A new paradigm for controlling indiscriminate development and seeking a continuous development is a global trend. And definite system is required for realization of environmental improvement. ISO 14000 is international standard for environmental management system legislated by ISO(International Standardization Organization) and it is a standard among representative standards with ISO 9000 in organization's management system certification field.

This standard is requiring construction of environmental management system for continuous improvement of environmental results about organization's product and process, and this is a system that acquire certification through the objective assessment conducted by third party certification body about whether constructed environmental management system meets the requirements of standard or not.

Now in case of global trade, the needs of quality management system and environmental management system are spreading over the whole industrial fields. In some industrial fields, this is operating as an important and obligatory factor.

Applications of this standard are the same as ISO 9000. Therefore it can be applicable not only manufacturing, construction, servicing but also public service section such as school, local autonomy. And it can cover all various size companies.

ISO 14001 is standard of certification and assessment criteria. Other standards are guides about assessment criteria, method and evaluation of system.

ISO 14000 series [Environmental management system] : General / Guide
ISO 14010 series [Environmental assessment] : General principle / assessment procedure / qualification criteria of auditor
ISO 14020 series [Environmental labeling] : environmental labeling, symbol / Type ¥°¥±¥² and so on.
ISO 14030 series [Evaluation of environmental results] : Evaluation of achieved environmental results and so on.
ISO 14040 series [Evaluation of whole processes] : Principle and Guide / list analysis / evaluation of environmental effect
ISO 14050 series [Terms and definition]

- Preparation of the regulation reinforcement for environments.
- Decrease of pollution material and wastes. & Precaution of environmental accident.
- Taking competence according to the increase of customer's purchase preference for
   friendly environmental relation products.
- Contribution to the safety and health of members of organization.
- Increasing profits through curtailment of wasteful resources.
- Enhancement of organization's image from customers and the interested party.