ISO 14001 2015 is an environmental management standard that defines the environmental policy of an organization. This standard helps organizations to protect the environment, check pollution, and improve their overall environmental performance. ISO 14001 is a useful tool for an organization to step up from just maintaining regulatory compliance to an organization with improved productivity and enhanced competitive advantage.

ISO 14001:2015 is applicable to any business that wishes to establish, implement, maintain and improve an environmental management system and conform to its stated environmental policy.

ISO 14001:2015 is the perfect certification for companies seeking an internationally recognized environmental management system. This certification can help companies create a structure for managing environmental operations. ISO 14001:2015 is applicable to all types and sizes of manufacturing and service operations throughout the world.

ISO 14001:2015 specifies environmental requirements that the organization identifies as those which it can control and influence. It does not itself state specific environmental performance criteria. ISO 14001 is flexible - it is as applicable to both the small business and the multinational organization. 

The extent of the application depends on factors like the environmental policy of the organization, the nature of its activities, products and services, the location and the conditions in which the company functions.

BENEFITS
A well-defined environmental management system is essential for an organization to manage environmental aspects like emission and handling of waste. It is important for the efficient utilization of resources and energy. Some of the benefits of the ISO 14001 certification are:

• Environmental legal liability
• Reduction in insurance premiums; waste handling costs; water and air permitting fees 
• Improved corporate image; strategic investment; improved regulatory relations
• Evaluates system performance through management review and correct management system deficiencies 

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ISO 22000 is an international standard that defines the requirements of a food safety management system covering all organizations in the food chain from "farm to fork".

The standard combines generally recognized key elements to ensure food safety along the food chain, including:

BENEFITS

• Interactive communication
• System management 
• Control of food safety hazards through pre-requisite programmes and HACCP plans
• Continual improvement and updating of the food safety management system 

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The ISO 27001 standard was published in October 2005, essentially replacing the old BS7799-2 standard. It is the specification for an ISMS, an Information Security Management System. BS7799 itself was a long standing standard, first published in the nineties as a code of practice. As this matured, a second part emerged to cover management systems. It is this against which certification is granted. Today in excess of a thousand certificates are in place, across the world.

The objective of the standard itself is to "provide a model for establishing, implementing, operating, monitoring, reviewing, maintaining, and improving an Information Security Management System". Regarding its adoption, this should be a strategic decision. Further, "The design and implementation of an organization's ISMS is influenced by their needs and objectives, security requirements, the process employed and the size and structure of the organization".

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ISO 45001 is an International Standard that specifies requirements for an occupational health and safety (OH&S) management system, with guidance for its use, to enable an organisation to proactively improve its OH&S performance in preventing injury and ill-health. ISO 45001 is intended to be applicable to any organisation regardless of its size, type and nature. ISO 45001 enables an organisation, through its OH&S management system, to integrate other aspects of health and safety, such as worker wellness/wellbeing; however, it should be noted that an organisation can be required by applicable legal requirements to also address such issues.

BENEFITS

• Developing and implementing an OH&S policy and OH&S objectives.
• Establishing systematic processes which consider its “context” and which take into account its risks and opportunities, and its legal and other requirements. 
• Determining the hazards and OH&S risks associated with its activities; seeking to eliminate them, or putting in controls to minimize their potential effects.
• Establishing operational controls to manage its OH&S risks and its legal and other requirements. 
• Increasing awareness of its OH&S risks.
• Evaluating its OH&S performance and seeking to improve it, through taking appropriate actions.
• Ensuring workers take an active role in OH&S matters.

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ISO 50001 replaces BS EN 16001 and is the international standard for Energy Management providing the most robust framework for optimizing energy efficiency in public and private sector organizations.

Certification to this standard demonstrates an organization commitment to continual improvement in energy management, allowing them to lead by example within their respective industries and ensure related legislative and regulatory requirements are met.

Organizations are not able to control energy prices, national country policy or the global economy, however, an organization can improve the way they manage energy.

Specifies requirements for an Energy Management System to enable organization to develop and implement a policy, controls for identified significant areas of energy consumption and energy reductions. It resets the best practices in energy management upon existing national standards and initiatives.

Improving energy performance can provide benefits for an organization by maximizing the use of energy sources and energy related assets. The objective being to reduce both energy costs and consumption.

The objective of ISO 50001 is to provide organizations with a framework for integrating energy performance into their everyday management practices. International organizations will have access to an internationally harmonized standard for implementation across the organization with a consistent methodology for identifying and implementing improvements.

