ISO 14001 is the International Standard for environmental management systems (EMS). It was designed by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) to help businesses and other organisations to reduce their environmental impact by identifying, managing, monitoring and controlling environmental processes.
Any business, of any size, in any sector, can implement the ISO 14001 framework and apply for ISO 14001 certification of their environmental management plan. With over 420,000 ISO 14001 certificates issued globally, it’s one of the most popular standards in the world.
Adopting the ISO 14001 Standard helps businesses to:
- reduce waste
- improve resource efficiency
- cut waste management costs