ISO 14001 is based on Plan-Do-Check-Act:

Plan: establish the objectives and processes necessary to deliver results in accordance with the organization’s environmental policy

• Do: implement the processes
• Check: monitor and measure processes against environmental policy, objectives, and targets, legal and other requirements and report the results
• Act: take actions to continually improve performance of your Environmental Management System (EMS)

What is the Issue?

An Environmental Management System (EMS) is a problem identification and problem solving tool that provides companies with a method to systematically manage their environmental activities, products and services and helps to achieve their environmental obligations and performance goals. ISO, the International Standards Organization, defines an EMS as "the part of the overall management system that includes organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining the environmental policy."
ISO has developed a series of voluntary standards and guidelines in the field of environmental management, which are collectively known as the EN ISO 14000 series. Within this series, "EN ISO 14001:1996 environmental management systems — specifications with guidance for use" is the only certifiable standard, the remainder being supportive guidelines.
EMAS is the EU's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme. It has legal status within Member States, while being a voluntary instrument for companies.

How it works

ISO 14001:2004 does not specify levels of environmental performance but provides a framework for a holistic and strategic approach to an organization's environmental policy, plans and actions.ISO 14001:2004 gives the generic requirements for an environmental management system. The philosphy is that whatever the organization's activity, the requirements of an effective EMS are the same.ISO 14001:2004 does not lay down levels of environmental performance, the standard can implemented by a wide variety of organizations whatever their level of environmental maturity.

Help for small businesses to implement ISO management system standards

ISO has opened a new section on its Web site to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's) achieve the benefits of implementing quality and environmental management systems based respectively on its ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 standards.
ISO Secretary-General Alan Bryden commented: "To encourage SME's to use International Standards and to become more involved in developing them, ISO and its partners the International Electrotechnical Commission and the International Telecommunication Union have chosen SME's and standardization as the theme for World Standards Day 2006, on 14 October."
As a practical measure in support of this theme, ISO has added to the frequently visited ISO 9000/ISO 14000 section on its Web site a number of articles aimed at making it easier for small businesses to implement the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards that were being used by some 760 900 organizations in 154 countries at the end of 2004, according to The ISO Survey.

Resolution Copper is ISO 14001 Certified

As part of Resolution Copper’s focus on environmental excellence, the company sought and received ISO 14001 certification of its Environmental Management System – the plans, policies and procedures by which we manage and continually improve our work in the environment. The company earned certification in November 2007 from DNV, an internationally recognized auditing firm.
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) helps establish a set of common rules that support international trade and ensure that companies operate ethically and responsibly. ISO 14001 is the recognized international standard for achieving environmental excellence. ISO 14001-compliant Environmental Management System highlights.

• Our ISO Environmental Management System is now part of the larger Rio Tinto Health, Safety and Environmental Management System and will benefit from our parent company’s knowledge of and commitment to environmental responsibility globally.
• We’ve developed and implemented procedures to govern aims management consultants approach to the environment. These cover our approach to land use and habitat, waste management, air quality management and water quality management.

Who is it relevant to?

Environmental impact is becoming an increasingly important issue across the globe, with pressure to minimize that impact coming from a number of sources: local and national governments, regulators, trade associations, customers, employees and shareholders. Social pressures are also building up from the growing array of interested parties, such as consumer, environmental and minority non-governmental organizations (NGOs), academia and neighbours.
So ISO 14001 is relevant to every organization, including:

• Single site to large multi-national companies
• High risk companies to low risk service organizations
• Manufacturing, process and the service industries; including local governments
• All industry sectors including public and private sectors
• Original equipment manufacturers and their suppliers

How will ISO 14001 help your company?

Most companies opt to achieve certification for key business reasons including:

• improvements in organisations efficiency and effectiveness
• compliance with environmental regulations
• enhanced customer satisfaction
• lower costs and wastage
• increased sales and profits
• competitive advantage over rivals
• requirement within ‘invitations to tender’
• requirement within ‘supply chains’

Leading the Way when It Comes to Compliance

A major revision of ISO 14001 was implemented in 2004, and it has been our goal at Alcon to have all of our manufacturing and research and development facilities in compliance with this revised standard. We achieved this goal globally in 2008, with the status of our operations' certification as follows

