ISO 14000

The ISO 14000 environmental management standards exist to help organizations minimize how their operations negatively affect the environment (adverse changes to air, water, or land), comply with applicable laws, regulations, and other environmental laws. Environmental Management Systems under ISO 14000 is an alternative to the traditional big stick command and compliance system of dealing with environmental liability. One of the best known families of environmental management systems is the ISO 14000 series, developed by the International Organization for Standardization.