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Environmental management: What ISO 14000 brings to the table
Author(s) -
Crognale Gabriel G.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
environmental quality management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6483
pISSN - 1088-1913
DOI - 10.1002/tqem.3310040403
Subject(s) - iso 14000 , standardization , business , environmental management system , environmental resource management , stewardship (theology) , environmental stewardship , table (database) , process (computing) , accounting , task (project management) , process management , engineering management , engineering , political science , computer science , economics , systems engineering , ecology , politics , irrigation , data mining , law , biology , operating system
The field of environmental management has evolved from its beginnings as a regulation‐based, compliance‐driven, “command and control” regime into a continuous improvement, voluntary, environmental stewardship process aspiring to protection levels beyond those required by regulations. This change in environmental management philosophies prevalent at many regulated corporations, both in the United States and abroad, has provided a fertile ground for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in developing environmental management standards that address these corporate aspirations. This task has moved closer to fruition within the ISO through its Technical Committee (TC) 207 on Environmental Management. This article provides background on the environmental management system standards, ISO/TC 207's committees' organization, and influencing factors helping to shape these standards. Equally important, this article focuses on what the standards will mean to the regulated industries in the way business is conducted.