The correct answers are B and D .
This question relates to ISO 14001:2015 Clause 9.3 — Management review . Management review inputs include changes in internal and external issues relevant to the EMS and information on environmental performance, including the extent to which environmental objectives have been achieved.
B. Changes in EMS leadership — Correct
A new EMS Manager is a change in the organisation’s internal situation that may affect the EMS. Leadership, responsibilities, competence, communication, and EMS coordination can all be affected, so this is a valid management review input.
D. Report of performance of EMS objectives in the last year — Correct
ISO 14001 requires management review to consider the extent to which environmental objectives have been achieved. A report on EMS objective performance is therefore a direct input to management review.
The other options are not the best answers:
A. Allocation of a bigger budget for the EMS department — Incorrect
This is more likely to be a management review output , because management review outputs include decisions and actions related to resources.
C. Decision to purchase new spillage kits for operators — Incorrect
This is also more likely to be an output or action from review, not an input.
E. Improvement in the organisation’s profitability — Incorrect
Profitability alone is not a specific ISO 14001 management review input unless it is directly linked to EMS resources or environmental performance.
F. Minutes of previous management reviews — Incorrect as written
ISO 14001 requires consideration of the status of actions from previous management reviews , not simply the previous minutes themselves. The records may help provide evidence, but the actual required input is the status of previous actions.
Therefore, the two best inputs are B. Changes in EMS leadership and D. Report of performance of EMS objectives in the last year .
