New ISO 14000 standard on environmental assessment of sites and organizations

摘要

The need to assess the business consequences of environmental aspects related to activities,products and services is increasingly frequent in a variety of scenarios including compliance with legislation,reducing pollution,improving environmental performance,risk assessment,obtaining loans and insurance,property evaluations and within the context of acquisitions and mergers.The new standard ISO 14015,Environmental assessment of sites and organizations,promises,therefore,to prove to be a major and timely tool for businesses.