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The new revision brings significant updates to environmental management requirements. Here are the six headline changes every certified organisation needs to know about.
Organisations must now explicitly assess climate-related risks and opportunities within their EMS, addressing both how climate change affects operations and how operations contribute to climate change.
The revision embeds circular economy thinking into core EMS processes — moving beyond waste minimisation toward resource recovery, product longevity, and material circularity.
Life cycle thinking has been substantially strengthened. Organisations must more rigorously assess environmental impacts from raw material extraction through to end-of-life, including supply chain impacts.
Greater emphasis on proactive, two-way stakeholder engagement. Organisations must demonstrate genuine communication with regulators, communities, suppliers, and employees — not just identification of their needs.
Responding to global ESG and due diligence trends, the revision significantly strengthens requirements to assess and actively influence the environmental performance of suppliers and contractors.
More rigorous, quantified performance measurement is expected. Clear KPIs, systematic data collection, and trend analysis over time are now foundational expectations rather than best practice.
While ISO 9001:2026 is not yet published, the committee work is well advanced. Five confirmed change areas give forward-thinking organisations a clear preparation roadmap.
Formal accommodation of digital and cloud-based QMS platforms, removing ambiguity around electronic records, remote access, and automated quality controls.
Risk management requirements are expected to become more structured, with clearer expectations for risk registers, treatment plans, and linkage to quality objectives.
ISO 9001:2026 will formally recognise remote and hybrid audit methods, setting minimum standards for evidence collection and audit integrity in a digital-first environment.
A broadening of the customer focus clause from transactional satisfaction measurement toward systematic customer experience management and feedback loop integration.
Significantly strengthened supplier management requirements, including supply chain risk assessment, resilience planning, and evidence of supplier performance monitoring.
From first assessment to ongoing compliance, we provide the expertise North West businesses need to achieve and sustain ISO certification.
Our flagship service for already-certified organisations. Independent, expert internal audits that satisfy certification requirements without the overhead of training your own auditors.
Learn more →A structured assessment of your current management system against ISO requirements, identifying gaps and producing a clear, prioritised implementation roadmap.
Take free self-assessment →End-to-end consultancy from context setting and policy development through to certification audit support. We build systems that work in practice, not just on paper.
Discuss your project →CQI/IRCA-approved training for internal auditors, lead auditors, and management system awareness. Delivered in-person in the North West or online.
View training options →Alongside ISO 14001 and ISO 9001, we support organisations across a full range of management system standards.
Protect your workforce and meet legal obligations with a certified OH&S management system — covering hazard identification, risk controls, and worker participation.
Enquire →Demonstrate to clients and supply chains that your organisation manages information security risks systematically, protecting data and building trust.
Enquire →Integrate HACCP principles into a recognised management system framework, covering the full food supply chain and meeting retailer and regulatory requirements.
Enquire →We also support ISO 50001 (Energy Management), Integrated Management Systems combining multiple standards, and sector-specific schemes. Get in touch to discuss.
Get in touch →Charis Management Systems has been helping SMEs across the North West achieve and maintain ISO certification for over two decades. Based in Preston, Lancashire, we combine deep technical expertise with a practical, plain-English approach that works for organisations of all sizes.
Our dedicated internal audit service is our flagship offering for already-certified businesses — providing the independent, qualified audit resource that satisfies your certification body without the cost of maintaining in-house auditor competencies.
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