3. ISO 14001 and environmental policy
The ISO 14001 standard lays down general rules for drawing up and implementing a company's environmental policy.
The sole purpose of these rules is to guide the company in building the environmental component of its governance strategy.
This component must therefore find its place in this global strategy, which often has to take into account other equally important dimensions, such as product and service quality, controlling risks to the health and safety of goods and people, and respecting the values and principles associated with corporate social responsibility (see ISO 26000 "Guidelines for corporate social responsibility" (November 2010)).
"Management at the highest level must define the organization's environmental...
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...Standards and norms
- Système de management de la qualité : exigences. - ISO 9001 - 2008
- Environmental management system – Requirements and guidelines for use. - ISO 14001 - 2004
- Lignes directrices relatives à la responsabilité sociétale. - ISO 26000 - 2010
- Occupational health and safety management systems – Requirements - OHSAS 18001 - 2007
Regulations
Regulation (EEC) no. 1836/93 of June 29, 1993, allowing voluntary participation by companies in the industrial sector in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (Official Journal no. L168 of July 10, 1993 p. 0001-0018).
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