What are the components of the ISO 14000 standard?

ISO 14000 is not a quality standard. Think of an environmental standard being a wheel on a bicycle, containing a family of environmental management standards.

ISO 14000 is the hub. The spokes of the wheel are:

	14001 the quality standard for an environmental management system
	14010 series auditing of standards
	14020 series labeling of standards
	14030 series performance and evaluation of standards
	14040 series life cycle analysis of standards
	14050 series terms and definitions for environmental standards

An organization seeking to become registered to the ISO 14001 standard should seek to:

1. Implement, maintain and improve an environmental management system

2. Assure itself of its conformance with its slated environmental policy

3. Demonstrate conformance to the requirements of the standard

4. Seek certification/registration of its environmental management system by an external organization.

What is ISO 14000? What are the components of the ISO 14000 standard? Different drivers and motivators for ISO 14000 Similarities and differences of ISO 14000 and ISO 9000 Changes to ISO 14000? Massive environmental performance changes may be just around the corner ISO 14000 drives a different commitment to communication First report on ISO 14001 pilot project

What are the benefits of ISO 14001? What is the difference between ISO 14000 and ISO 14001? Why choose SQA for your ISO 14001 certification? What is the process for ISO 14001 certification? What comes after ISO 14001 certification?

Making the transition from thinking Quality to Building an environmental management system ISO 14001: Where Are We? Where Are We Going? SQA's general certification process