# Managing Environmental Aspects and Impacts

When aspects and impacts live in spreadsheets, updates are slow and reviews get missed. Out-of-date assessments hide emerging risks and create preventable non-conformities.

Without structured reviews, clear ownership, and tracked actions, the same impacts resurface annually, increasing audit findings, operational cost, and regulatory pressure.

Scattered documents and poor version control make audits stressful and slow. Critical assessments, updates, and justifications are often missing or incomplete.

## Creating a Structured Register

Create your register with sites, areas, activities, and categories. Add owners, scoring criteria, and review cycles so every assessment follows the same structure.

## Guided Workflow for Assessments

Record aspects and impacts in a guided workflow. Score severity and likelihood, capture existing controls, and identify what needs additional operating controls.

## Assigning Controls and Actions

Assign operating controls and actions to significant impacts with clear owners and due dates. Keep procedures, checks, and evidence linked to each aspect so controls stay consistent.

## Maintaining Historical Records

Maintain a complete, timestamped history of assessments, reviews, changes, and approvals. Export audit-ready records for inspections, management reviews, and ISO 14001.

Record aspects and impacts in a structured workflow with defined categories, severity, and likelihood scoring. Keep assessments consistent across sites and teams.

Assign operating controls and owners to significant impacts, with review dates and actions where needed. Keep procedures and evidence linked and easy to manage.

Keep a complete history of assessments, reviews, changes, and approvals in one place. Records stay clear, consistent, and ready for ISO 14001 audits.