EMC Gain ISO Certifications

EMC has successfully obtained both ISO 9001:2001 and ISO 14001:2004 certifications.
UK open source software specialist, Enterprise Management Consulting (EMC), has today announced that the company has achieved ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 certification, for software development, provision of software solutions and IT helpdesk services. The certifications were awarded by BM TRADA, a UKAS accredited body. The two ISO standards, for management quality and environmental management standards respectively, are now virtual prerequisites for significant public sector contracts and are held in high regard by most private sector organisations.
“This certification now allows us to compete on a level playing field with larger proprietary software vendors, and bring the potential cost savings of OSS to large public and private sector tenders,” comments Malcolm Macsween, managing director of EMC. “We are one of only a handful of independent open source software (OSS) consultancies to have achieved these certifications. It is a extremely important recognition of our company’s commitment to high standards of project management, customer care and sustainable business.”

The Scope of Our Work could include the following:

• Study of the present systems in the organizations
• Identifying the relevant systems and processes that could form part of the ISO system
• Determining the gaps and lacunae in the present system with reference to the requirements of the ISO standards
• Drawing up time-bound plans to bridge the gaps
• Training a group of team leaders in the organisation on the ISO methodology
• Preparation of all required documentation to suit the Standards
  
  

Why choose World Certification Services?

World Certification Services offer value-added assessment and registration services thanks to trained and experienced Lead Auditors with the ability to undertake their work impartially and in a friendly manner. World Certification Services has a wide scope range and has plans in place to extend these further when client needs are identified. World Certification Services is continuously assessed by UKAS so you can be sure that high standards are maintained at all times.

The key elements of an ISO 14001 EMS are:

Environmental Policy- the environmental policy and the requirements to pursue this policy via objectives, targets, and environmental programs
Planning- the analysis of the environmental aspects of the organization (including its processes, products and services as well as the goods and services used by the organization)
Implementation and operation- implementation and organization of processes to control and improve operational activities that is critical from an environmental perspective (including both products and services of an organization)
Checking and corrective action- checking and corrective action including the monitoring, measurement, and recording of the characteristics and activities that can have a significant impact on the environment

ISO 14001 Desk audits:

If your company has internal resources (management representative, QA Manager/Supervisor) and needs exacts guidance on what needs to be done, we offer desk audits that will help you comply with the standard you choose at minimal cost. We basically review all your operational documentation to identify any requirements not being met. You will need to send us a copy of your QA Manual or policies (Level 1), procedures (Level 2), and your organizational chart for a thorough audit/review on our part. The review will be under non-disclosure agreement and will maintain full confidentiality. We will then issue a detailed checklist of the modifications your system requires to comply with ISO 14001. The checklist will be very specific to what needs to be done. We will also provide you with templates for the QA Manual (Level 1), a Continual Improvement Plan, and an Internal Audit Checklist that you can customize to meet the new requirements of the standard. Once the modifications are made, you will need to implement the changes in accordance with the recommendations in the report. The Upgrade Desk Audit is available in English, French, German and Spanish.

ISO 9001:2000/14001 Sample Integrated Management System Manual

ISO 9001:2000 is based on a "Process Model" with a strong emphasis on customer satisfaction and continual improvement. These changes will significantly impact your current quality manual. Our generic quality manual addresses all of the requirements of the new standard integrated with ISO 14001, and can greatly assist in completing your ISO 9001:2000/14001 first level documentation. The manual also contains instructions, suggestions, and comments on how to modify or create a customized quality manual

Background of ISO 14001

ISO 14001, often just referred to just as ISO 14000, was most recently revised in the year 2004 making its current revision level ISO 14001:2004. This standard, published by the International Organization of Standardization, is intended to provide a framework for companies to ensure they can effectively manage and reduce their environmental impact. It applies equally to all organizations, regardless of size, location, or industry. This is quite a tall order and because of this the requirements of the standard can often seem vague, unclear, or even not applicable to your business. Developing an Environmental Management System (EMS) which will support registration to ISO 14001 in the face of this ambiguity can be challenging.

Why ISO 14001:2004 certification

• The certification helps companies to create a structure for managing environmental operations
• It specifies environmental requirements that the organization identifies as those which it can control and influence.
• The certification is flexible - it is as applicable to both the small business and the multinational organization

What is your company's version of the ISO 14001?

