Sector-specific EMS guides are available for the metal finishing industry and the printing industry, and others are being developed. Please check the EPA EMS web site for links to copies of these documents. Also, many of the sites below contain links to other information available on the Internet.
American
National Standards Institute (ANSI)
ANSI coordinates the development of American National Standards and
is one of five permanent members of the governing ISO council. ANSI
distributes copies of the ISO 14000 standards.
EPA National Environmental
Performance Track
The national Performance Track is designed to recognize and encourage
top environmental performers - those who go beyond compliance with
regulatory requirements to attain levels of environmental performance
and management that benefit people, communities, and the
environment.
EPA Environmental Management
Systems Clearinghouse
This site contains publications and policies available from EPA.
EPA Office of Reinvention and
Policy
The EPA is testing innovative approaches to environmental protection
through a number of voluntary initiatives. The site provides links to
the various projects, including Project XL and Performance Track.
EPA Standards
Network
This Enviro$sen$e site contains answers to frequently asked questions
about ISO 14000.
International Organization for
Standardization (ISO)
ISO developed the ISO 14001 series of standards, guidance documents
and technical reports, including the ISO 14001 Environmental
Management System standard.
Multi-State Working Group on
Environmental Management Systems
The Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Management Systems is
a consortium of federal and state agencies, non-governmental
organizations, industry representatives and academia that is
examining the public policy implications of environmental management
systems, particularly ISO 14001. Oregon is a member state. The site
includes links to other ISO 14000 information on the Internet.
National Database on
Environmental Management Systems
The National Database on Environmental Management Systems is a
national effort to evaluate the effectiveness of environmental
management systems. This site is sponsored by the Environmental Law
Institute, the University of North Carolina and the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, in partnership with the Multi-State
Working Group. The site contains the data protocols, data, public
reports and other information on the database project. The site
includes links to other ISO 14000 information on the Internet.
National Pollution Prevention
Roundtable ISO 14000 White Paper
The National Pollution Prevention Roundtable's white paper on ISO
14000 and its strengths and weaknesses in relation to pollution
prevention.
NGO Working Group on
ISO 14000
ECOLOGIA and the Community Nutrition Institute (CNI) have been
concerned about the lack of non-governmental organization (NGO)
participation in the ISO 14000 standard setting process and are
working with other environmental NGOs to influence the process
through the NGO Initiative: ISO 14000 project.
North Carolina
Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance
This site includes links to other ISO 14000 information on the
Internet.
Oregon
Department of Environmental Quality, Green Permits Program
The Oregon DEQ has developed a program that recognizes and rewards
facilities that use innovative approaches and achieve environmental
results that are significantly better than otherwise required by law.
Documents describing the program, and copies of facility applications
and other information are on this site.
Pennsylvania
Department of Environmental Protection, ISO 14000 Links
This site includes links to other ISO 14000 information on the
Internet.
Principles of
Pollution Prevention
A web page developed by Dr. Robert Pojasek to introduce principles of
pollution, including process mapping, zero waste goals, and other
methods to help facilities take a systems approach to achieve cleaner
production and sustainable development goals. Distance learning tools
are included.
Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Cooperation Pilot
Program
Wisconsin's program for recognizing and rewarding facilities that
achieve superior performance.
Wisconsin
Department of Natural Resources
This site includes links to other ISO 14000 information on the
Internet.