The ISO 14001 standard for
environmental management
systems was initially released in 1996 and then
revised in 2004. Numerous companies worldwide have
achieved certification to ISO
14001 through third party registration
audits. The reasons for a company to pursue
ISO 14001 are
varied. Some undertook the effort as an environmental
compliance solution. Others recognized that for their
business to compete in the global marketplace development of a
corporate strategy was a necessity and by...
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Friday, June 26, 2009 by
Susan Burkett
I am going to start with the basics
for anyone out there who is wondering what
ISO is, stands for or why they should care.
ISO stands for International Organization for
Standardization (www.iso.org). I know, your
thinking that then it should be IOS. Well it is
ISO because it is not actually an acronym but a
short form for the name of the organization chosen from the Greek
word, isos, meaning
equal.
ISO is the group responsible for development of a
number of different voluntary standards to...
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