ISO 14000 series of standards provides specifications and guidelines for various environmental management disciplines, including environmental management system (EMS), environmental performance, environmental auditing, environmental labeling and life cycle assessments. The most popular of the ISO 14000 series of standards is ISO 14001: Environmental Management Systems - Specification with Guidance for Use.

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• EMS = Environmental Management Systems
• EA = Environmental auditing
• EL = Environmental Labelling
• LCA = Life Cycle Assessment

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ISO 14000

EMS- General Guidelines on Principles, Systems and Supporting Techniques

ISO 14001

EMS- Specification with Guidance for Use

ISO 14004

EMS - General Guidelines on Systems, Principles and Supporting Techniques

ISO 14010

EA- General Principles of Environmental Auditing

ISO 14011

EA- Auditing of Environmental Management Systems

ISO 14012

EA- Qualification Criteria for Environmental Auditors

ISO 14013

Management of Environmental Audit Programs

ISO 14014

Initial Reviews

ISO 14015

Environmental Site Assessments

ISO 14020

EL- Basic Principles of Environmental Labeling

ISO 14021

EL- Self Declaration- Environmental Claims- Terms and Definitions

ISO 14022

EL- Symbols

ISO 14023

EL- Testing and Verification Methodologies

ISO 14024

EL- Practitioner Programs- Guiding principles, practices and certification procedures of multiple criteria (type1)

ISO 14031

Environmental Performance Evaluation

ISO 14040

LCA- General Principles and Practices

ISO 14041

LCA- Goal and Definition/Scope and Inventory Assessment

ISO 14042

LCA- Impact Assessment

ISO 14043

LCA- Improvement Assessment

ISO 14050

Terms and Definitions

ISO 14060

Guide for the Inclusion of Environmental Aspects in Product Standards