ISO 14000 is the international standard for Environmental Management Systems (EMS). The environmentally responsible companion to the ISO 9000 standards for Quality Management Systems, it's starting to get the attention of a few forward-thinking companies. But is it worth it? In other words, will it pay off, or should you just go lean?In looking for the answer, I stumbled upon a recent Practix from CAPS Research on ISO 14000 at Veris Industries. The Practix provides a fairly detailed case study of the implementation and concludes with the following results: The ISO 14000 process created a ...