• ISO 14001:2004
• ISO 14001:2007
• ISO 14001:2008
• ISO 14001:2009

ISO-14001:2004 Paperboard Industry Certification

• pollution prevention: water, waste and emissions
• compliance with all laws and regulations
• protection of aquatic life in the Napanee River
• continuous improvement of its EMS
  

Reaching for a sustainable future

Is an international standard on environmental management system that assists organization to identify, prioritize and manage their environmental risks as part of their normal business practices. The standard requires organizations to commit to prevention of pollution and continual improvement as part of the normal management cycle.
Certification to ISO 14001 assures full compliance with your own environmental policy, both internally and externally, and demonstrates your commitment to providing all the resources that are required to control and reduce the environmental effects of your organization’s products, services and activities.

What was the company reaction upon achieving the standard?

Going after this standard and achieving it has highlighted the fact that at Telehouse Europe we are amongst likeminded individuals concerned collectively about the impact that we have on the environment in a corporate capacity. The commitment throughout the programme was an indicator that we were on track to passing with flying colours; the news however was still cause for celebration.
Going forward we have placed our emphasis on continuing to deliver, maintain and improve against all three standards.

COURSE CONTENT:

• Introduction to Environmental Management
• Introduction to ISO 14001
• Identifying Environmental Aspects
• Environmental goals, objectives and programmes
• Monitoring and measurement
• Introduction to internal auditing
  

Environmental Responsibility

Finisar is committed to minimizing our environmental impact throughout our entire business for all products and processes. Our environmental approach is guided by Finisar's Environmental Management System in which ISO 14001 cross functional teams appointed at individual sites comprehensively assess local environmental aspects and impacts annually and establish improvement programs and objectives based on these results. Global coordination of efforts is facilitated through a central steering committee at the corporate level. Finisar's Ipoh, Sunnyvale, and Fremont sites are ISO 14001:2004 registered on a company-wide certificate. 14K certified sites undergo internal audits to assess progress and compliance, and also receive regular inspections by external certification bodies.

Accredited Certification Services Worldwide

• Quality Management Systems (ISO 9001:2000, HACCP)
• Environment Management Systems (ISO 14001:2004, EMAS, BS8555)
• Product Certification (against BS or EN standards, CE Marking, Technical Approval)
• Chain of Custody - Forest Products(FSC, PEFC, FP)
• Health and Safety Management (OHSAS 18001:2007)
• Information Security Management (ISO 27001:2005)

Benefits of adoption

Certifying your food management system against the requirements of ISO 22000:2005 will bring the following benefits to your organization:

• Applies to all organizations in the global food supply chain.
• A truly global international standard.
• Provides potential for harmonization of national standards.
• Covers the majority of the requirements of the current retailer food safety standards.
• Complies with the Codex HACCP principles.
• Provides communication of HACCP concepts internationally.
• An auditable standard which provides a framework for third-party certification.
• Auditable standard with clear requirements.
• Suitable for regulators.
• The structure aligns with the management system clauses of ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004

ISO Launches Online Survey on ISO 14001 and Small Businesses

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has launched an online survey on the value of implementing an environmental management system (EMS) based on the ISO 14001 standard to small and medium-sized enterprises (SME's). By gaining feedback on the use or non-use of ISO 14001, ISO 14004 and EMS's in general, ISO hopes to improve SME experiences. The survey is the work of the Strategic SME Group of ISO technical committee ISO/TC 207, Environmental management, Subcommittee 1, Environmental management systems.
"Whether a company is large or small, in today's global market-place both its business customers and consumers are increasingly concerned with its environmental performance as well as a competitive price," explained Lennart Piper, leader of the ISO group responsible for the survey. "Investors are also scrutinizing how well companies manage risks - economic, social and environmental. This is why more and more businesses worldwide are turning to ISO 14001. Unfortunately, there is a perception that EMS are too complicated and expensive for small businesses to implement."

BS EN ISO 14001: 2004.

ISO 14001 is the corner stone standard of the ISO 14000 series and specifies a framework of control for an Environmental Management System against which an organisation can be certified by an external auditor. The Company’s total commitment to responsible environmental management is shown not only throughout its operations but also in its product development program.
New products are designed to be more energy efficient including being manufactured using non toxic heavy metals. Recyclability of products when they do come to the end of their life has been greatly increased. At the same time the Company has been able to reduce the amount of waste being sent to land fill by 60% in the last year.

What does this mean to me, the customer?