BENEFITS

• Reduced operating costs. Significant financial savings can be achieved through increased energy efficiency.
• Assist in making better use for their existing energy consuming assets 
• Facilitate communication the management for energy resources
• Assist evaluating and prioritizing the implementing new energy efficient technologies 
• Facilitate energy management improvements for greenhouse gas emission reduction projects
• A structured approach identify, measure and manage energy consumption
• Improve organizations image with customers, partners, and the public
• Comply with statutory and regulatory requirements
• Proven business credentials. Independent verification against recognized standards speaks volumes and enhances your brand.
• Ability win more business. Procurement specifications require certificating as a condition the supply, certificating is essential.

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Chlorine Free Certification (Total Chlorine Free and Process Chlorine Free):

Chlorine Free Product Association (CFPA) of USA appointed PPM International FZE LLC as an audit and inspection agency for India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, UAE, Sri Lanka, China, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Egypt, Kuwait, Qatar, Iran, Lebanon etc. for its TCF and PCF certification based on sustainability Index. TCF and PCF are the registered trade mark of CFPA.

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TCF (Totally Chlorine Free) Certification, PPM International checks that processing and bleaching is carried out without any chemicals containing chlorine, thereby avoiding the generation of organically-bound chlorine in the products processing and waste water stream. In TCF bleaching, hydrogen peroxide together with ozone or peracetic acid are the most commonly used chemicals.

PCF (Process Chlorine Free) Certification, PPM International checks that bleaching process entirely excludes the use of chlorine and chlorine dioxide.

The products can be certified under are many like Paper, Pulp, Tissue Towels, Napkins, Printed material, Spunlace Nonwoven Cotton fabric, Surgical Bleached nonwoven Cotton Fabric, Tampons, Huggies, Diapers, Wipes etc..

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PPM International in association with ACITER Inspection LLC (www.aciter.com) conducts the certification and testing as per International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC). PPM International is representing ACITER Inspection LLC for certification and inspections in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Iraq, Oman, Egypt, Lebanon, Kuwait, Qatar, China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.

ISCC is a multi-stakeholder initiative and its objectives is: Contributing to the implementation of environmentally, socially and economically sustainable production and use of all kinds of biomass in global supply chains.

ISCC way

• Implementing social and ecological sustainability criteria
• Monitoring deforestation-free supply chains
• Avoiding conversion of biodiverse grassland
• Calculating and reducing GHG emissions
• Establishing traceability in global supply chains

Recognitions

ISCC is working to harmonise new or emerging sustainability requirements – modular add-ons allow perfect fit

Energy

ISCC complies with the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and the Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) of the European Commission. Since 2011, the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) build the legal framework for the implementation of renewable energy targets for the transport sector in the European Union.

The Japanese Government recognises ISCC certification to verify compliance with the sustainability requirements for biofuels. Japan’s fuel policy allows ethanol based on Brazilian sugarcane, as well as US corn as raw materials designated for the domestic biofuel production. Please find the ISCC guidance document for deliveries of biofuels to Japan here under “ISCC PLUS”.

ISCC is in compliance with the Liquid Fuel Supply Regulation of Queensland. The Liquid Fuel Supply Regulation 2016 sets sustainability criteria for biofuels sold under Queensland’s biofuels mandate.

ISCC is registered as a certification system administrator by the Polish Agricultural Market Agency (ARR). With this registration ISCC fulfills the formal and legal requirements for certification schemes to operate as a certification system in Poland. Please click here for further information

Industrial Applications

The ecolabel Blue Angel (“Der Blaue Engel”) of the federal government of Germany has accepted ISCC for bioplastic granulate for writing implements and stamps. The Blue Angel sets high standards for environmentally friendly product design and has proven itself over the past 40 years as a reliable guide for a more sustainable consumption.

ISCC is recognised by the German “Initiative for Sustainable Supply of Raw Materials for the Industrial Use of Biomass (INRO). The aim of the initiative is to reach an agreement with industrial companies on voluntary certification of renewable raw materials.

ISCC is recognised by the Dutch Green Deal “green certificates” for sustainable biomass in chemical products and plastics. The Green Deal approach in the Netherlands is an accessible way for companies to work with the Central Government on green growth and social issues. Please click here for further information.

