ABSTRACT
In 1993, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) established Technical Committee 207 to develop new standards for environmental management. The standards being developed are known as the ISO 14000 series and are patterned after the British Standard BS7750. This series is a collection of voluntary standards that have been developed to assist organizations in achieving environmental and economic gains through the implementation of effective environmental management systems. The standards provide a means of documenting an organization’s ability to manage its environmental affairs. The overall goal of ISO 14000 is to establish an objective and verifiable system of environmental management.
