Environmental Audit Rules, 2025 – Training Program

We successfully conducted the first batch Training Program on Environmental Audit Rules, 2025 in response to the recent notification issued by the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Government of India.

The program was designed to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the newly notified Environmental Audit Rules, 2025, which establish a comprehensive framework for compliance, transparency, and accountability in environmental audits. It highlighted the national requirement for Registered Environment Auditors (REA) and the mandatory process of certification through written examination and registration.

Key Highlights of the Course:

• Detailed overview of Environmental Audit Rules, 2025

• Coverage of India’s key Environmental Laws including Water, Air, Waste Management, Biodiversity, Green Credit, and Green Bonds

• Practical insights into compliance obligations for organizations and professionals

• Interactive Q&A session to address participant queries

The session was conducted by Mr. Ashutosh Kumar Srivastav, National Strategist & Civic Advocate, and witnessed active participation from professionals across diverse fields.

This program has equipped participants with essential knowledge to align with national environmental compliance standards and prepare for REA registration under MoEF&CC guidelines.

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ISO 14001:2015 is an international standard that specifies the requirements for an environmental management system (EMS). It is part of the ISO 14000 family of standards, which provides organizations with a framework to effectively manage their environmental responsibilities.

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Consent to Establish: CTE is required to be secured prior to the establishment of plant, industry, or process.  The consent to establish (CTE) serves as a primary clearance.

Consent to Operate: Once the Plant, industry, or process is set up as per mandatory pollution control system*, the units are required to secure CTO i.e. Consent to Operate.

ISO 14001 deals with environmental issues which need to audit different industries, stakeholders, and their beneficiaries. This can be achieved in two ways; one way is through internal audit by all and second is third party audit by all. In the next decade there will be a requirement of 1 million lead auditors (approximately) for ISO 14001 as per the current survey. The lead auditor of ISO 14001 will be trained for internal auditing as well as external auditing and after going through five days course and qualifying the examination the lead auditor certificate will be awarded to the successful participants through ‘Exemplar Global’ (which is renowned internationally). After becoming lead auditor, they can practice independently as lead auditor alternately. Alternatively, they can join different organizations according to requirement and as per vacancies. Also, they can send us a consent letter (which we will share after being successfully becoming lead auditor) and they can participate as a learner with our group G C Consultancy Services to gain experience in field. For that they will be paid suitably.