Textile Exchange is a global non-profit organisation promoting sustainable practices in the textile value chain. ISCC is recognised as a sustainable initiative under its “2025 Sustainable Cotton Challenge” which encourages brands to commit to source 100% of their cotton from the most sustainable sources. Please click here for further information.

Food

The Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (SAI) Platform is the primary global food & drink value chain initiative for sustainable agriculture. ISCC fulfils SAI Silver level. With the add-on SAI Gold, compliance with the SAI Gold level is fulfilled. Certified companies have excellent opportunities to deliver into the global food sector. An overview of the SAI members can be found here

ISCC PLUS is recognised to be compliant with Unilever’s Sustainable Agricultural Code. The code is a collection of Good Practices which aim to codify important aspects of sustainability in farming and to apply them to Unilever’s supply chain.

Coca Cola’s Sustainable Agriculture Guiding Principles acknowledge ISCC. Providing guidance to suppliers of agricultural ingredients, the principles present a framework for sustainable sourcing and good agricultural practices.

ISCC is compliant with Diageo’s sustainable agricultural sourcing requirements. Diageo’s agriculture guidelines aim to make agricultural supply chains economically, socially and environmentally sustainable.

ISCC is in line with the Retailers Soy Group’s (RSG) requirements. Members of The Consumer Goods Forum should verify by 2020 at the latest that the soy they are sourcing is deforestation-free. This can be done through the use of certification schemes like ISCC that comply with the RSG requirements.

The Donau Soja Organisation aims to support sustainable, regional and non-GMO soy cultivation for European supply chains. ISCC has been accepted as compliant. Please click here for more information

ISCC has adapted the Add-on “Non-GMO” in order to comply with supply chain requirements of the German Non-GMO standard “Ohne Gentechnik”. Please click here for more information

Feed

ISCC products can be sold as “in line with FEFAC Soy Sourcing Guidelines”. Commissioned by IUCN NL, a benchmark (as of June 2019) rated ISCC as best standard to protect forests, wetlands and biodiversity. Click here for more information

The Soy Network Switzerland supports the cultivation and marketing of responsibly produced soy for feed production. The aim of the network is for at least 90% of soy for the Swiss market to be responsibly produced. ISCC PLUS with add-on “Non-GMO” has been accepted as core standard

Others

CDP (formerly known as the Carbon Disclosure Project) recognises ISCC as a credible third party certification scheme to demonstrate responsible sourcing practices in areas that are exposed to high risk of deforestation. For further information click here

For more information about International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) organization please visit www.iscc-system.org/ and for certification please write to us at info@ppmcertification.com

The foundation for any climate action starts with calculation: a company with a PPM understands which parts of their business are creating the greatest emissions (Main carbon creation process). If these emissions are offset the company can credibly claim carbon neutrality.

In addition, having a carbon footprint makes it possible to understand the areas with the greatest potential for avoidance and reduction, to develop and implement appropriate reduction measures, and to set reduction targets. Annual PPM reports allow companies to check their progress against reduction targets and to identify new hotspots that drive further reduction measures.

Principles In preparing the Carbon Footprint, five basic principles were observed in accordance with the GHG Protocol.

Relevance: The calculation should account for all greenhouse gas emissions that are material to the company's carbon footprint. This report is designed to support internal and external decision-making.

Completeness: The report must include all GHG emissions within the selected system boundaries. If any data is excluded, we will document and justify its exclusion.

Consistency: In order to allow a company's footprint to be compared over time, we will use consistent methodologies.

Transparency: All material activities of a company will be recorded and any assumptions, data gaps and resulting extrapolations or data exclusions will be presented clearly and openly in this report.

Accuracy: We aim for this report to be sufficiently accurate so that it gives the reader confidence that they have useful data that will enable them to make good decisions. We aim to calculate footprints that are neither to high nor too low and use approaches that minimize uncertainties.

Climate action strategy: Interactive workshops and easy-to-digest resources to engage your senior leadership team as they develop a strategy and tactics to accelerate your company’s impact. These are extremely helpful for those who are at the beginning of their sustainability journey.

Science Based Targets: From introductory workshops to tailored, end-to-end support for setting and validating science-based targets directly with the Science Based Targets Initiative, we can help your internal stakeholdersmake sense of any complex information. With the help of scenario analysis tools and our industry experts, we will ensure your targets are credible and ambitious.

Net Zero roadmaps: Through easy-to-use tools and workshops, we support clients in designing net zero roadmaps that stand-up to external scrutiny. We align with the Net Zero Standard developed by the Science Based Targets Initiative and have built resources for SMEs, too.

