{"id":12200,"date":"2026-07-28T15:08:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T20:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plexusintl.com\/us\/?page_id=12200"},"modified":"2026-07-30T09:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:04:14","slug":"understanding-iso-140012026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plexusintl.com\/us\/catalog\/understanding-iso-140012026\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding ISO 14001:2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12200\" class=\"elementor elementor-12200\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-198d1711 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"198d1711\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2005ddaf\" data-id=\"2005ddaf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a5c2005 elementor-widget elementor-widget-product-meta\" data-id=\"3a5c2005\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"product-meta.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"meta\">\n                  <div class=\"tags\">ISO 14001:2015&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;In-Person Workshop&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;Live Virtual Workshop<\/div>\n              <\/div>\n     \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e660457 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e660457\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Understanding ISO 14001:2026<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-201686b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"201686b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Get up to speed on ISO 14001:2026 in this comprehensive 2-day foundational course. Designed for all practitioners\u2014regardless of experience\u2014this course builds your understanding of environmental management system principles, the process approach, and all ten clauses of the standard. You&#8217;ll explore the &#8220;why&#8221; behind each requirement and how it applies in practice, whether you&#8217;re implementing a new EMS, preparing for an audit, supporting compliance, or simply need awareness of what the standard requires. 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This 2-day course builds your foundational understanding of ISO 14001:2026 and equips you to recognize its requirements and intent, regardless of your role or industry.<\/p><p>Whether you are implementing an environmental management system, preparing for an audit, supporting compliance efforts, or simply need to understand what the standard requires, this course helps you understand the \"why\" behind each requirement and how it applies in practice. You will explore EMS principles, the process approach that underpins modern systems thinking, and then work through the standard clause by clause \u2014 from establishing your context and strategy through to continuous improvement.<\/p><p>The course is designed for all practitioners and anyone needing awareness of them, you do not need prior EMS experience to succeed.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>NOTE: A copy of ISO 14001: 2026. It is required. 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