International Ban on Domestic Ivory Markets to Stop Elephant Poaching
On September 11, 2016, after days of pushback, delegates at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) congress in Hawaii agreed to enact a…
Earth Day – Environmental Impact of Standards
Earth Day, despite representing the ancient celestial body that we call home, is a relatively recent holiday. Birthed out of concepts of the counterculture movement…
ISO 14004:2016 Revision, Environmental Management Guidelines
ISO 14004:2016 is the latest revision of ISO 14004 – Environmental Management Systems – General Guidelines on Implementation, and updates the 2010 release. From the…
Standards Could Have Saved Easter Island
Ancient Easter Island has been seen as a tragic historical folly, with the Rapa Nui people causing the complete desolation of their small ecosphere at…
Standards for Craft Beer
Even though beer has been a beloved beverage for the majority of civilization, likely having been used during the Neolithic Period 9,000 years ago and…
Tragedy of the Commons
Environmental problems derive from many different sources, but effective environmental sustainability is ultimately dependent on mentality and ideology. If people do not view something as…
ISO 14000 Collection 2: Comprehensive Environmental Management Systems Collection
Standardization can help to increase efficiency of products and services while protecting the people that interact with them. They are also needed to protect nature….