What Are ISOs Environmental Management Standards?
ISO’s Environmental Management Standards (EMS) are a series of voluntary standards and guideline reference documents which include environmental management systems, eco-labeling, environmental auditing, life cycle assessment, environmental performance evaluation, and environmental aspects in product standards. The focus on management distinguishes these standards from performance standards. EMS help an organization to establish and meet its own policy goals through objectives and targets, organizational structures and accountability, management controls and review functions all with top management oversight. EMS do not set requirements for environmental compliance nor do these standards establish requirements for specific levels of pollution prevention or performance. The Environmental Management Systems specification document calls for environmental policies which include a commitment to both compliance with environmental laws and prevention of pollution.
