ITALY INVESTS IN QUALITY, ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY

At the end of 2021 there were almost 2 million valid certificates in the world: over half (1,077,884) relating to quality management systems which, together to the certificates valid for ISO 14001 (environment) and ISO 45001 (health and safety at work), represent over 90% of the certificates. Of these, over 133 thousand certified by Italian companies, demonstrating the great attention of our country’s companies to the issues of quality, environment and safety.

Management systems seen as tools to improve the competitiveness of companies. Today, the growing attention of companies and to ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) issues has been decisive for the diffusion of schemes such as ISO 14001 or ISO 45001. Given a 10% variation in ISO 9001 certificates, the diffusion of of ISO 14001 environmental management systems and, above all, of ISO 45001 workplace health and safety management systems, the obligation to have a quality management system certified by Italy increases by 13% and 48%. an accredited body to participate in public tenders in the construction sector, has certainly influenced the diffusion of this tool over the years.

Environmental management systems certified in Italy based on ISO 14001 are also widely spread in Italy with over 18 thousand certified companies: first in Europe, ahead of Spain, the United Kingdom and Germany and third in the world after China and Japan.

At an Italian geographical level, the diffusion of accredited certificates is consistent with the regional diffusion of companies: the region with the largest number of companies certified for the ISO 14001 standard :2015 is Lombardy, followed by Veneto and Emilia-Romagna, while at the foot of the ranking we find Basilicata, Valle d’Aosta and Molise.

Among the 10 business sectors with the highest concentration of certified Environmental Management Systems, construction stands out, followed by transport, logistics and communications which is instead, it is the sector that records the highest growth trend with a +22%.

RCA accredited certification body offers its customers an objective and complete certification service relating to Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001), Environment (ISO 14001 ) and Health and Safety at Work (ISO 45001), carried out by a team of expert and competent auditors, with many years of experience in many sectors, including construction.