What is ISO 14000?

ISO 14000 is a series of international, voluntary environmental management standards. Developed under ISO Technical Committee 207, the 14000 series of standards address the following aspects of environmental management:

• Environmental Management Systems (EMS)
• Environmental Auditing & Related Investigations (EA&RI)
• Environmental Labels and Declarations (EL)
• Environmental Performance Evaluation (EPE)
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and
• Terms and Definitions (T&D)

The ISO series of standards effectively address the needs of organizations worldwide by providing a common framework for managing environmental issues; They promise to effect a broadly based improvement in environmental management, which in turn can facilitate trade and improve environmental performance worldwide.

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