What is ISO 14001?
ISO 14000 is the general term used for ISO 14000 family of standards. ISO 14001:1996 Environmental Management Systems – Specifications with Guidance for use is a standard published by International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and adopted by BIS as IS/ISO 14001:1996.
IS/ISO 14001:1996 is the exact replica of ISO 14001:1996. This standard provides for the framework for the Management System for an organization to meet its Environmental obligations reliably and consistently. IS/ISO 14001:1996 is the only certification standard in the IS/ISO 14000 family. IS/ISO 14001 is a requirements standard. It contains a set of requirements to define the operation of the Environmental Management System. Since the requirements are expressed in a general form, it has the flexibility to be applied to any organization.

Advantages of ISO Certification
Here are some basic advantages ISO Certification