Iso 14000

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2. INTRODUCTION:
ISO 14000 is concerned with environmental management.
World’s first series of internationally accepted standards of
environmental management system.
Guide to Environmental Management Principles, Systems and
Supporting techniques.
Voluntary standards that will lead to the common worldwide
approach to environmental management systems.
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3. ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS:
EMS is a method of going about your business while managing
environmental risks.
Provides order and consistency to the organization.
Involves incorporating environmentally responsible practices into
everyday business processes.
Recognizes and controls environmental risks while creating
measurable improvements in performance.
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4. STAGES OF EMS IMPLEMENTATION
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5. WHY IMPLEMENT EMS?
Improved compliance with environmental laws.
Sustainable development.
Credibility.
Pressure from environmentalists.
Worldwide focus to the environment.
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6. ISO 14000 STANDARDS
Series of international standards for environmental management.
ISO 14001 is the first in the 14000 series and specifies requirements of
an EMS.
Overall aim of ISO 14001 and other standards in the 14000 series is to
support environmental protection and the prevention of pollution in
harmony with socio- economic needs.
ISO 14001 applies to any organization that wishes to improve and
demonstrate environmental performance to others through the
presence of a certified EMS.
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7. ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION PROCESS:
Preliminary assessment
Document review
Initial assessment
Main assessment
Certification/registration.
Surveillance
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8. Some of the standards under the ISO 14000 series
ISO 14001 is the EMS standard and it has a companion standard
ISO14004
14010 series of standards are about auditing
14020 is about environmental labeling.
14030 is a standard on environmental performance evaluation.
14040 series standards are on environmental life cycle
assessment(LCA) and they are the only part of ISO 14000 series that
rely on competent engineering and environmental science.
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9. ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES OF SOME COMPANIES:

L&T
ASHOK LEYLAND
BILT
TOYOTA KIRLOSKAR
NIPPON TOYOTA MOOPEN MOTOR PVT.
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10. ASHOK LEYLAND
“We, at Ashok Leyland are committed to
preserving the environment through a
comprehensive environmental policy and a
proactive approach in planning and executing our
manufacturing and service activities.”

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11. TOYOTA KIRLOSKAR
To conserve natural resources.
Training and awareness to employees.
Green belt development.
NIPPON TOYOTA MOOPEN MOTOR PVT, COCHIN :
“ As a good corporate citizen, Nippon Toyota is committed towards
protection of environment by minimizing our impact on the
environment through pollution prevention, consideration of natural
resources and continual improvement”.
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12. BALLARPUR INDUSTRIES LIMITED.
BILT believes in synergising business interests with environmental
accountability. All manufacturing units follow stringent EMSs and are
moving towards ISO 14001 certification.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
“ We reaffirm our commitment to prevention of pollution by minimizing
the adverse impact of our activities and operations, in pulp and paper
manufacture, on the environment”.
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13. CONCLUSION:
The ISO 14000 series can be most effective if used
together. We view the LCA standards as being central to
the standards. As such they can be used to analyse
environmental aspects and impacts.Since, “what gets
measured gets done”.
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