ISO14001 Certification and its Contribution to Expansion of Environment Education

Education is the most important and fundamental measures for solution of various environmental problems. For this purpose, organizations (private companies, universities, elementary and secondary schools, and local governments, etc.) estimating the environmental management system (EMS) based on ISO14001, have a duty to perform education for environment to their members and to their related persons. In addition, they are obliged to have the outreach activities to introduce education and information for environment to persons and parties outside the organizations through acceptance of visitors, publication of environmental reports, and exhibition on websites, etc. It is important for not only higher educational organizations such as universities but also ISO14001-certificated enterprises to achieve esucation for environment efficiently by considering objects, methods, and frequencies of the education