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Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is a world’s oldest and largest forest certification system with millions of hectares of certified forest globally. FSC certification is voluntary, market-based system in which forests, companies anyway associated to timber / paper related products are audited against principles and criteria. The performance-based standards encompass environmental, social and economic values, and are framed to ensure that the forests are managed sustainably.

FSC ensures traceability of products from the forests to the end point of sale. Products that are manufactured from responsibly harvested forests are identified with the FSC logo, which is considered the “one of the best standard” of forest certification by major environmental groups.

Forest management certification is an independent assessment that ensures your forest management practices are in compliance with the internationally recognized standards of the FSC.

The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) is a globally recognized certification system with million hectares of forestland certified under its forest conservation standards. FSC uses a voluntary, market-based system in which forests, companies anyway associated to timber related products are audited against principles and criteria of FSC. The performance-based standards encompass environmental, social and economic values, and are framed to ensure that the forests are managed sustainably.

Two types of FSC Certifications?
The business owners depending on their operations and product can avail certifications to establish stewardship.
The FSC provides certificates like: Forest Management (FM) and Chain of Custody (CoC).

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The PEFC programme, short for “Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification”, is the world's largest label for sustainable forest management. PEFC works to protect and conserve forests by recognizing existing sustainable forest management systems. Companies in the supply chain can prove that their PEFC certified products contribute to this objective through a so-called "Chain of Custody certificate". Also demonstrate to customers that they are committed to support a sustainable forest management? Then you should opt for PEFC certification.

With a PEFC certificate, your company becomes part of the chain of custody. All companies along the entire supply chain from the forest to the consumer ensure the traceability of PEFC certified products. That way, you can guarantee to your clients that your certified wood and paper products come from sustainably managed forests.

A growing number of companies in the supply chain are PEFC certified. These are companies all along the chain from a wide range of sectors, including the wood and paper processing industry, importers, wholesalers, retailers, the construction sector and the graphic arts industry.

There are three types of PEFC certification to choose from: group certification, individual certification and multi- site certification. Many companies are eligible for our group certification as they meet the relevant eligibility criteria. Wondering which form of certification best suits your company?

What is PEFC Certification?
The forest ecosystem is high complex, and evolves constantly. Forest in every country or geographic distribution is influenced by various factors. Hence, each region would require a different and a unique sustainable forest management plan or strategy.

PEFC (Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification) emphasizes on the following approach:

• Encourages local or national certification systems to be developed independently.
• These local or national certification system could come together in PEFC.
• To be a part of PEFC, companies are required to prove compliance with the PEFC’s Sustainability Benchmarks, principles, guidelines and criteria.

What are the different types of PEFC Certifications available?
PEFC Forest Management: The global statistics of PEFC Certified forests reveal, Canada as the leading country in terms of certified forest area, followed by USA, Finland, Sweden, Australia and so on.

PEFC Chain of Custody: The PEFC CoC certification started with 59 certificates in the year 2001 and stands at more than 10,000 CoC certificates in the year 2015. France was the leading company with most number of certificates, followed by Germany, UK, Spain, and Italy and so on.

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The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) establishes and manages global sustainable standards, known as the GSTC Criteria. There are two sets: Destination Criteria for public policy- makers and destination managers, and Industry Criteria for hotels and tour operators. These are the guiding principles and minimum requirements that any tourism business or destination should aspire to reach in order to protect and sustain the world’s natural and cultural resources, while ensuring tourism meets its potential as a tool for conservation and poverty alleviation. The GSTC Criteria form the foundation for GSTC’s role in providing assurance for impartiality and competence of Certification Programs that certify hotels/accommodations, tour operators, and destinations as having sustainable policies and practices in place. GSTC does not directly certify any products or services; but it provides assurance for those that do. The GSTC is an independent and neutral organization, legally registered in the USA as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that represents adiverse and global membership, including leading travel companies, hotels, tour operators, NGO’s, national and provincial governments, individuals and communities – all striving to achieve best practices in sustainable tourism.

The Global Sustainable Tourism Council’s (GSTC) criteria are an effort to come to a common understanding of sustainable tourism and are the minimum that any tourism business should aspire to reach.

