmental impact of each relevant change before approving it.

The environmental aspects matrix expands without losing the history already documented in your current system.

See process and change management in Kimobox

Where each figure comes from

References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.

  1. ISO 14001:2015 — Environmental management systems. Requirements ISO · 2015 ed., with Amd 1:2024
  2. Regulation (EC) No 1221/2009 (EMAS) EUR-Lex · 25 November 2009