Internal Audit
Internal audits are critical to the effectiveness of an EMS and to the
continual improvement cycle. They provide a means to
systematically identify and proactively manage issues that
can impact an organization's environmental performance, especially in relationship to mission
requirements and accomplishments.
This systematic identification, documentation, and reporting of EMS strengths and deficiencies to
top management provides an organization with opportunities to:
- Maintain management focus on the environment,
- Give management confidence that the EMS system is being implemented in the manner prescribed, and
- Improve the EMS and the environmental performance of the organization.
Listed below are resources that provide specific information about Internal Audits:
