ISO

Hi, I just found out that there is indeed such a thing as an environmental management ISO.

All the information reflected here can be found in the series of PDF files in this website

There is a segment on Business Benefits of ISO 14001, which might help us :)


Here's a small teaser on the overview of the ISO 14000 family (but it's quite blur :()
However I was wondering, is simply changing to paper bags strong enough a case for getting the ISO?

Here is a short case study.

Double A was given the ISO 14001 environmental management standard certificate in 1997 because of its impressive eco-friendly record.

- mill operations require huge amounts of water. Double A cleared land to create its own reservoir to store water during the rainy season. This provides all the water required for mill operations and also clean water to the Double A village in Prachinburi (Thailand) where the mill's workers live.

- While the bark of the tree is cut into wood chips for papermaking, the rest of the tree is also used as fel to provide electricity to run the mill and the village.

In short, Double A is kind of self-sufficient in mill operations.

I got all these information from the Lifestyle magazine Worldview section by Ambiga Raju.