Concerning the relevance of ISO 14001 adoption in enterprises

Abstract

The paper justifies the relevance of adopting an international standard of environmental management system ISO 14001 in Russian enterprises. The diffusion of the ISO certificates is viewed; the example of environmental management at a Russian enterprise is given. It is underlined that exporting enterprises gain a competitive advantage by adopting the standard.

Keywords

• environmental management system
• enterprise
• iso
• manufacturing process management