ISO 14001 the International Environment standard

A systematic approach to dealing with the environmental aspects of an organisation. It requires companies to identify the environmental impacts of their activities.

Once these impacts are identified and evaluated, they must be managed and must include objectives to demonstrate continuous improvement.  Compliance with legislation must also be demonstrated.

All employees who have an impact on the environment must be competent and have received training. As with a quality management system, it must be documented, audited and reviewed on a regular basis.