ISO Management Systems
July - August 2008

Environmental labelling for managers

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The ISO 14020 series of standards provides businesses with a globally recognized and credible set of international benchmarks against which they can prepare the environmental labelling they increasingly provide on products and in advertising, in response to consumer demand.

ISO Insider

• ISO advises managers how to get the best out of the ISO 9000 family
  ISO has published on its Web site a new electronic edition of its advice for managers, Selection and use of the ISO 9000 family of standards.
• ISO establishes sustainability principles for building construction sector worldwide
• ISO publishes International Workshop Agreement on water security

International

• Churches embrace ISO management system standards
  ISO’s management system standards – ISO 9001 (quality management) and ISO 14001 (environmental management) – are emerging as powerful tools for churches and religious organizations seeking to improve accountability, increase donations, reduce negative environmental impacts and demonstrate social responsibility.
• Some 4 500 organizations implement ISO/IEC 27001 for information security
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• New Zealand trust enhances Maori wellbeing with ISO 9001
• OHSAS 18001 provides management system approach for occupational

Standards for services

• Lithuania develops standards for booming service sector
  Lithuania, a member of the European Union since 2004 and one of the fastest growing, has a booming service sector which accounts for about 60 % of GDP. Nor surprisingly, therefore, the Lithuanian Standards Board has been developing standards for sectors like finance, tourism, postal, cleaning and health spa industries.