Prepared for: Prepared by:

Mr. Mohammad Moqbul Hossain Bhuiyan S.M. Mahmudul Haque

Professor ID: 61529-22-041
Department of Management Information System 22nd Batch
Faculty of Business Studies Spring-2019
University of Dhaka

EMIS-541: Total Quality Management

Presentation
ISO 14000
• Defined as a series of international environmental management
standards.

• The standards specify requirements for establishing

an environmental management policy.

• Exists to help organizations minimize how their operations

negatively affect the environment.

• The ISO 14000 family of standards provides practical tools for

companies and organizations of all kinds looking to manage their
environmental responsibilities.
 ISO 14000: History

• The first environmental management system standard, BS

7750, was published in 1992 by the BSI Group.

• In 1996, the International Organization for Standardization

(ISO) created the ISO 14000 family of standards.
 ISO 14000 series
• ISO 14000 standards and practices can be applied to any
organization, regardless of size or industry.

• The ISO 14000 family includes most notably the ISO 14001
standard.

• Represents the core set of standards used by organizations for

designing and implementing an effective environmental
management system (EMS).

• Other standards in this series include ISO 14004, 14006,

14015, 14020, 14031 etc.
 ISO 14001 Standard

• It does not state requirements for environmental performance but

rather maps out a framework that a company or organization can
follow to set up an effective environmental management system
(EMS).

• It can be used by any organization that wants to improve resource

efficiency, reduce waste, and reduce costs.

• main aim to assist companies in continually improving their

environmental performance and complying with any applicable
legislation.

• The standard can be applied to a variety of levels in the business,

from the organizational level down to the product and service level.
The basic principles of ISO 14001 are based on the well-known Plan-Do-Check-
Act (PDCA) cycle.

Plan: Establish objectives and processes required

Do: Implement the processes

Check: Measure and monitor the processes and report results

Act: Take action to improve performance of EMS based on results

 Benefits
• Assist companies with a framework for better management control, which can
result in reducing their environmental impacts.

• Minimizes the risk of regulatory and environmental liability fines and

improves an organization’s efficiency.

• Leads to improved public perceptions of the business, placing them in a better

position to operate in the international marketplace.

• Provides with a competitive advantage against companies that do not adopt the
standard.

• There is growing interest in including certification to ISO 14001 in tenders of

different projects.
 ISO 14001 certified Organizations in
Bangladesh

1. ACI Limited (1st bangladeshi organization to have ISO 14001

certification)

2. Onno Rokom Electronics Industries Ltd.

( 1st ISO Certified Bangladeshi electronics and electric company)

3. Reverie Power and Automation Engineering Ltd.

4. Grameen Solutions Ltd.

Thank You