ISO 14000

According to a survey conducted by the consulting firm Arthur D. Little, it is strongly believed that ISO 14000 certifications will be essential to business success and an entrance requirement for those competing in the global marketplace (“Survey: High Regard for ISO 14000”, Chemical Week, Vol. 157, No.17, Nov.8, 1995 - available on BPO in the Business Library). The primary objective of ISO 14000 is to provide a universal harmonized system for developing environmental standards.

For detailed analyses of ISO 14000 the following books will be very useful:

Cascio, Joseph. ISO 14000 Guide: The New International Environmental Management Standards. TS155.7.C37 1996.

Clements, Richard. Complete Guide to ISO 14000, TS155.7.C54 1996.

Jackson, Susan L. The ISO 14001 Implementation Guide: Creating an Integrated Management System, TS155.7.J33 1997.

Kim, Unhee. Environmental & Safety Auditing: Program Strategies for Legal, International, and Financial Issues , HD30.255.K56 1997.

Lamprecht, James L. ISO 14000: Issues and Implementation Guidelines for Responsible Environmental Management . GE300.L36 1997.

Marcus, P.A. and Willig, J.T., editors. Moving ahead with ISO 14000: Improving Environmental Management and Advancing Sustainable Development . TS155.7.M3339 1997.

Puri, Subhash. Stepping up to ISO 14000: Integrating Environmental Quality with ISO 9000 and TQM, TS155.7.P87 1996.

Sasseville, Dennis. ISO 14000 Answer Book: Environmental Management for the World Market, GE300.S38 1997.

Sayre, Don. Inside ISO 14000: The Competitive Advantage of Environmental Management, HD75.6.S28 1996.

Tibor, Tom. ISO 14000: A Guide to the New Environmental Standards, TAYSTK TS156.6.T53 1996.

Zuckerman, Amy. International Standards Desk Reference: Your Passport to World Markets, ISO 9000, CE Mark, QS-9000, SSM, ISO 14000, Q9000, American, European, and Global Standards Systems , HF1416.Z78 1997.

The table of contents of the Tibor book as well as a brief summary are available for reading on the OPAC. For a general work that is quite helpful, see Standards and Certification in Europe, by Brian Rothery ( T59.2.E8R68 1996). The development of ISO 14000 is displayed in chart form in Figure 11.1 on page 100.

Articles:

Although ISO 14000 is not yet designated as a specific subject, articles about the environmental standards are easily located on ABI/Inform and other databases. As of July 1997 the phrase “ISO 14000” yields 118 “hits” for the period from Jan. 1996 to June 1997. The first occurrence of the term on ABI is found in an article written in July of 1994. A few selected articles are provided below:

Barlas, Stephen. “ISO 14000: Friend or foe?” Quality Progress, Vol. 29, No.11, Nov 1996, p.23-24.

Begley, Ronald. “Is ISO 14000 worth it?” Journal of Business Strategy, Vol. 17, No.5, Sep/Oct 1996, p.50-55.

Culley, William C. “Integrating ISO 14000 into your quality system” Professional Safety, Vol. 41, No. 8, Aug 1996, p.20-24. (CD-Rom)

Gottlieb, Daniel W. “ISO 14000 standards: Ready for launching” Purchasing, Vol. 120, No. 11, Jul 11, 1996, p.78-86.

Greenberg, Eric, F. “ISO 14000 to Change Business Environment” Packaging Digest, Vol. 33, No. 4, Mar. 1996, p.20.

“How do ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 relate?” Pollution Engineering, Vol. 28, No.6, Jun 1996, p.64. (CD-Rom)

“How to jump on the ISO 14000 bandwagon” Environmental Management Today, Vol. 7, No. 2, May/Jun 1996, p. 28. (CD-Rom)

“ISO Shock” Journal of Business Strategy, Vol. 17, No. 2, Mar/April 1996, p.5.

Kirkpatrick, David. “Environmental management, ISO 14000 offer multiple rewards” Pollution Engineering, Vol. 28, No. 6, Jun 1996, p.62-65. (CD-Rom)

Pouliot, Chuck. “ISO 14000: Beyond compliance to competitiveness” Manufacturing Engineering, Vol. 116, No. 5, May 1996, p.51-56. (TAYPER TS176.M35)

Sissell, Kara. “Case studies: Around the world with ISO 14000” Chemical Week, Vol. 158, No. 36, Sep 25, 1996, p.54-56. (CD-Rom)

Sissel, Kara. “ISO 14000: Looking for business value” Chemical Week, Vol. 159, No. 13, Apr 2, 1997, p.29-33. (CD-Rom)

Tilton, Helga. “The Dawn of ISO 14000” Chemical Marketing Reporter, Vol. 249, No. 15, April 8, 1996, p.5. (TAYPER TP1.C365)

People requiring further information should try the following web sites: http://www.iso14000.net or http://iisd1.iisd.ca/iisdnet/greenstand/default.htm. For related works on the International Standards Organization and the ISO 9000 series, see the handout on ISO 9000. The standards themselves are typically located in the Reference Collection of the Taylor Library at TA368.N383.