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Many companies pursuing ISO 14000 implementation have one thing in common: They already have a quality management system (QMS) in operation and they have already established the required documentation for [...]

'We believe that environmental leadership supports our business objectives and shareholder values' --Tim O'Brien, Ford Environmental Quality Office Ford Motor Co. has launched two new efforts -- one electronic, the [...]

Firms tend to develop honorable but obscure environmental policy statements that are hard to measure. 1. No management buy-in Any facility that attempts to implement an environmental management system (EMS) [...]

Laying the foundation for an effective environmental management system (EMS) involves extensive planning. Just as an architect's blueprints provide the necessary details and specifications for constructing a building to code, [...]

Step-by-Step -- Certifying a Company's EMS ISO 14001 environmental management system (EMS) certification is granted through an independent third party auditing organization -- a registrar. Registrars are accredited by national [...]

In today's free market, standardization has become the language of trade. The ISO standards define common criteria -- recognized from one country to the next -- for a wide variety [...]

Identifying Your Plant's Environmental 'Aspects' Improved environmental performance lies in an organization's ability to manage the elements of its operations that can impact the environment. However, these elements, or environmental [...]

An ISO 14000 environmental management system (EMS) allows an organization to manage aspects of its operations and activities that could impact the environment. To implement an ISO 14000 EMS, an [...]

Companies evaluating implementation of an ISO 14001 environmental management system (EMS) tend to hit a brick wall when studying the generic certification specifications. However, although the bare-bones language of ISO [...]

ISO 14000 often is viewed as an environmental variation of the ISO 9000 quality standard. Some in the quality field assert their quality management system (QMS) experience differs from the [...]

RAB Announces New Certification Grade The U.S. agency that provides the internationally recognized certification for ISO 14000 environmental professionals has expanded its certification grades. The move by the Registrar Accreditation [...]

An environmental management system (EMS) is under development for U.S. water and wastewater facilities. The EMS initiative is the work of the National Biosolids Partnership (NBP), an organization intended to [...]

On the heels of a decision by major U.S. automobile manufacturers to mandate ISO 14000 for their suppliers (see Pollution Engineering, December 1999, p. 63), the federal government is requiring [...]

Taking the time to implement an ISO management system is not an achievement to be taken lightly. A commitment to the principles of ISO, be it in Quality via the [...]

ISO 14000 certification continues to grow in acceptance in all sectors of the economy. The professional credential for consultants or auditors is individual certification as an environmental management system (EMS) [...]

ISO 14000 allows for unprecedented ability to change an organization for the better. By making changes outlined in the standard, an organization can improve the way it co-exists in the [...]

ISO is the body of international standards that, among other things, quite literally sets the standard for environmental quality in today's marketplace. Because of its specifications and guidance documents, we [...]

Oftentimes, when organizations are looking to implement an ISO 14000 program, there is a level of trepidation. While nearly everyone will agree that keeping our environment safe is important, from [...]