The ISO9000 international standard is the world's first rational standard, extracted from the best management practices, and has been proven by many successful companies around the world.

ISO is the abbreviation of the International Organization for Standardization. It was established on February 23, 1947. Its purpose is to "promote the development of standardization and related activities in the world, so as to facilitate the international exchange of goods and services, in intelligence, science, technology and economy. cooperation in the field.

The ISO organization launched the 2000 version of the 9000 standard in 2000, which is suitable for organizations of various sizes and industries, and also has good applicability to the service industry.

(1) In order to obtain certification, an enterprise must invite a quality system certification body accredited by an accreditation body to review its quality system, so it must work in strict accordance with standardized procedures, which is conducive to the improvement of enterprise management performance;

(2) It is easier to be recognized by the market and customers;

(3) It can publicize its certification qualifications in the public media, which is conducive to improving the market image;

(4) Since the purpose of the certification audit is to check whether the quality system has the ability to ensure that the product meets the customer's requirements, the quality management system certification is equivalent to the customer's inspection of the unit;

(5) The certified enterprise will be able to gain certain advantages in project bidding;

(6) It can confidently provide its commitment to product and service quality, thereby bringing more customers and expanding its market share;

(7) The certified enterprise must accept regular supervision from the certification body to verify that its quality system continues to meet the requirements of the standard and has been continuously improved. This regular supervision from the certification body plays an important role in maintaining the quality system of the certified enterprise;

(8) The ISO9000 certificate has been recognized worldwide, which is conducive to the development of the international market;

(9) Quality system certification can reduce repeated assessments from customers for certified enterprises;

(10) When submitting products as raw materials to other units, the inspection and supervision of the receiving unit can be reduced, and the control degree of incoming inspection can be reduced, thereby reducing a certain cost input

What are the benefits of implementing ISO9000 quality management system in enterprises?

(1) It can prevent the occurrence of unqualified products or services and improve the credit procedures of the unit;

(2) Do the job well at one time and earn the maximum profit with the least cost;

(3) It can reduce the situation of temporary emergency, which is conducive to freeing managers from daily trivial matters, and more consideration for the development prospects of the unit;

(4) It can be systematically managed, and the experience of this unit or other units can be incorporated into a set of documented quality systems for training employees, standardizing their work procedures, reducing work mistakes, and improving work efficiency

(5) It can effectively find and solve quality problems and prevent the same mistakes from recurring;

(6) Provide means for employees to do a good job at the first time;

(7) Can provide customers with objective evidence to prove the quality of products and services conveniently and quickly;

(8) Provide factual evidence for quality management system evaluators, customer representatives and lawyers in the event of legal proceedings;

(9) Regularly check the work of the unit and find opportunities to improve work and product quality in time.

The significance of ISO14001 certification

1. It helps to improve the environmental awareness and management level of the organization

The ISO14001 standard is a system standard on environmental management. It is a complete set of system standards with strong operability formed by integrating the experience of many developed countries in the world in environmental management. In the implementation of the environmental management system, the enterprise first evaluates its own environmental status, determines major environmental factors, plans the enterprise's products, activities, services and other aspects and issues at all levels, and conducts training through a documented system. , operation control, monitoring and improvement, the implementation of the whole process control and effective management. At the same time, through the establishment of an environmental management system, the enterprise has a further understanding of the intrinsic value of environmental protection and the environment, and enhances the enterprise's sense of responsibility for environmental protection in production activities and services. A full understanding of the existing and potential environmental factors in the system is also conducive to improving the effectiveness of the system. As an effective means and method, the standard establishes a systematic management mechanism on the basis of the original management mechanism of the enterprise. This new management mechanism not only improves the environmental management level, but also promotes the overall management level of the enterprise.

2. Contribute to the implementation of cleaner production and achieve pollution prevention

The implementation of the ISO14001 environmental management system has promoted the application of cleaner production technology. The environmental management system highly emphasizes pollution prevention, and clearly stipulates that a commitment to pollution prevention must be made in the environmental policy of the enterprise; the identification and evaluation of environmental factors requires comprehensive Identify environmental factors in a business's activities, products and services. It is necessary to take into account the possible environmental impacts of the three states and three tenses, and it is required to investigate and analyze the pollutants discharged to the atmosphere and water, the impact of noise, and the treatment of solid wastes one by one. It is solved in management or technology, so that it is included in the management of the system, and these pollution sources are managed through control procedures or operation instructions, thus reflecting the principle of pollution control from the source and realization of pollution prevention; ISO14001 standard defines pollution prevention as : "The adoption of various processes, practices, materials or products for the purpose of preventing, reducing or controlling pollution, which may include recycling, treatment, process modification, control mechanisms, efficient use of resources and material substitution, etc." This definition It not only explains the meaning of pollution prevention, but also points out the ways to achieve pollution prevention, and makes people understand why the implementation of ISO14001 standard can achieve pollution prevention. The situation of the pilot enterprises has proved its practical feasibility, and it has also received obvious results.

