ISO 14000 bears the potential to revolutionize the environmental industry, which historically operated on "command AND control," by proposing to now operate it on a "self-regulatory" basis.
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ISO 14000 Standards
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2. ISO 14000 bears the potential to revolutionize the environmental
industry, which historically operated on "command AND control," by
proposing to now operate it on a "self-regulatory" basis. An overview
of the standard follows.
3. “ISO 14000 is the standards for
organizations committed to taking
care of environment while taking care
of their customers.”
4. "ISO 14000 series of environmental
management system standards“ collectively
represent a series of generic AND voluntary
environment-related documents, released
by ISO, Geneva.
These documents fall into two categories:
Guidance (descriptive)
Specification (prescriptive)
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ISO 14050, a terms AND definitions document, harmonizes
the language among all the ISO 14000 series documents.
It is ensured that as much as language as possible coincides
with that in the ISO 9000 quality standards.
14. Market Drivers
Europe requires ISO 14000 as a part of doing business.
Agencies (eg. USDoD, USDoE) have hinted requiring ISO 14000 a
prequalification criterion for the award of contracts.
Regulatory agencies (viz., USEPA) considering reducing reporting
requirements for certified companies
Community awareness, demand for "clean AND green" image AND
rapport
Customer beginning to screen suppliers by environmental
performance
15. Operational Excellence Drivers
Extends proven management system's approach to environmental
management
Proactively identifying environmental exposures ("aspects") drives pollution
prevention
"Pollution prevention pays"
"What gets measured, gets done"
Makes environmental protection integral to all employee job functions
"Self-regulatory" privileges induces empowerment AND implants
responsibilities
Provides continually improving environmental management programme
16. Compliance Drivers
Provides a management system approach to ensure compliance
Violations can be reduced with preventive system
Less scrutiny AND improved relationship with regulators
Easier permitting for objects
Multiple auditing requirements eliminated
Easier clearances for new AND expansion projects
Future liabilities reduced with a management system's approach
Facilities required environmental disclosure
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18. Honeywell Inc
Honeywell has been aggressive in their efforts to
improve environmental performance. These
efforts include the following areas:
Reducing environmental releases
Managing Wastes
Eliminating Ozone-Depleting Chemicals
Saving energy
Green Lights Program
Energy Star Buildings Program
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The Green Lights program reported an annual savings of $1,591,738 as of 10/96.
The total amount of energy saved under this program since 1991 is 16 million
Kilowatt-hours. The Energy Star Buildings program reported an annual savings of
$2,664,236 as of 10/96
Summary of Honeywell Reports:
20. There is too much at stake for businesses not opting to evaluate
the ISO 14000 standard AND its impacts in details. It is becoming
obvious that the organizations that are staking the clearest claims
to a successful future are those that now see the natural
environment as their most indispensable supplier AND their most
valued customer. ISO 14000 will efficiently AND systematically
assist you in doing so.