ISO 14000

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ISO 14000
8803 Business and the Environment Beril
Toktay College of Management Georgia Institute of
Technology
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Flow of Course
Fundamentals
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• MICHELIN ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
• Michelin North Americas Corporate Environmental
  Team is committed to a continual improvement
  approach in environmental management. We are
  determined to contribute in an active way to the
  protection of the environment and address the
  concerns of our stakeholders in the best manner
  possible.
• This commitment, combined with the need for
  economical performance, is taken into account
  particularly when choices are made which involve
  the services provided to our operations. Our
  actions are organized along five directions
• To take into account pollution prevention,
• To comply with legislation, regulations and
  other applicable environmental requirements,
• To establish an annual environmental plan,
• To communicate as appropriate, and
• To actively lead our manufacturing operations in
  the continual improvement of their environmental
  performance.
• Each person has the responsibility to support
  the above directions by his/her practices.

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Sample Policies
Procter and Gamble http//www.pg.com/content/pdf/
01_about_pg/01_about_pg_ homepage/about_pg_toolbar
/download_report/values_and_policies.pdf Interfac
e Vision http//www.interfaceinc.com/goals/visi
on.html Mission statement http//www.interfaceinc
.com/goals/mission.html
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ISO 14000 Irrelevant or Invaluable?

• Doesnt that certificate look good on the wall?
• Costs without benefits!
• We dont need ISO 14000, the EPA regulates us
  closely enough.
• 1996 2000 23000 registrations (e.g. Japan)

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ISO 14000 Irrelevant or Invaluable?

• More value reported internationally.
• Those without own EMS signed on.
• TRI reporters (dirty) Emissions lower in those
  signed on to ISO 14000.
• Managerial implication More valuable if you are
  more dirty relative to your industry.
• ISO 14000 is a business issue.