Structure of the ISO 14000 family

ISO 14000 is a family of international environmental management standards, comparable in purpose to the ISO 9000 quality management family. While ISO 9000 addresses quality management, ISO 14000 addresses environmental management and can be applied by organizations of different types and sizes. The original grouping presented in this article includes:

This article retains a historical grouping of the ISO 14000 family. ISO 14010, ISO 14011 and ISO 14012 were withdrawn and replaced by ISO 19011 management system auditing guidance; they should not be treated as current requirements.

Environmental management system standards

• ISO 14001: Requirements with guidance for use;
• ISO 14004: General guidance supporting environmental management system implementation.

Historical environmental auditing standards

• ISO 14010: Guidelines for environmental auditing — General principles;
• ISO 14011: Guidelines for environmental auditing — Audit procedures — Auditing of environmental management systems;
• ISO 14012: Guidelines for environmental auditing — Qualification criteria for environmental auditors.

Environmental performance evaluation

• ISO 14031: Guidelines for environmental performance evaluation.

See ISO’s management system auditing guidance, ISO 19011