What do the standards in the ISO 14000 family cover?

ISO 14001 provides requirements with guidance for use that relate to environmental management systems. Other standards in the family focus on specific approaches such as audits, communications, labelling and life cycle analysis, as well as environmental challenges such as climate change.

The ISO 14000 family of standards are developed by ISO Technical Committee ISO/TC 207 and its various subcommittees. For a full list of published standards in the family see their standards catalogue.

Can an organization be ISO 14000 certified?

ISO 14001 on environmental management systems (EMS) is the only standard in the ISO 14000 family that can be certified to. It maps out a framework that a company or organization can follow to set up an effective EMS.

Designed for any type of organization, regardless of its activity or sector, it can provide assurance to company management and employees as well as external stakeholders that environmental impact is being measured and improved.

There are more than 500,000 certifications to ISO 14001 in over 180 countries around the world. Learn more about the ISO Survey of certifications.

We've also created a short document where you can find out more, not only on certification, but a wide range of benefits of ISO 14001.