(ISO: Geneva) -- By establishing a common vocabulary, the newly revised International Organization of Standardization (ISO) 14000 series on environmental management standard will facilitate the effectiveness of communication, which is key for the implementation and operation of environmental management systems (EMS).

The third edition of ISO 14050:2009, “Environmental management—Vocabulary” has been fully updated to include the latest developments in the field. The standard now provides clear and concise definitions of all concepts and terms used throughout the ISO 14000 series in the three official ISO languages, English, French, Russian, Arabic, and Spanish. The standard also provides equivalent terms in Dutch, Finnish, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, and Swedish.

An ISO survey published in 2008 showed that up to the end of 2007 at least 154,572 certificates of compliance with ISO 14001:2004 had been issued in 148 countries.

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