The consecutive International Standard group regarding the environmental management system which ISO (International Organization for Standardization) decided, in organizing. Those which stipulate the item and the like which is required in order executes the improvement of decrease - - environmental performance of load to the environment which it occurs activity of enterprise and the like, with the product and service to establish "the mechanism (management system)", to use that activity continuously.

The ISO 14000 series was born from the flow of worldwide environmental concern. Job started 1992, with ???????? it was held together, it was formed in "terrestrial summit" the fact that "industrial meeting for continuous development (BCSD)" advises enactment of environmental management standard to ISO as an opportunity, the first edition was issued in 1996. Compatibility of clarification and ISO 9001ofrequirement the revised edition which improves is issued in 2004.
Summary of ISO 14000 series
ISO 14001:2004 Environmental management system - requirement and guidance of utilization
ISO 14004:2004 Environmental management system - principle, general needle of system and support technique
ISO 14010 series Environmental audit
ISO 14020 series Environmental label
ISO 14030 series Environmental performance appraisal
ISO 14040 series Life cycle assessment
ISO 14050 Terminology it defines
ISO Guide 64 Environmental side of product standard
2005 January presently

Similar to the ISO 9000 series, it can use in order declaration you certify to acquire the fact that the environmental management system where organization conforms to standard is constructed, it becomes the expedient which shows the fact that that enterprise organization has done the attitude activity of environmental consideration. It becomes goal ultimately, to change business structure via certification acquisition, to lead the company to enterprise of good standing.