Sustainability is an objective that evolves as our city grows and we try to meet the needs of all our citizens. The model that the City has adopted through its strategic plan and the use of Enviso as a management system, provides the means to move towards sustainability.
About Enviso
Enviso is an environmental management system (EMS) that provides a way for our City to both manage and improve our environmental performance. This is done in accordance with the highest international standard for EMS - ISO 14001.
The scope of Enviso applies to all municipal and corporate support services provided by the City of Edmonton. For a copy of the Statement of Scope for Enviso, please submit an email request to the Corporate Program Manager using the contact information provided below.
ISO 14001
Developed by the International Organization for Standardization, ISO 14001 is a benchmark to help organizations reduce their environmental impact by:
- Minimizing how their operations negatively affect the environment
- Complying with applicable laws, regulations and other environmental requirements
- Continually improving their environmental performance
Implementation
The City has opted for the most rigorous implementation strategy: third-party certification to the ISO 14001 Standard. This involves having a third-party auditor perform an independent validation that the EMS conforms to the ISO 14001 standard, and that it is "in place, complete and sufficient."