ISO 14000 introduces a self-regulatory approach to environmental management, aimed at transforming the traditional command-and-control methodology. It encompasses guidance and specification documents that outline standards for organizations committed to environmental stewardship, helping to enhance environmental performance while ensuring compliance. Market demand, regulatory pressures, and operational excellence drivers motivate businesses, such as Honeywell, to adopt these standards for sustainable practices and improved stakeholder relationships.

2. ISO 14000 bears the potential to revolutionize the environmental
industry, which historically operated on "command AND control," by
proposing to now operate it on a "self-regulatory" basis. An overview
of the standard follows.

3. “ISO 14000 is the standards for
organizations committed to taking
care of environment while taking care
of their customers.”

4. "ISO 14000 series of environmental
management system standards“ collectively
represent a series of generic AND voluntary
environment-related documents, released
by ISO, Geneva.
These documents fall into two categories:
 Guidance (descriptive)
 Specification (prescriptive)

5. •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)
•Terms AND Definitions

12. Requirements
Technical
Environmental
Customers
Process
Air
Legislation
Storage
Water
Site/Plant
Permits
Transfer
Waste
Department
Banks/Insurance Transport
Soil & Groundwater
Installation/Equip
ment
Complaints
Energy
Consumption
Subcontractor/Su
pplier
Utilities
Corporate &
Product
Policy Guidelines
Nuisance
External Safety
Level

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ISO 14050, a terms AND definitions document, harmonizes
the language among all the ISO 14000 series documents.
It is ensured that as much as language as possible coincides
with that in the ISO 9000 quality standards.

14. Market Drivers
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Europe requires ISO 14000 as a part of doing business.
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Agencies (eg. USDoD, USDoE) have hinted requiring ISO 14000 a
prequalification criterion for the award of contracts.
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Regulatory agencies (viz., USEPA) considering reducing reporting
requirements for certified companies
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Community awareness, demand for "clean AND green" image AND
rapport
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Customer beginning to screen suppliers by environmental
performance

15. Operational Excellence Drivers
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Extends proven management system's approach to environmental
management
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Proactively identifying environmental exposures ("aspects") drives pollution
prevention
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"Pollution prevention pays"
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"What gets measured, gets done"
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Makes environmental protection integral to all employee job functions
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"Self-regulatory" privileges induces empowerment AND implants
responsibilities
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Provides continually improving environmental management programme

16. Compliance Drivers
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Provides a management system approach to ensure compliance
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Violations can be reduced with preventive system
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Less scrutiny AND improved relationship with regulators
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Easier permitting for objects
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Multiple auditing requirements eliminated
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Easier clearances for new AND expansion projects
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Future liabilities reduced with a management system's approach
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Facilities required environmental disclosure

18. Honeywell Inc
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Honeywell has been aggressive in their efforts to
improve environmental performance. These
efforts include the following areas:
Reducing environmental releases
Managing Wastes
Eliminating Ozone-Depleting Chemicals
Saving energy
Green Lights Program
Energy Star Buildings Program

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The Green Lights program reported an annual savings of $1,591,738 as of 10/96.
The total amount of energy saved under this program since 1991 is 16 million
Kilowatt-hours. The Energy Star Buildings program reported an annual savings of
$2,664,236 as of 10/96
Summary of Honeywell Reports:

20. There is too much at stake for businesses not opting to evaluate
the ISO 14000 standard AND its impacts in details. It is becoming
obvious that the organizations that are staking the clearest claims
to a successful future are those that now see the natural
environment as their most indispensable supplier AND their most
valued customer. ISO 14000 will efficiently AND systematically
assist you in doing so.