ISO 14001 & ISO 50001 Management system support
Achieve certification. Improve performance. Demonstrate best practice.
Organisations face increasing expectations from customers, investors, regulators and other stakeholders to demonstrate effective environmental and energy management. Certification to internationally recognised standards such as ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 provides a robust framework for managing environmental impacts, improving performance and evidencing continual improvement.
Brite Green provides expert ISO 14001 and ISO 50001 consultancy services, helping organisations design, implement, maintain and improve effective management systems. Whether you are pursuing certification for the first time, preparing for an external audit, transitioning to ISO 14001:2026 or looking to improve an existing system, our experienced consultants provide practical, hands-on support tailored to your organisation.
Our team combines consultancy, in-house sustainability management and certification auditing experience, helping organisations achieve compliance while ensuring their management systems deliver genuine operational and business value.
Our approach
ISO 14001 & ISO 50001 management system support
We believe management systems should do more than simply achieve certification. A well-designed Environmental Management System (EMS) or Energy Management System (EnMS) should help improve performance, support decision-making, manage risk and embed continual improvement throughout the organisation.
Our consultants provide flexible support at every stage of their ISO 14001 & ISO 50001 journey, so whether you are establishing a new system or strengthening an existing one, we can help you create practical management systems that are easy to maintain and aligned with organisational objectives.
In particular, our approach is ideally suited to organisations who are looking to deliver ambitious, impactful programmes through their management systems.
Transition to ISO 14001:2026
A new version of the ISO 14001 standard was published in April 2026, marking the next evolution of the gold standard for environmental management.
Companies with an ISO 14001 certified management system have up to three years to transition to the new standard, and the process offers a great opportunity to review and improve your system.
Brite Green’s expert team can make the transition easy and impactful, through three steps:
- ISO 14001:2026 gap analysis and system review: We’ll review your existing system to assess where you may already meet the requirements of the new standard and identify any opportunities to improve the system.
- ISO 14001:2026 transition support: We’ll work with you to update your management system, undertaking any additional assessments needed, designing new processes and providing training and communications for your team.
- ISO 14001:2026 audit preparation: Ahead of your external audit, we’ll undertake a full system audit against the new standard and help to address any final actions needed. We offer a full ISO 14001:2026 constultancy service and are well placed to help you successfully transition.
System design & implementation
We specialise in helping organisations design and implement environmental and energy management systems.
We typically start with a review of your existing management practices to highlight where you are already performing well and where additional work is required.
We then work closely with your team to identify impacts, risks and opportunities, develop policies and procedures, and provide hands-on support to embed great management practices into your organisation.
We support you through the audit process and have a stellar record of achieving certification for our clients.
Internal audits & compliance reviews
An external perspective can be invaluable for an organisation, and many clients draw on external auditors to conduct internal system audits and compliance reviews.
Our expert team of consultants can draw on their experience as practitioners and certification auditors to provide additional insight, wider opportunities for improvement, and guidance to address challenges and risks.
Our internal audits and compliance reviews mirror those of certification audits, but unlike certification auditors, we are free to include more extensive consultancy advice, guidance and insights – something that our clients value and draw on to improve their systems and performance.
Most audits are based on a negative marking framework – you either conform to the standard or you don’t. We think there’s a better way and our audit reports also filled with additional insights and assessments, including our bespoke, innovative system maturity scorecard. The scorecard assesses the ambition and maturity of a company’s environmental management programme as well as conformance with the standard, giving you enhanced insight into risk and opportunities.
Ongoing system support
Maintaining a management system can be difficult, especially if your team is small or has a high workload. It’s easy to overlook changes in legislation or miss errors when you complete internal audits on your own work. We can make maintaining your management systems easier and use our experience to find new improvement opportunities.
Our team of management system experts can make the system review, maintenance and update easy, and what’s more we are able to leverage our wide experience of management systems to help improve the effectiveness and ease of use of your system.
We offer a flexible set of services to help you maintain your system. As well as conducting internal audits and compliance reviews, we work with clients to:
- maintain documentation
- support the delivery of projects and initiatives
- provide training, guidance and mentoring to members of staff
- support committees
- monitor and analyse performance data
Brite Green have audited the University’s Energy & Environmental Management System for a numbers of years, always providing a thorough assessment of the system’s effectiveness in a friendly and constructive manner. Their audits help ensure our management system doesn’t just tick along, but is preparing us for an evolving landscape – and we welcome their continued support.
Industries we support
Our consultants support organisations across a wide range of sectors, including:
- Higher Education and Further Education
- Property and Real Estate
- Advertising and Marketing Agencies
- Construction
- Manufacturing
- Professional Services
- Food and Beverage
- IT and Technology
- Arts, Culture and Heritage
- Retail and Commercial Organisations
- Aviation
- Financial services
Our approach is always tailored to the specific operational, regulatory and stakeholder requirements of each client.
Frequently asked questions
To transition to the new ISO 14001:2026 standard, organisations need to update their management system to meet a number of new requirements. These include more specific assessments related to the context and a new change management requirement.
The process to transition successfully typically involves conducting a gap analysis, expanding the management system processes and assessments to address the new requirements in the way that suits your organisation best (this will likely also include some training for you and your team), and then preparing for the transition audit with your certification body by conducting a full system internal audit, completing a management review and addressing any final actions.