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As a leader in protecting the environment, Sun Peaks Resort Corporation management system has been certified to ISO 14001 (Certification #026082). Sun Peaks Resort was the first ski resort in North America to be certified under ISO 14001 in April 2004, and still remains one of only three who have attained this honour. The other two resorts being Aspen Snowmass, Colorado, and Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
What is ISO 14001? ISO 14001 is the environmental management system (EMS) standard for the International Organization for Standardization. The standard provides a systematic approach to managing the significant aspects and allows company management to establish environmental policies and objectives through the allocation of resources, training, assigning of roles and responsibilities, and modifying practices, procedures and processes.
Core elements of the ISO EMS system are based on the principle of Plan-Do-Check-Act and the concept of continual improvement. Once the EMS is certified, the company must demonstrate continual improvement to the system to maintain certification in good standing.
ISO EMS System
Refer to the following diagram and definitions of terms below.
Definition of Terms
Planning
- Environmental aspects
- Legal and other requirements
- Objectives and targets
- Environmental management programs
Implementation and Operation
- Structure and responsibility
- Training, awareness, and compliance
- Communication
- EMS documentation
- Document control
- Operational control
- Emergency preparedness and response
Checking and Corrective Action
- Monitoring and measurement
- Non-conformance ad corrective and preventive action
- Records
- EMS audits
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