4. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR
STANDARDIZATION
• ISO IS A VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATION WHOSE MEMBERS ARE RECOGNIZED
AUTHORITIES ON STANDARDS, EACH ONE REPRESENTING ONE COUNTRY.
• MEMBERS MEET ANNUALLY AT A GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO DISCUSS ISO'S
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES.
• THE ORGANIZATION IS COORDINATED BY A CENTRAL SECRETARIAT BASED IN
GENEVA.
5. WHAT IS ISO 14000?
• IS A SERIES OF INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ON ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT.
• IS THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL ATTEMPT TO STANDARDIZE ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AROUND THE WORLD.
• WILL HELP INTEGRATE THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS OF
COMPANIES THAT TRADE WITH EACH OTHER IN ALL CORNERS OF THE WORLD.
• THE MAIN THRUST FOR ITS DEVELOPMENT CAME AS A RESULT OF THE RIO
SUMMIT ON THE ENVIRONMENT HELD IN 1992.
6. • AFTER THE SUCCESS OF THE ISO9000 SERIES OF QUALITY STANDARDS IN 1987,
THE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS ORGANIZATION IS NEARING COMPLETION
AND PUBLICATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE SET OF STANDARDS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.
• THIS SERIES OF STANDARDS IS DESIGNED TO COVER THE WHOLE AREA OF
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FOR ORGANIZATIONS IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE
7. MAJOR OBJECTIVE OF THE ISO 14000 SERIES:
• “TO PROMOTE MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
IN ORGANIZATIONS AND TO PROVIDE USEFUL AND USABLE TOOLS--ONES THAT
ARE COST-EFFECTIVE, SYSTEM-BASED, [AND] FLEXIBLE, AND REFLECT THE BEST
ORGANIZATIONS AND THE BEST ORGANIZATIONAL PRACTICES AVAILABLE FOR
GATHERING, INTERPRETING, AND COMMUNICATING ENVIRONMENTALLY
RELEVANT INFORMATION".
8. HISTORY OF ISO 14000
• THE REASONS FOR DEVELOPING THESE NATIONAL STANDARDS STEMMED FROM
THE EUROPEAN SUCCESS TERMS OF THE ISO 9000 QUALITY MANAGEMENT
STANDARDS, AND FROM THE "GREEN MOVEMENT" IN EUROPE. THESE
STANDARDS WERE ENVISIONED TO PROVIDE A MARKET-DRIVEN, COMPETITIVE
ATTITUDE IN BUSINESS.
• ISO 14000, WHICH IS AN EVOLUTION OF ISO 9000 STANDARDS, IS DESIGNED TO
ADDRESS PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS IN THESE ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS BY WAY
OF ENERGY AUDITS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER
TECHNIQUES
9. WHO SHOULD IMPLEMENT ISO 14000?
• ANY ORGANIZATION: MANUFACTURERS AND SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS.
• ANY ACTIVITIES OF EACH ORGANIZATION MAY CAUSE THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ASPECTS AND IMPACTS SUCH AS NOISE, DUST, WASTE, CONTAMINANTS IN
MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND INEFFECTIVELY RESOURCES CONSUMPTION IN
SERVICING. THESE CAN BE MINIMIZED BY IMPLEMENTING EMS.
• ALTHOUGH EACH COUNTRY HAS ALREADY HAD HER OWN ENVIRONMENTAL
REGULATIONS, ORGANIZATIONS ARE ABLE TO APPLY ISO 14000 SERIES
EFFECTIVELY WITHIN THEIR SYSTEM ON VOLUNTARY BASIS AND THE BENEFIT
OBTAINED IS NOT ONLY FOR ORGANIZATIONS THEMSELVES BUT THEIR SOCIETY
ALSO.
