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APRIL 2014 GREEN CITIES

Earth Day is an annual event that takes place on April 22, during which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection. It was first celebratedin 1970, and is now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network, and celebrated in more than 192 countries each year.

Benefits of ISO 14001 Certification include:

Improvements in overall environmental performance and compliance

A framework for using pollution prevention practices to meet EMS objectives

Increased efficiency and potential cost savings when managing environmental obligations

Predictability and consistency in managing environmental obligations

More effective targeting of scarce environmental management resources

Enhanced public posture with outside stakeholders

Earth Day* 2014 focuses on Green Cities

more than 50% of the world population

lives in cities The Green Cities campaign helps cities andcommunities around the world acceleratetheir transition to a more sustainable future

helps businesses and communitiesmanage the impact of their activities

on the environment

ISO 14001 is the mostrecognized framework

for

environmentalmanagementsystems (EMS) in the world and one of ISO's most popular standards

ISO 14001 is a voluntary standard that, like other ISO standards, is the result of international collaboration andrepresents global best practices

As of the end of 2012 at least