These programs can also be integrated with the emerging ISO 14000 series and other international environmental management standards.
These programs can also be integrated with the emerging ISO 14000 series and other international environmental management standards.
- E.g., under EPA's Region 1 3PC program, companies already subscribing to another EMS protocol are allowed to use that instead. Others can utilize a modified version of ISO 14001's EMS standard.
- Participating firms will be given immunity from EPA sanctions for self-reporting violations, and it is not clear whether this immunity will extend to citizen lawsuits.
- Moreover, There are no definitive standards for evaluating the performance of the third-party auditors, upon which the entire system depends.