The 2015 revisions to ISO 14001 International Standard, Environmental management systems – Requirements with guidance for use, become mandatory in September 2018. An organization that has obtained certification to the standard for its environmental management system (EMS) should update the EMS as needed to conform to the revised requirements at least six months to one year in advance of the effective date. So, if you’ve been putting off review of your EMS and its conformance to the “new” standard, the time to get to that is… now!