1. M. Rowan, ‘Instant’ Payback on ISO 14001 Investment, Plant, also available at www.plant.ca.
2. ISO, The ISO Survey of ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 Certificates. ISO Tenth cycle (2000). Available at: http://www.iso.ch/iso/en/iso9000-14000/pdf/survey10thcycle.pdf. See also P. Bansal, Taking Stock of ISO 14001 Certifications, Academy of Management Meeting, Toronto, Ontario (2000).
3. For example, “The ISO 14000 series has the potential to create dramatic improvements in corporate management that extend far beyond the management of corporate environmental impacts. It can create significant improvements in organizations through the opportunities for strategic learning and building capabilities in corporations that extend to diverse functions and facilities.” (M. J. Epstein and M-J. Roy, Using ISO 14000 for improved organizational learning and environmental management, Environmental Quality Management Autumn, 21 (1997). Other positive evaluations of ISO 14001 include: S. Jackson, The ISO 14001 Implementation Guide: Creating an Integrated Management System, Wiley, New York (1997);
4. O. Boiral and J-M. Sala, Environmental management: should industry adopt ISO 14001? Business Horizons 41, 57–64 (1998);
5. J. Cascio, G. Woodside and P. Mitchell, ISO 14000 Guide: The New International Environmental Management Standards, McGraw Hill, New York (1996).