Initiatives
Kids' ISO 14000 Programme
The Kids' ISO 14000 Programme aims to harness the energy of children and young people around the world to tackle environmental challenges.
Created and operated by the Japanese non-profit, non-governmental organization ArTech, it employs a simplified version of the Plan-Do-Check-Act methodology used in ISO's highly successful ISO 14001 environmental management system standard, which is implemented by public and private sector organizations in 138 countries.
The programme was launched in Japan in 2000 with 500 participants. Some 150 000 children and young people aged 10 to 18 have now completed the programme, with more than 80% demonstrating measurable increases in environmental awareness.
In addition to lending the name of ISO 14000 to the programme, ISO encourages its worldwide dissemination via supporting communication initiatives.