ISO 14001 is the code name for environmental management system certification. The ISO 14000 series of standards are environmental management system standards developed by the International Organization for Standardization. It is aimed at the increasingly serious global environmental pollution and ecological damage. Major environmental problems such as ozone layer destruction, global warming, and disappearance of biodiversity threaten the future survival and development of human beings. It conforms to the needs of international environmental protection and is based on international economic developed to meet the needs of trade development.

ISO14000 standard classification

The ISO14000 series of standards is an international standard drafted by the International Organization for Standardization ISO/TC207. ISO14000 is a series of environmental management standards, which include many focus issues in the field of international environmental management such as environmental management systems, environmental audits, environmental labeling, life cycle analysis, etc. It aims to guide various organizations (enterprises, companies) to achieve correct performance environmental behavior. ISO reserves a total of 100 standard numbers for the 14000 series of standards. This series of standards is divided into seven series. ISO14000 series standard standard number allocation table

Name Standard No.

SC1 Environmental Management System (EMS) 14001-14009

SC2 Environmental Audit (EA) 14010-14019

SC3 Environmental Label (EL) 14020-14029

SC4 Environmental Behavior Evaluation (EPE) 14030-14039

SC5 Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) 14040-14049

SC6 Terms and Definitions (T&D) 14050-14059

Environmental indicators in WG1 product standard 14060

Spare 14061-14100

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As a multi-standard combination system, ISO14000 is divided into three categories according to the nature of the standard:

The first category: basic standards - terminology standards.

The second category: basic standards - environmental management systems, norms, principles, application guidelines.

Category 3: Supporting technical standards (tools), including:

①Environmental audit;

②Environmental signs;

③ Environmental behavior evaluation;

④ Life cycle assessment.

According to the standard functions, it can be divided into two categories:

Category 1: Evaluation Organizations

①Environmental management system;

② Environmental behavior evaluation;

③ Environmental audit.

Category 2: Evaluate Products

① Life cycle assessment;

②Environmental signs;

③ Environmental indicators in product standards.

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