The document discusses upcoming changes to the ISO 14001 environmental management standard. The standard is being revised in 2015 with changes including a new document structure, broader definition of environment, stronger leadership commitment, improved understanding of organizational context and stakeholders, managing both risks and opportunities, and emphasis on objectives and performance indicators. Over 250,000 organizations in 155 countries are currently ISO 14001 certified and will need to migrate their systems to the new standard after its publication in 2015.