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What Is the ISO 14000 Standards Series?

Quality Glossary Definition: ISO 14000

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What Is the ISO 14000 Standards Series?
ISO 14000 facts
ISO 14000 history
Get started with ISO 14000
What does ISO 14000 stand for?
What are ISO 9000 and ISO 14000?
What is ISO stands for?
What does ISO 14001 certified mean?

ISO 14000 is defined as a series of international environmental management standards, guides, and technical reports. The standards specify requirements for establishing an environmental management policy, determining environmental impacts of products or services, planning environmental objectives, implementing programs to meet objectives, and conducting corrective action and management review.

The primary objective of the ISO 14000 series of standards is to promote effective environmental management systems in organizations. The standards seek to provide cost-effective tools that make use of best practices for organizing and applying information about environmental management.

The ISO 14000 family was developed in response to a recognized industry need for standardization. With different organizational approaches to environmental management, comparisons of systems and collaboration had proved difficult.

ISO 14000 facts

ISO 14000 standards and practices can be applied to any organization, regardless of size or industry.
ISO 14001:2015 is the most popular standard of the ISO 14000 family, which also includes the following standards:
- ISO 14002-1:2019 - Environmental management systems — Guidelines for using ISO 14001 to address environmental aspects and conditions within an environmental topic area — Part 1: General
- ISO 14002-2 - Environmental management systems — Guidelines for using ISO 14001 to address environmental aspects and conditions within an environmental topic area — Part 2: Water
- ISO 14004:2016 - Environmental Management Systems - General Guidelines On Implementation
- ISO 14005:2019 - Environmental management systems — Guidelines for a flexible approach to phased implementation
- ISO 14006:2020 - Environmental Management Systems - Guidelines For Incorporating Ecodesign
- ISO 14007:2019 - Environmental management — Guidelines for determining environmental costs and benefits
- ISO 14008:2019 - Monetary valuation of environmental impacts and related environmental aspects
- ISO 14009:2020 - Environmental management systems — Guidelines for incorporating material circulation in design and development
- ISO 14015:2001 - Environmental Management - Environmental Assessment Of Sites And Organizations (EASO)
- ISO 14016:2020 - Environmental management — Guidelines on the assurance of environmental reports
- ISO 14017 - Environmental management — Requirements with guidance for verification and validation of water statements
- ISO 14020:2000 - Environmental Labels And Declarations - General Principles
- ISO 14021:2016 - Environmental labels and declarations — Self-declared environmental claims (Type II environmental labelling) — Amendment 1: Carbon footprint, carbon neutral
- ISO 14024:2018 - Environmental labels and declarations — Type I environmental labelling — Principles and procedures
- ANSI/ISO 14025:2006 - Environmental Labels And Declarations - Type III Environmental Declarations - Principles And Procedures
- ISO/TS 14027:2017 - Environmental labels and declarations — Development of product category rules
- ISO/TS 14029 - Mutual recognition agreements between Type III Environmental Declaration (EPD) Programme Operators — Principles and procedures
- ISO 14030-1:2021 - Environmental performance evaluation — Green debt instruments — Part 1: Process for green bonds
- ISO 14030-2:2021 - Environmental performance evaluation — Green debt instruments — Part 2: Process for green loans
- ISO 14030-3:2022 - Environmental performance evaluation — Green debt instruments — Part 3: Taxonomy
- ISO 14030-4:2021 - Environmental performance evaluation — Green debt instruments — Part 4: Verification programme requirements
- ISO 14031:2013 - Environmental Management - Environmental Performance Evaluation - Guidelines
- ISO 14033:2019 - Environmental management — Quantitative environmental information — Guidelines and examples
- ISO 14034:2016 - Environmental management — Environmental technology verification (ETV)
- ISO 14040:2006 - Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - Principles And Framework
- ASQ/ANSI/ISO 14044:2006 - Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - Requirements And Guidelines
- ISO 14045:2012 - Environmental management — Eco-efficiency assessment of product systems — Principles, requirements and guidelines
- ISO 14046:2014 - Environmental management — Water footprint — Principles, requirements and guidelines
- ISO/TR 14047:2012 - Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - Illustrative Examples On How To Apply ISO 14044 To Impact Assessment Situations
- ISO/TS 14048:2002 - Environmental management — Life cycle assessment — Data documentation format
- ISO/TR 14049:2012 - Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - Illustrative Examples On How To Apply ISO 14044 To Goal And Scope Definition And Inventory Analysis
- ISO 14050:2009 - Environmental Management - Vocabulary
- ISO 14051:2011 – Environmental management — Material flow cost accounting — General framework
- ISO 14052:2017 - Environmental management — Material flow cost accounting — Guidance for practical implementation in a supply chain
- ISO 14053:2021 - Environmental management — Material flow cost accounting — Guidance for phased implementation in organizations
- ISO 14055-1:2017 - Environmental management — Guidelines for establishing good practices for combatting land degradation and desertification — Part 1: Good practices framework
- ISO 14063:2020 - Environmental Management - Environmental Communication - Guidelines and Examples
- ISO 14064-1:2018 - Greenhouse Gases - Part 1: Specification With Guidance At The Organization Level For Quantification And Reporting Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions And Removals
- ISO 14064-2:2019 - Greenhouse Gases - Part 2: Specification With Guidance At The Project Level For Quantification, Monitoring And Reporting Of Greenhouse Gas Emission Reductions Or Removal Enhancements
- ISO 14064-3:2019 - Greenhouse Gases - Part 3: Specification With Guidance For The Verification And Validation Of Greenhouse Gas Statements
- ISO 14065:2020 - General principles and requirements for bodies validating and verifying environmental information
- ISO 14067:2018 - Greenhouse Gases - Carbon Footprint Of Products - Requirements And Guidelines For Quantification
- ISO/TR 14069:2013 - Greenhouse Gases - Quantification And Reporting Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions For Organizations
- ISO/TS 14071:2014 - Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - Critical Review Processes And Reviewer Competencies: Additional Requirements And Guidelines To ISO 14044:2006
- ISO/TS 14072:2014 - Environmental Management - Life Cycle Assessment - Requirements And Guidelines For Organizational Life Cycle Assessment
- ISO/TR 14073:2017 - Environmental management — Water footprint — Illustrative examples on how to apply ISO 14046
- ISO 14080:2018 - Greenhouse gas management and related activities — Framework and principles for methodologies on climate actions
- ISO 14090:2019 - Adaptation to climate change — Principles, requirements and guidelines
- ISO 14091:2021 - Adaptation to climate change — Guidelines on vulnerability, impacts and risk assessment
- ISO/TS 14092:2020 - Adaptation to climate change — Requirements and guidance on adaptation planning for local governments and communities
- ISO 14097:2021 - Greenhouse gas management and related activities — Framework including principles and requirements for assessing and reporting investments and financing activities related to climate change
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ISO 14000 history

