BENEFITS OF ISO 14001:

OPERATIONAL BENEFITS:

• Improved corporate image among regulatory bodies, customers and the public.
• Improved environmental performance.
• Potentially lower insurance rate.
• Reduced energy consumption
• Better environmental compliance.
• Problems are identified and corrected before they are discovered externally.
• Facilitates better efficiency and operational integration with ISO 9001.
• Ensures greater employee involvement in business operations.
• Helps to reduce pollution.
• Reduces operating costs.
• The number of employee injuries, illness and associated costs will be reduced with reduction of chemicals and hazardous wastes on site.
• Conservation of natural resources.
• Increased cost savings.
• Helps to reduce liability and risk.

CUSTOMER RELATED BENEFITS

• Meets potential national and international government purchasing requirement.
• Provides a competitive marketing tool
• Improves international competitiveness.
• Profit from marketing "Green" products.
• Enhances market shares.
• Demonstrates to customers that the firm is meeting environmental expectation

POSSIBLE REGISTRATION BENEFITS

• Provides evidence of Evaluation and Acceptance by an Accredited, unbiased third party Professional Organization.
• Validates the integrity of an Organization's claims.
• Addresses an anticipated requirement between Customers and Suppliers.
• Addresses an anticipated requirement for dealing in Exports.
• Addresses an anticipated recommendation by local pollution control body.