IS0  9000  and IS0  14000

The  IS0 9000 and  IS0  14000 families  are  among  ISO's most widely known  and successful standards  ever.  IS0  9000  has become  an  international reference  for quality  requirements in  business-to-business dealings, and  IS0  14000 looks set to achieve at least  as  much,  if not  more, in helping organizations to meet their environmental challenges.

The vast majority of IS0 standards are highly specific  to a particular product, material, or process. However, the standards that have earned the  IS0 9000 and IS0 14000 families  a  worldwide reputation  are  known  as  "generic management  system standards!'. "Generic" means  that  the same standards  can  be  applied to any organization, large or small, whatever  its product -  including whether  its "product" is actually a service  -  in any sector of activity, and whether it is a business enterprise, a public administration, or a government department.