ISO 46001 WATER EFFICIENCY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - REQUIREMENTS WITH GUIDANCE FOR USE

ISO 46001: 2019, Water efficiency management systems - Requirements with guidance for use, which could assist organizations in all sizes and sectors to increase water efficiency with water use review, performance evaluation, and implement and improvement of significant water use management.

Introduction

Achieving better water efficiency performance requires organizational commitment to a systematic approach and to the achievement of continual improvement in water use through a water efficiency management system. ISO 46001: 2019, Water efficiency management systems - Requirements with guidance for use, has been developed to assist organizations in all sizes and sectors to increase water efficiency with water use review, performance evaluation, and implement and improvement of significant water use management. Using this standard, an organization can increase water efficiency and decrease cost through the establishment of objectives, targets, action plans, performance indicators and baselines, monitoring and data analysis, periodic performance examination and review programs, and the method of reduce, replace and reuse.

ISO 46001 Requirement

Understanding of requirements and expectations from stakeholders
Leadership and promises of management
Clarification of character, obligation and authority in water management organization
Plan and implementation of water performance objectives and programs
Water use review (water balance) and identification of significant water use activities and functions
Water performance indicators and establishment of baselines
Operational plan and control of significant water use
Monitoring and data analysis of water performance
Internal audit and management review

Benefits

Active management of hidden risk for sustainable operation
Demonstration of concrete CSR actions and performance
Fulfillment of external stakeholder requirement and expectation
Assistant of water management, water demand improvement and lower cost
Understanding and improving of water use in the company
Process of periodic review, and opportunity to improve water efficiency

Applicable to

Companies of all sizes and from all sectors that use water and :
- wish to achieve effective water use with a systematic approach and continuously improve water efficiency
- wish to respond stakeholder requirements on water efficiency improvement
- wish to demonstrate water-related risk management capability of the organization
Optoelectronic Semiconductor Industry, Petrochemical Industry, Basic Metal Manufacturing Industry, Pulp and paper industry, Textile Industry, Electronics Industry, etc.

Certification Process

With Certification application questionnaire received, SGS will assign a sales manager to assist corporate with the following:

Gap Analysis audit (Optional):
- Comparing and analyzing current status of water management in the company with ISO 46001 requirements
Formal Audit for the first year, processes in 2 stages
- 1st Stage: Understanding and reviewing of certification preparation, ISO 46001 related documents and the scope for certificate
- 2nd Stage: Onsite evidence collecting and certification in accordance with requirements from ISO 46001, interested bodies& stakeholders and company’s internal documents
Certification Cycle
- Certificate will be issued after audit process of the 1^st year, which valid for 3 years and needed to process annual audit in order to assure the maintenance of management system and continuous improvement of performance