Comparison of ISO14000, EMAS, and BS7750 Strategic Planning Toolbox Comparison of ISO 14000, EMAS, and BS7750 Global Standards ISO 14000, EMAS, and BS7750 Similarities Differences Related Links Global environmental management standards allow organizations to incorporate their environmental efforts towards a common goal - sustainable development.
Standards help organizations comply with current and future legislative requirements.
Moreover, certification with one of the environmental management standards may increase shareholder value while minimizing an organizations' adverse environmental impact. The ISO 14000 series are international voluntary standards that were modeled after BS 7750. EMAS was developed for the European Union and is also based on BS 7750. Thus all of the standards share the same foundation. There are more similarities between EMAS and BS 7750 than with ISO 14000.