Working with an ISO registered company generally means that you can feel comfortable that you are getting goods and services which are manufactured to the highest quality standards. Quality becomes more than just a word or goal, but is a proven, documented, effective system which can produce repeatable quality products. It is a world recognized symbol of excellence. At aims management consultants it is just another step toward achieving total customer satisfaction.

ISO 14001:1996 Transition to ISO 14001:2004

ISO 14001:2004 revision was released for publication on November 15, 2004.ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and the IAF (International Accreditation Forum) have jointly agreed that the transitionperiod be no longer than 18 months. Therefore after May 15, 2006 the IAFwill recognize only certificates to ISO 14001:2004

ISO 14001 has 5 principles:

• Your organization defines your environmental policy and commitment to its EMS. Policy should include:
• mission, vision, core values, and beliefs
• requirements of and communication with interested parties
• continual improvement
• prevention of pollution
• guiding principals
• coordination with other organizational policies (e.g. quality, OSHA)
• specific regional or local conditions
• compliance with relevant environmental regulations, laws, and criteria to which the organization subscribes
  

5 Minute Guide to ISO 14001

First of all, let me explain a little about the requirements of ISO 14001:2004.
At the top level, it requires that you:

• State your policy for your environmental management system (which must include a commitment to prevent pollution and to continually improve your environmental management system)
• Identify all laws, regulations, codes of practice and other requirements which are environmentally related
• Monitor your level of compliance with the requirements
• Identify the aspects of your business which have a significant impact on the environment and those that it can control or influence
• Identify targets including commitments to avoid pollution and to improve

Legal compliance and ISO 14001: 2004

heir document 'Legal compliance as part of Accredited ISO 14001: 2004 Certification' EA-07-04.This document has been issued to give guidance to assessors on how to assess the relationship between a client's accredited Environmental Management System (EMS) when certified according to ISO 14001:2004 and that client's degree of compliance with applicable legal requirements.The impact upon LRQA clients will be that all accreditation bodies who are signatories to the EA will now expect our assessors to make use of this guidance when performing assessments upon clients who hold certification against ISO 14001: 2004 under their accreditation.It is not anticipated that the contents of the EA document will result in significant changes to our approach to performing assessments against the ISO 14001: 2004. The document provides an aid to assist assessors when examining the subject of legal compliance within certified clients and as such helps when explaining to our clients where their EMS can be used to achieve this.

Our commitment to the environment continues with ISO 14001

The International Organization of Standardization (ISO) was established in 1947 to expand trade, improve quality, increase productivity, and reduce costs of goods and services through worldwide agreement on international standards. During its 50-year history, ISO has published more than 3,000 technical and non-technical standards in all fields except electro technical.
ISO 14000 was formed in 1990 with the creation of the Business Charter For Sustainable Development, an organization of 50 business leaders with an interest in environmental and development issues. The premise of its work is that economic development can only happen in a healthy environment.

Aims Management Consultants Environment, Safety and Health Policy

aims management consultants will achieve environmental, safety, and health quality by proactively, systematically, and fully integrating ES&H considerations into the planning and execution of all work, so that the mission is successfully accomplished for the safety and health of the public without detriment to aims management consultants or the environment.
Aims Management Consultants is committed to reducing environmental, safety, and health impacts by:

• Complying with all applicable ES&H laws, regulations, and standards through rigorous regulatory compliance programs.
• Implementing pollution prevention programs to eliminate or reduce waste and emissions and accident/incident reduction programs to eliminate or reduce accidents and incidents.
• Conserving energy and materials through resource management and recycling/ reuse.
• Using safety analysis and review systems to identify, control, and reduce safety and health risks and environmental impacts through engineering and administrative controls.

State Industrial Products Quality-Environmental Policy

State Industrial Products commits to:

• Deliver high quality products and services that meet or exceed customer requirements by measuring customer satisfaction and loyalty.
• Set up and maintain programs for compliance with all relevant environmental legislation and regulations and with other requirements to which we subscribe.
• Measure and continually improve the effectiveness of our quality and environmental management systems.
• Develop quality and environmental objectives and targets and evaluate them during mgmt. review.
• Ensure a safe, healthy and secure work environment for all associates.