History of ISO 14000

The first environmental management system standard, BS 7750, was published in 1992 by the BSI group.
In 1996, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) created the ISO 14000 family of standards.
ISO 14001 underwent revision in 2004.
The current revision of ISO 14001 was published in September 2015.

Get started with ISO 14000

ASQ is the only place to get the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) version of ISO 14001, the most popular standard in the ISO 14000 family.

To get started with ISO 14001:2015:

Review existing quality management system requirements (ISO 9001:2015)
Purchase ISO 14001:2015
Get ISO 14001 training
Consult with a third-party registrar/auditor
Certify to ISO 14001

What does ISO 14000 stand for?

ISO 14000 is a series of environmental management standards developed and published by the International Organization for Standardization ( ISO ) for organizations. The ISO 14000 standards provide a guideline or framework for organizations that need to systematize and improve their environmental management efforts.

What are ISO 9000 and ISO 14000?

ISO 9000 is concerned with quality management and meeting customer quality requirements, achieving control of processes, and encouraging continuous improvement while ISO 14000 is concerned with environmental management. Both standards outline a solid, traditional management approach.

What is ISO stands for?

International Organization for Standardization

What does ISO 14001 certified mean?

ISO 14001 is an internationally agreed standard that sets out the requirements for an environmental management system. It helps organizations improve their environmental performance through more efficient use of resources and reduction of waste, gaining a competitive advantage and the trust of stakeholders.