Iso 14000

ISO 14000 - Environmental management
The ISO 14000 family addresses various aspects of environmental management. It provides practical tools for companies and organizations looking to identify and control their environmental impact and constantly improve their environmental performance. ISO 14001:2004 and ISO 14004:2004 focus on environmental management systems. The other standards in the familyfocus on specific environmental aspects such as life cycle analysis, communication and auditing.

ISO 14001:2004
Sets out the criteria for an environmental management system and can be certified to. It does not state requirements for environmental performance, but maps out a framework that a company or organization can follow to set up an effective environmental management system. It can beused by any organization regardless of its activity or sector. Using ISO 14001:2004 can provide assurance to company management and employees as well as external stakeholders that environmental impact is being measured and improved.

The benefits of using ISO 14001:2004 can include:
* Reduced cost of waste management
* Savings in consumption of energy and materials
* Lower distributioncosts
* Improved corporate image among regulators, customers and the public

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ISO 14001:2004 
Environmental management systems --Requirements with guidance for use
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ISO 14004:2004 
Environmental management systems -- General guidelines on principles, systems and support techniques
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ISO 14064-1:2006 
Greenhouse gases -- Part 1: Specification with guidance at the organization level for quantification and reporting ofgreenhouse gas emissions and removals
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ISO 14006:2011 
Environmental management systems -- Guidelines for incorporating ecodesign

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Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) also benefit from ISO 14001:2004. However, implementing an environmental management system in SMEs canbe challenging. The publication ISO 14001, Environmental Management Systems - An easy to use checklist for small business, will help SMEs to achieve the benefits of implementing an environmental management system based on ISO 14001.

ISO 14000 - Gestión ambiental
La familia ISO 14000 aborda diversos aspectos de la gestión ambiental. Proporciona herramientas prácticas para las empresas yorganizaciones que buscan identificar y controlar su impacto ambiental y mejorar continuamente su desempeño ambiental. ISO 14001:2004 y ISO 14004:2004 se centran en los sistemas de gestión ambiental. Las otras normas en el enfoque familiar en aspectos ambientales específicos, tales como análisis del ciclo de vida, la comunicación y la auditoría.

ISO 14001:2004
ISO 14001:2004 establece los criteriospara un sistema de gestión ambiental y se puede certificar a. No afecta a los requisitos del estado para el desempeño ambiental, pero traza un marco de trabajo que una empresa u organización puede seguir para establecer un sistema eficaz de gestión ambiental. Puede ser utilizado por cualquier organización, independientemente de su actividad o sector. Utilizar ISO 14001:2004 puede ofrecer garantíasa la administración de empresas y empleados, así como grupos de interés externos que el impacto ambiental que se está midiendo y mejorado.

Los beneficios del uso de la norma ISO 14001:2004 puede incluir:

• Reducción del coste de la gestión de residuos
• Ahorro en el consumo de energía y materiales
• Reducción de los costes de distribución
• Mejora de la imagen corporativa entre los...