They are organized around four main themes:

• demonstrate effective sustainable management;
• maximize social and economic benefits to the local community and minimize negative impacts;
• maximize benefits to cultural heritage and minimize negative impacts;
• maximize benefits to the environment and minimize negative impacts

GSTC certification provides:

• Compliance with the highest social and environmental standards.
• Increased access to consumers seeking sustainable tourism.
• Preferred choice for websites and agencies offering sustainable tourism.
• Inclusion on the websites of Bookdifferent (supported by Booking.com) and the GSTC.
• Positive impact on surroundings.
• Use of the GSTC logo.
• Improved image.

We provide certification against the GSTC Industry Criteria for Hotels & Tour Operators for individual enterprises and groups of hotels or tour operators.

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PPM International FZE LLC’s initiatives to promote and provide integrated services to the industries in enhancing their competitiveness, particularly through process optimization and improvements, sustainable use of the resources (Raw materials, Energy, Water...etc) and the effective management of wastes generated. PPM International's specialist team provides Auditing services for water audit.

Objective:

• Promote efficient water utilization,
• conservation and management
• Reduce operating costs
• Reduce industrial water use per unit of
• production
• Promote Corporate Social Responsibility

Why Water Audit?

• Water Interruptions
• Low Water Pressure
• Higher Water Consumption
• High Water Bills
• Breakdowns, Leakages & Spillages
• Inconsistent Product Quality
• High Effluent Discharge

How will Water Audit Help?
Water Audit leads to the following benefits:

• Improved financial performance
• Better resource management
• Reduced water losses
• Improved reliability of supply system
• Identification of problem and risk areas
• Efficient use of existing water supplies
• Better safeguard to public health & property
• Reduced legal liability
• Identification of the hidden costs of water management including energy, materials, manpower and potential Cost saving

Who should go for Water Auditing?

• Industrial units in Chemicals, Textiles,
• Distillation, Tanning, Fertilizers,
• Food Processing, Iron & Steel,
• Cement, Dyeing & Printing, Sugar,
• Electroplating, Pharmaceuticals etc.
• Water Treatment & Supply Sector
• Hotels and Restaurants
• Housing Societies
• Office Buildings
• Academic Institutions
• Hospitals
• Irrigation Projects

Scope of PPM International Water Audit Services
For conducting Water audit studies at your organization, our scope of services covers:

• Mass balance across the entire water system
• Identification of consumption of each existing sub-meter and the distribution of water under each of the sections.
• Quantification of loss of water at each of the above mentioned areas
• Accounting for daily consumption of incoming water
• Suggestions for reuse, recycling and reduction in water consumption with cost benefit analysis and the required investment.

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the California Air Resources Board (CARB) are strict regulations that manufacturers of composite wood products must follow while selling their products in the United States. CARB (California Air Resources Board) imposed the Airborne Toxic Control Measure to Reduce Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products (ATCM) section 93120 – 93120.12 in 2008, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published Formaldehyde Standards from Composite Wood Products 40 CFR 770 under Title VI of the US Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA Title VI) in 2016, which went into effect in 2018.

This certification reduce risk and assure your customers that your composite wood products fully comply with the California Air Resources Board (CARB) Airborne Toxic Control Measure (ATCM 93120) and the EPA Formaldehyde Rule for formaldehyde emissions.

CARB & EPA Certification’s are applicable for producers of hardwood plywood (veneer or composite core), particleboard and medium density fiberboard (MDF).

PPM International FZE LLC, provides this certification in UAE, Russia, Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Serbia, China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Gabon, Africa and many other countries.

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PPM International FZE LLC, provides the Inventory & Fixed Asses Audit service in UAE, Russia, Turkey, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Serbia, China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Gabon, Africa and many other countries.

Scheduling, Planning & conducing inventory audit for Stores / Warehouses by using our best skills of audit from 100 sq. ft. to 3 lakh sq. ft. Defined reconciliation process for huge / abnormal variance on specific category help to understand core areas of shrinkages. Uploading physical count in system against system stock and generating variance report in effective reporting structure.

Cycle count is less disruptive to daily operations, provide an ongoing measure of inventory accuracy and procedure execution, and can be tailored to focus on items with higher value, higher movement volume, or that are critical to business processes. It is the process of continually validating the accuracy of the inventory in the system on a daily or weekly basis, so that every item in the inventory is counted in every cycle of decided length (3-6 months).

Physical verification of the Fixed Assets (as per list provided) at requested sites of clients. Tagging of assets available at sites & accurate counting and tracking of assets. Report for available assets against recorded list of assets. The verification exercise will be concluded with joint signoff both representatives through sharing of fixed assets audit report.

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