ISO 14000

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ISO 14000

• ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

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ISO-INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR
STANDARDIZATION

• ISO standards for business, government and
  society as a whole make a positive contribution
  to the world we live in.
• They insure vital features such as quality,
  ecology, safety, economy, reliability,
  compatibility, interoperability, conformity,
  efficiency and effectiveness
• They facilitate trade, spread knowledge, and
  share technological advances and good management
  practice

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ISO Standards are designed to cover

• Environmental management systems
• Environmental auditing
• Environmental performance evaluation
• Environmental labelling
• Life-cycle assessment
• Environmental aspect in product standards

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ISO 14000

• Addresses various aspects of environmental
  management
• It provides practical tools for companies and
  organizations looking to identify and control
  their environmental impact and constantly
  improve their environmental performance
• It is designed to cover the whole area of
  environmental issues for organizations in the
  global marketplace.

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What are the reasons to implement ISO 14000

• ISO 14000 increases the use of voluntary
  standards, reduces the requirement for duplicate
  or multiple certifications/inspections, creates a
  de-facto requirement, is amenable to government
  adoption, satisfies stakeholder interests, lower
  insurance rates, and allows better access to
  capitol, focuses on pollution prevention, which
  is less expensive than compliance and undertakes
  the first steps toward environmental excellence.

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ISO Standards are designed to cover

• Environmental management systems
• Environmental auditing
• Environmental performance evaluation
• Environmental labelling
• Life-cycle assessment
• Environmental aspect in product standards

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Why have these standards?

• A set of international standards brings a
  world-wide focus to the environment, encouraging
  a cleaner, safer, healthier world for us all.
  The existence of the standards allows
  organizations to focus environmental efforts
  against an internationally accepted criteria.

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Who do the standards apply to?

• The standard applies to all types and sizes of
  organizations and are designed to diverse
  geographical, cultural and social conditions

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How does ISO 14000 encourage environmental
improvement?

• ISO 14000 regulates the policies set by
  companies, which requires that there be a
  commitment to compliance, that they exercise
  pollution prevention, and that the system for
  doing so is continually improving itself

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What are the guidelines on policy audited in ISO
14000

• Commitment to compliance
• Pollution prevention
• Continual improvement

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What are the pros and cons of the ISO approach to
environmental improvement?

• Pros an effective management system can help a
  company measure and improve the environmental
  aspect of its operations, which will lead to more
  efficient compliance with mandatory and voluntary
  environmental requirements.
• Cons the only assurance is that the stated
  corporate environmental policy is being met.
  There are no policy itself, which may actually
  discourage pollution prevention. Additionally,
  the resulting policy-making bureaucracy can lead
  to higher expenditures and wasted paperwork time
  that results in less actual environmental
  improvement