The ISO14000 series of environmental management standards is another management standard launched by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) following the ISO9000 standard. The standard is formulated by the Environmental Management Technical Committee of ISO/TC207. There are 100 numbers from 14001 to 14100, collectively referred to as the ISO14000 series of standards.
This series of standards integrates the experience of many developed countries in the world in environmental management. It is a complete and highly operational system standard, including the organizational structure required for formulating, implementing, realizing, reviewing and maintaining environmental policies. Planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedural processes and resources. Among them, ISO14001 is the backbone standard of environmental management system standards. It is an international standard based on ISO14000 environmental management system for enterprises to establish and implement environmental management systems and pass certification. resources, reduce environmental pollution, improve environmental quality, and promote sustainable and healthy economic development. The users of the ISO14000 series of standards are global commercial, industrial, government, non-profit organizations and other users. Its purpose is to restrict the environmental behavior of the organization and achieve the purpose of continuous improvement. Like the ISO9000 series of standards, it is important to eliminate non-tariff trade barriers. That is, "green barriers" play an important role in promoting world trade.