Global environmental pollution and ecological destruction are becoming more and more serious. Major environmental problems such as ozone layer destruction, global climate warming and gradual disappearance of biodiversity threaten the future survival and development of mankind. In accordance with the needs of international environmental protection and the development of international economy and trade, the international organization for Standardization (ISO) has formulated the ISO 14000 series of environmental management system standards.

 

ISO 14001 environmental management system standard is an effective tool for creating green enterprises, and it is an international general standard. It can effectively promote the continuous environmental management and sustainable development of enterprises through the certification of the standard. The implementation of ISO 14001 certification has become an important factor to represent the corporate image. Many certified enterprises use this to show their contribution to the environment and strive to expand their market share in advertising.

 

The ISO 14001 environmental management system standard specifies the requirements for the environmental management system, enabling an organization to formulate and implement environmental policies and objectives according to laws and regulations, other requirements it should comply with and information on important environmental factors. It is applicable to those environmental factors determined by the organization to be controllable or likely to exert influence.

 

ISO 14001 environmental management system standard is a standard applicable to any organization. Due to the differences in specific situations between industries and organizations, many organizations cannot understand this feature of the standard. This wide applicability of ISO 14001 reflects that the standard is a basic standard and a management framework. Each organization must first understand the essence of the standard before it can implement the standard on this basis.