3. Helping enterprises to save energy and reduce consumption and reduce costs

The ISO14001 standard requires effective control of the entire production process of the enterprise, reflecting the idea of clean production, from the initial design to the final products and services, taking into account the reduction of pollutant generation, emissions and environmental impact, energy, resources and raw materials. Environmental factors such as conservation, waste recycling and utilization, and controlling important environmental factors by setting goals, indicators, management plans, and operation control can effectively promote pollution reduction, resource conservation and energy conservation, and efficient use of raw materials and recycling. Waste materials, reduce various environmental costs (investment, operating costs, fines, sewage charges), thereby significantly reducing costs, not only to obtain environmental benefits, but also obtain significant economic benefits. For example, 90% of the companies that have passed ISO14001 certification in the UK have achieved economic benefits that exceed the cost of certification through energy saving, recycling, and strengthening management. Compared with the world's advanced level, the energy utilization rate and resource utilization rate of my country's industrial enterprises are far behind. According to reports, it is only equivalent to 30%-50% of the advanced countries. This kind of high input, low output and high consumption is also major issue of environmental protection. Enterprises that implement environmental management systems can make great achievements in transforming original equipment, improving energy and resource utilization.

Fourth, reduce pollutant emissions and reduce the risk of environmental accidents

Since the ISO14001 standard emphasizes pollution prevention and whole-process control, the discharge of pollutants can be reduced from all aspects through the implementation of the system. Through the operation of the system, some enterprises avoid the discharge of pollutants through substitution, and some reduce the discharge of pollutants by improving product design, technological process and strengthening management, and some through treatment, so that the discharge of pollutants reaches the standard. An example is not difficult to illustrate this point. In fact, the role of the ISO14001 standard is not only to reduce the discharge of pollutants, but in a sense, it is more important to reduce the occurrence of liability accidents. One of the 17 elements of the standard is emergency preparedness and response. This element requires: The organization shall establish and maintain procedures to identify potential accidents or emergencies, to respond to, and to prevent or reduce possible accompanying environmental impacts, and to respond to emergencies when necessary, especially after an accident or emergency has occurred. The procedures for preparation and response are reviewed and revised and, where feasible, the organization shall periodically test these procedures. Therefore, through the establishment and implementation of the system, each organization has fully prepared and properly managed its own potential accidents and emergencies, which can greatly reduce the occurrence of liability accidents.

5. Ensure compliance with laws and regulations and avoid environmental criminal liability

Now all kinds of new laws and regulations around the world are continuously introduced, and they are becoming more and more strict. An organization can only obtain these requirements in a timely manner, and has ensured compliance with its requirements through the operation of the system; at the same time, due to proper and effective control and management, it can avoid the occurrence of major accidents, thereby avoiding environmental criminal responsibility.

6. Satisfy customers to come and increase market share

Although ISO14001 standard certification has not yet become one of the conditions for market access, many companies and organizations have put forward requirements for suppliers or partners. IBM's commitment to the environment includes: "Doing business with environmentally responsible suppliers, you are contractually required to comply with all relevant laws and regulations when working for IBM. The company is investigating the supply of In view of the possibility of further unifying effective environmental management, IBM encourages your company to compare its own environmental management system according to the requirements of ISO1400l, and strive to obtain the registration of this international standard.” In fact, there are others in the industry. Affected companies, such as Ford, Toyota, Canon, etc., have hinted that they will give priority to suppliers who formally implement ISO14001. Companies that have issued similar statements to suppliers include: Daimler-Benz, Siemens, Volvo and others.

7. Obtain a green pass and enter the international trade market

One of the guiding ideologies of ISO/TC207 when formulating the ISO14000 standard is: "Do not increase and strive to eliminate trade barriers, regardless of whether the environment is good or bad."

According to the current status of standard formulation and implementation, although no country will take certification as a condition for market access in the short term, in the long run, the impact of ISO14000 series standards on international trade cannot be underestimated.

Currently. Most of the "green barriers" realized in the international market are environmental protection requirements for products or production processes put forward by companies to suppliers; therefore, to examine the impact of the 14000 series of standards on international trade, the key is to examine whether these series of standards are It will be adopted by the majority of enterprises and become the basic requirements for enterprises to engage in international trade. In the long run, the ISO14000 series of standards will become one of the basic conditions in international trade.

The ISO14000 series of standards are global standards after all, and its emergence and rise are inevitable. Developing countries cannot blindly serve as a foil. Only by actively participating can they strive for their own interests. Although the main framers of the standard are developed countries, due to the efforts of developing countries, ISO also took into account the special circumstances of developing countries and small and medium-sized enterprises when formulating ISO14000. Given special consideration, the most important thing is that ISO14000 does not contain absolute environmental behavior requirements, but is based on the laws and regulations of each country, supplemented by management means, which has great potential for application in developing countries, and is conducive to development. China provides a management software. From this perspective, ISO14000 will be an opportunity for developing countries to break down trade barriers and enhance their competitiveness.

Examining the impact of the ISO14000 series of standards on international trade, another aspect is the impact of implementing standards on the competitiveness of enterprises. The ISO14000 series of standards provides an effective environmental management tool for organizations, especially production enterprises, as described in the above cases. , The enterprises that implement the standard are generally reflected in the improvement of management level, energy saving, consumption reduction, and cost reduction, which have made no small achievements, and improved the competitiveness of enterprise products in the international market. To sum up, ISO14000 will have a profound impact on international trade, eliminating trade barriers to a certain extent.

Judging from the current global attitude towards the ISO14000 series of standards, governments around the world generally welcome the standards and support their own enterprises to carry out certification. The business community has also begun to actively implement the standards when they recognize the benefits of the standards. In practice, it can be said that the ISO14000 series of standards have achieved initial success.