Certification of environmental management systems supported by the ISO 14001 reference standard is an essential tool for organizations that wish to achieve greater confidence among customers, employees, the surrounding community and society, by demonstrating a voluntary commitment to the continuous improvement of their environmental performance.
ISO 14001 adopts the process approach which incorporates the PDCA cycle of continuous improvement and integrates risk-based thinking and the life-cycle perspective. It can be adopted by any organization, public or private, regardless of its size or activity sector.