10. WHAT DOES THE ISO 14000 SERIES COVER ?
• ORGANIZATIONAL EVALUATION
• ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (EMS)
• ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING (EA)
• ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (EPE)
• PRODUCT EVALUATION
• ENVIRONMENTAL LABELING (EL)
• LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA)
• ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS IN PRODUCT STANDARDS (EAPS)
11. WHAT DOES THE ISO 14000 SERIES COVER ?
• ORGANIZATIONAL EVALUATION
• ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (EMS)
15. WHAT DOES THE ISO 14000 SERIES COVER ?
• ORGANIZATIONAL EVALUATION
• ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (EMS)
• ENVIRONMENTAL AUDITING (EA)
• ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION (EPE)
26. WHAT IS ISO 14001?
• ISO 14001 WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN 1996 AND SPECIFIES THE ACTUAL
REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
• THE ISO 14001 - ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (EMS) STANDARD
HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO HELP ORGANIZATIONS IDENTIFY, MANAGE AND
CONTROL THE ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT.
• ISO 14001 IS OFTEN SEEN AS THE CORNER STONE STANDARD OF THE ISO 14000
SERIES.
• THE ISO 14001 STANDARD IS THE MOST IMPORTANT STANDARD WITHIN THE
ISO 14000 SERIES. ISO 14001 SPECIFIES THE REQUIREMENTS OF AN
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS) FOR SMALL TO LARGE
ORGANIZATIONS.
• THE STANDARD ISO 14001 IS USED AS THE DIRECTION FOR EMS CERTIFICATION.
28. ISO 14001
• INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES, SERVICE ORGANISATIONS, UTILITY AND PUBLIC BODIES
WORLDWIDE HAVE EMBRACED ISO 14001 AS THE PREFERRED MODEL FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND IMPROVED PERFORMANCE. THE
STANDARD, WHICH WAS PUBLISHED BY ISO IN 1996 WAS REVISED IN 2004 AND
IS COMPATIBLE WITH OTHER MANAGEMENT STANDARDS PARTICULARLY THE
WIDELY USED ISO 9001 QUALITY MANAGEMENT STANDARD.
29. THE ISO 14001 STANDARD IS BASED ON THE PLAN-CHECK-DO-REVIEW-IMPROVE
CYCLE.
The Plan cycle deals with the
beginning stages of an
organization becoming ISO
14001-compliant.
The first step to getting certified with
the ISO 14001 Environmental
Management Standard is to define an
environmental policy and establishing
good environmental performance as a
strategic objective.
30. THE ISO 14001 STANDARD IS BASED ON THE PLAN-CHECK-DO-REVIEW-IMPROVE
CYCLE.
The second step in the PDCA
process mainly involves the
implementation of the system
that has been planned by the
management in the step
before.
Do cycle is the implementation
and operation of the ISO 14001
standard within an
organization.
31. THE ISO 14001 STANDARD IS BASED ON THE PLAN-CHECK-DO-REVIEW-IMPROVE
CYCLE.
The Check cycle deals with
checking and correcting errors.
This stage of the process
includes conducting internal
audits and measuring
environmental performance
periodically, this ensures that
your organization’s objectives
and targets are being met. The
review also includes measuring
the green house gas
performance.
32. THE ISO 14001 STANDARD IS BASED ON THE PLAN-CHECK-DO-REVIEW-IMPROVE
CYCLE.
The second step in the PDCA
process mainly involves the
implementation of the system
that has been planned by the
management in the step
before.
The Review cycle is a review of the
entire process by the organization's
top management. And the Improve
cycle is a cycle that never ends as
an organization continually finds
ways to improve their EMS.
33. THIS STANDARD IS APPLICABLE TO ANY ORGANIZATION THAT WISHES TO:
• IMPLEMENT, MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE AN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
• ASSURE ITSELF OF ITS CONFORMANCE WITH ITS OWN STATED ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
(THOSE POLICY COMMITMENTS OF COURSE MUST BE MADE)
• DEMONSTRATE CONFORMANCE
• ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS
• SEEK CERTIFICATION OF ITS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BY AN EXTERNAL
THIRD PARTY ORGANIZATION
• MAKE A SELF-DETERMINATION OF CONFORMANCE
