Quality and Environmental Management Systems
ISO 9001 is the UK's recognised standard for effective quality management. It provides accredited companies with a set of principles to ensure a common sense approach to the management of business activities. Certification to ISO 9001 allows for better customer satisfaction, effective control of operations and costs, and continual improvement in all areas of operations. ISO 14001 is the environmental standard published and maintained by the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO). ISO 14001 was designed to help organisations minimise the harm they do to the environment, comply with international law and commit to continually improving upon these processes. ISO 14001 is specifically concerned with helping companies to develop a framework within which they can implement their own environmental management system (EMS.