Specifically the updated standard for the EMS Policy includes:

• Clarification that the Policy is to be within the "Scope" of the EMS as defined in general requirements,
• Paragraph C) includes a commitment to comply with "applicable" ("applicable" replaces "relevant") legal requirements and with other requirements,
• Paragraph C) is also updated to reflect, Legal requirements and other requirements that an organization subscribes that relate to its environmental aspects (that relate to its environmental aspects is new within the standard),
• Paragraph E) Second half of the sentence - communicated to all employees - from 1996 is now placed into paragraph F) and reworded to reflect all persons working for or on behalf of the organization,
  

What can be achieved

ISO 14001:2004 is a tool that can be used to meet internal objectives:

• provide assurance to management that it is in control of the organizational processes and activities having an impact on the environment
• Assure employees that they are working for an environmentally responsible organization.

Why seek certification to ISO 14001?

Once you have an environmental management system in place, you may choose to have it externally audited. Following a successful audit by an accredited certification body, you will be issued with a certificate of registration to ISO 14001. This demonstrates that your organisation is committed to environmental issues and is prepared to work towards improving the environment. It also gives a competitive edge to the company's marketing and enhances its image in the eyes of customers, employees and shareholders.

ISO 14001/EMAS - Enhanced image and improved market position.

Increasing environmental awareness in the general population means that the environment is also becoming more and more important for companies of all kinds and in all sectors: companies who can demonstrate that they act in a way which is kind to the environment improve their image and strengthen their market position. In fact, companies profit in many different ways from the implementation of an Environment Management System:

• The ability to compete is strengthened; the positive effect on those outside the company and additional publicity help to open up new markets.
• An environmental management system offers savings potentials - by lowering disposal costs and insurance premiums.
• The risk of being made liable for damages is minimised, there is more security with regard to the law and before the courts. Duties of mandatory documentation are fulfilled and liability risks excluded.
• Work sequences are improved: companies who have developed a management system can make use of the resulting structures for the area of occupational safety and health. Performance of joint certification leads to cost savings and increases the efficiency of the systems interacting with one another.

Environmental Management System Developments.

An EMS is a management tool that allows businesses to monitor and control their use of resources and the impact of their products and services on the environment. Many companies find that an effective EMS improves efficiency and can reduce the costs of waste, raw materials, process energy and heating. ISO 14001 is the international standard for the establishment and operation of an EMS and many larger companies are now insisting that their entire supply chain is accredited to this standard. Linden was part of the European Union pilot scheme for the testing of EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) which is the voluntary scheme showing ongoing commitment beyond that of ISO 14001.

What will I learn?

By the end of the course you will understand and apply as appropriate:

• The Origins and Aims of Environmental Management
• The philosophy of ISO 14001, prevention of pollution and environmental improvement
• Applicable Environmental Legislation
• Environmental Management Systems (ISO 14001)
• Environmental Aspects and Impacts
• The benefits of ISO 14001 and how these must be spelled out to junior staff – especially in marketing and to help the global environmental situation
• The benefits of Independent Certification/Recognition of an Environmental Management System
• Required documentation

Components of an Environment Management System (EMS)

To develop an EMS, an organisation has to assess its environmental impacts, set targets to reduce these impacts, and plan how to achieve the targets.
The most important component of an EMS is organisational commitment. For an effective EMS to be developed and implemented, you need commitment from the very top of the organisation, as well as all staff. Following are more examples of components that should be considered when developing an EMS.

• Environmental Impact Identification: identification and documentation of the actual and potential environmental impacts of an organisation's operations need to be undertaken. This can be achieved through undertaking an environmental audit.
• Objectives and Targets: an environmental audit forms the basis of determining an organisation's environmental objectives and targets. An organisation can find benefits in adopting more stringent longer term objectives to encourage it to improve its performance. To continually improve, targets should be regularly reviewed.
• Consultation: staff and community consultation should be undertaken before, during and after establishment of an EMS. This is necessary to ensure that all staff are involved in, and committed to the EMS. It can also help to improve public perception of the company, one of the benefits of implementing an EMS.
• Operational and Emergency Procedures: all procedures should be reviewed to ensure they are compatible with the organisation's environmental objectives and targets. Any changes should be included with the documentation.
• Documentation: all objectives, targets, policies, responsibilities and procedures should be documented along with information on environmental performance. Documentation is useful for verifying environmental performance to staff, regulators and the community.
• Continual Improvement: an important component is continual improvement. An EMS comes into its best use when used to review progress towards the targets and objectives set by a company to protect the environment. The procedures set in place to meet these objectives should be constantly examined to see if they can be improved or if more effective systems can be introduced.

