ISO 14005: 2010 environmental management systems

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) officially began operating in Geneva, Switzerland in February 1947. The idea was created from a new international organisation which would 'facilitate international coordination and unification of industrial standards. This is due to the success of meetings held the previous year when 25 countries attended the representatives. Since then, ISO have published over 250,000 international standards covering aspects of technology and manufacturing. 162 members are already registered, and ISO will bring together experts within the industries to share their knowledge, to develop and produce relevant internationally recognized standards. ISO’s mission is to be “simpler, faster, better” and to reduce the time it takes to deveLop standards to better serve the needs of society. Standardisation means effect to the units of measurement such as alphabetization and transliteration, specifications for parts, materials, surfaces, processes, tools, methods of testing and machines. This ISO is established to investigate and resolve specific issues of standardisation.