ISO14000 - ISO14000 - Introduction Introduction

After the success of the ISO9000 series After the success of the ISO9000 series of quality standards, the International of quality standards, the International Standards Organization published a Standards Organization published a comprehensive set of standards for comprehensive set of standards for

environmental management. environmental management.

The new series of ISO14000 The new series of ISO14000 standards are designed to cover:standards are designed to cover:

environmental management systemsenvironmental management systems environmental auditing environmental auditing environmental performance evaluationenvironmental performance evaluation environmental labeling environmental labeling life-cycle assessment life-cycle assessment environmental aspects in product environmental aspects in product

standards standards

Why have these standards ? Why have these standards ? A set of international standards A set of international standards

brings a world-wide focus to the brings a world-wide focus to the environment, encouraging a cleaner, environment, encouraging a cleaner, safer, healthier world for us all. safer, healthier world for us all.

The existence of the standards The existence of the standards allows organizations to focus allows organizations to focus environmental efforts against an environmental efforts against an internationally accepted criteria internationally accepted criteria

Who do the standards apply to ? Who do the standards apply to ?

The standards apply to all types and sizes The standards apply to all types and sizes of organizations and are designed to of organizations and are designed to encompass diverse geographical, cultural encompass diverse geographical, cultural and social conditions and social conditions

The standard does not establish absolute The standard does not establish absolute requirements for environmental requirements for environmental performance performance

Except for committing to continual Except for committing to continual improvement and compliance with improvement and compliance with applicable legislation and regulationsapplicable legislation and regulations

What do the standards apply to ? What do the standards apply to ?

No limit to the coverage of the No limit to the coverage of the environmental management system in environmental management system in that it can include the organization's that it can include the organization's

products, services, activities, operations, products, services, activities, operations, facilities, transportation, etc.facilities, transportation, etc.

for environmental impact resulting fromfor environmental impact resulting from– current practices, current practices, – past practices and past practices and – future practices future practices

What does the ISO 14000 Series What does the ISO 14000 Series cover ? cover ?

Official Sources of the Standards Official Sources of the Standards THE STANDARDS THE STANDARDS

The standards themselves are now most The standards themselves are now most commonly procured in the form of downloads, commonly procured in the form of downloads, usually in PDF format. The major two standards, usually in PDF format. The major two standards, ISO 14001 and ISO 14004, along with the audit ISO 14001 and ISO 14004, along with the audit standard ISO 19011, can be obtained via the standard ISO 19011, can be obtained via the ISO 14000 Download Page at BSI's Standards at BSI's Standards Direct outlet Direct outlet

MANUAL, PROCEDURES, TEMPLATES MANUAL, PROCEDURES, TEMPLATES There are many commercial offerings of There are many commercial offerings of templates and tools templates and tools

One of the most straight forward and widely used One of the most straight forward and widely used of these is the of these is the ISO 14000 and ISO 14001 Toolkit atat

http://www.14000-toolkit.com/http://www.14000-toolkit.com/

The objectives were to: Implement an EMS based on ISO 14001 to

a core group of dairy farmers and measure the effectiveness of the EMS

Undertake a supply chain EMS or life cycle analysis (LCA) study highlighting environmental impacts, wastes and inefficiencies along the Bega Cheese supply chain, from cradle to grave

Establish the Bega Cooperative Factory EMS, currently in progress, and investigate the feasibility of accrediting their farms and factory EMS to ISO 14001 standard or an alternative accreditation scheme.

Life cycle analysis (LCA) An LCA was undertaken for a block of Bega

cheese in order to identify environmental inefficiencies from the paddock to the plate.

The LCA showed that increasing productivity without necessarily increasing inputs makes a signifi cant and positive environmental contribution per unit of product.

For example implementing water efficiency measures can result in more grass per megalitre of water used, and ultimately more milk.

BEMS A modifi ed EMS, now known as

BEMS, was developed based on a 4 step process:

• hazard analysis • corrective action • monitor • review.

Bega Cheese Bega Cheese is developing an ISO

14001 EMS process at factory level to enhance current management systems.

The farm BEMS process will be integrated into the factory ISO 14001 environmental programme to create a whole-of-chain environmental system.