The global environmental pollution and ecological destruction are becoming increasingly serious. Major environmental problems such as the destruction of the ozone layer, global climate change, and the gradual disappearance of biodiversity pose a threat to the future survival and development of humanity. In response to the needs of international environmental protection and the development of international economy and trade, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has formulated the ISO 14001 series of environmental management system standards.
The ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Standard is an effective tool for creating green enterprises, and it is an internationally recognized standard that can be certified to effectively promote the continuous environmental management work and sustainable development of enterprises. Implementing ISO 14001 certification has become an important factor representing a company's image, and many certified companies use it in their advertising to demonstrate their contribution to the environment and strive to expand their market share.
ISO 9001: The ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Standard specifies the requirements for an environmental management system, enabling an organization to develop and implement environmental policies and objectives based on laws and regulations, other requirements it should comply with, and information on important environmental factors. It applies to environmental factors that organizations determine to be controllable or have the potential to exert influence.
ISO 9001: ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Standard is a standard applicable to any organization. Due to differences in specific situations between industries and organizations, many organizations are unable to understand this characteristic of standards. The widespread applicability of ISO 14001 reflects that it is a fundamental standard and a framework for management. Each organization must first understand the essence of the standards in order to implement them on this basis. ISO 9001: ISO 14001 Environmental Management System requires organizations to establish an environmental management system to achieve the goals of supporting environmental protection, preventing pollution, and continuous improvement. They can also demonstrate the compliance and level of environmental management of their environmental management system to the outside world by obtaining certification from a third-party certification body. The ISO 14001 Environmental Management System Standard is ultimately a set of management standards, which is the crystallization of environmental management experience in industrialized countries. When formulating national standards, different countries are also considered to make the standards as applicable as possible.
System Introduction
Certification Basis
○ GB/T 24001-2016 Environmental Management Systems - Requirements and Guidelines for Use
○ GB/T 24004 General Guidelines for Principles, Systems, and Supporting Technologies of Environmental Management Systems
○ ISO 14006 Environmental Management Systems - Guidelines for incorporating ecological design
○ GB/T 24031 Environmental Management - Guidelines for Environmental Management Evaluation
○ GB/T 24044 Environmental Management Life Cycle Assessment Requirements and Guidelines
○ GB/T 24043 Environmental Management - Guidelines and Examples for Exchange of Environmental Information
○ GB/T 19011 Management System Audit Guidelines
○ ISO 31000 Risk Management - Principles and Implementation Guidelines
○ GB/T 23331 Energy Management System Requirements
○ GB/T 23694 Risk Management Terminology
Certification benefits
○ Strengthen management, reduce costs, prevent pollution, and save energy and resources;
○ Reduce environmental liability accidents and associated costs;
○ Improve the environmental awareness of all employees and enhance the level of enterprise environmental management;
○ Increase market share by improving the environmental performance of the product.