ISO 14001 Environmental Management System
ISO 14001 is one amongst the fore most important standards inside the ISO 14000 family of standards. ISO 14001 focuses on development and implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS). The ISO 14001 compliant EMS should address all environmental problems relevant to the organization’s business operations together with as well as, waste management, water and soil contamination, impact on global climate change and economical use of resources. Implementation of the standard can enable organizations to:
- Minimize the organization’s negative impact on the surroundings
- Ensure compliance with any environmental regulative requirements or laws
- Promote continual improvement of the organization’s environmental impact
The ISO 14001 standard is applicable to organizations of all sizes, largeand small. Development of an EMS permits the organization to take a general approach in addressing any environmental issue. The ISO 14001 standard relies on the plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) cycle.