Full range of 14000 Standards

• Environmental Management Systems: 14001, 14002, 14004
• Environmental Auditing: 14010, 10411, 14012
• Evaluation of Environmental Performance: 14031
• Environmental Labeling: 14020, 14021, 14022, 14023, 14024, 14025
• Life Cycle Assessment: 14040, 14041,14042, 14043

What is it about?

Companies today are under increasing pressure to demonstrate that they do not pursue profit at the expense of the environment. This informative one-day training course provides an overview of environmental management systems for anyone who wants to understand how environmental policies and best practice can enhance their business. It heightens awareness of the regulatory initiatives at national, European and international levels.

What is the difference between registration, certification and accreditation?

The assessment of an environmental management system against the requirements of the ISO14001 standards and the subsequent issuing of a certificate to confirm that it is in conformance with the standard’s requirements is variously referred to in different countries as certification or registration.
Accreditation is another term which, in the ISO14001 context, is also sometimes used – wrongly – as a synonym for "certification" or "registration". "Accreditation" is the procedure by which an authoritative body gives formal recognition that a body or person is competent to carry out specific tasks. In the ISO14000 context, it relates to the work of national accreditation bodies which have been set up in a number of countries to provide some measure of control over the activities of quality system or environmental management system certification bodies. An accreditation body will accredit – or, in simpler language, approve – a certification body as competent to carry out ISO 14000 certification of environmental management systems, in specified business sectors.

What are the principles behind the ISO 14001 Standards?

The ISO14000 standards are being developed with the following key principles in mind:

• They must result in better environmental management
• They must be applicable in all nations
• They should promote the broad interests of the public and the users of the standards
• They should be cost effective, non-prescriptive, and flexible, to allow them to meet the differing needs of organizations of any size worldwide
• As part of their flexibility, they should be suitable for internal or external verification
• They should be scientifically based
• And above all, they should be practical, useful and useable

Basic Environmental Philosophy

Aims Management Consultants basic environmental philosophy is based upon the following precepts:

• We recognize that to secure the environment where all ecosystems on Earth can develop in harmony with nature is the biggest challenge mankind faces.
• Taking into consideration Earth's limited resources and using them in an efficient way, aims management consultants to pursue its business with no cost to the environment.
• It is our aim to establish a system where our employees can recognize environmental issues and measures needed to compensate for them.
• We will educate our staff to deepen their awareness and understanding of environmental issues

Environmental management entails

• Working with our customers to develop environmentally acceptable products and services
• Sustaining effective product recycling and reclamation programs.
• Enlisting the support of our suppliers with regard to sound environmental management
• Using resources in an environmentally responsible manner
• Addressing environmental response activities consistent with government requirements
• Striving for continual improvement in our environmental performance.
• Conducting business in a manner that safeguards the interests of Unisys stakeholders
• Fostering environmental responsibility among our employees.
• Reducing or eliminating the use of hazardous substances whenever technically feasible

What are the main reason for the registration:

• Access to new markets
• Internal operational efficiency
• Organizations has recognized that the registering to these standards lead in lower costs and improved performance.
• Lower production costs
• Greater operating margins
• Improved reliability
• Better processes
• Defect rate decrease
• Increased sales
• Improved quality
• The Same errors stop occurring
• Management system improves Quality data

Environmental Legislation for Indian industry.

Growth, Equity and Sustainability are three essential parameters of a development process and balancing the stakes while designing and implementing such a process is a Herculean task. Industry and business are becoming increasingly concerned about achieving and demonstrating sound environmental performance because of the growing compulsions from stringent legislation and mounting public pressure.
One of the fundamental features of India's ancient philosophy has always been the respect for the Environment.
Ever since the Stockholm Conference on Human Environment in June, 1972, there has been a great proliferation of legislation and regulations in India to protect the environment in response to the challenge of Sustainable Development India is the first country to incorporate protection of the environment.

How does the ISO14001 Certification process work?

Application: The client submits duly filled application forms and other required documents along with appropriate fee and Environmental management system documentation. Documentation Review: STQC reviews the submitted documentation, compares it to the applicable ISO 14001 standard, and prepares a report detailing its findings.
Pre-assessment Visit: Following documentation review, a pre-assessment visit is performed visit provides the Lead Auditor with a brief overview of the clients Environmental Management System and determines if the client is ready for the audit visit. The findings of the pre-assessment visit is documented in a report.