Question

Which ONE of the following options CORRECTLY matches the ISO series with their usages in environmental management system (EMS) given in the table?

ISO Series	Environmental Management System
(P) ISO 14001	(i) Environmental labeling
(Q) ISO 14020	(ii) Evaluation of environmental management system
(R) ISO 14040	(iii) Addressing environmental aspects of products
(S) ISO 14060	(iv) Life cycle assessment procedure

• A. (P) - (i); (Q) - (ii); (R) - (iii); (S) - (iv)
• B. (P) - (ii); (Q) - (i); (R) - (iv); (S) - (iii)
• C. (P) - (iii); (Q) - (iv); (R) - (i); (S) - (ii)
• D. (P) - (iv); (Q) - (iii); (R) - (ii); (S) - (i)

Hint:

ISO 14001 relates to EMS requirements/audit, ISO 14020 to labels, ISO 14040 to life cycle assessment, and ISO 14060 series to environmental aspects in product standards.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

Step 1: Recall what each ISO series in the 14000 family actually covers.
The ISO 14000 family is a set of international standards dealing with environmental management. Four series are given here: ISO 14001, ISO 14020, ISO 14040, and ISO 14060.

Step 2: Match ISO 14001.
ISO 14001 is the core standard titled Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use. It lays down the requirements an organization's EMS must meet and is the standard against which organizations get their EMS certified and audited. Certification and audit are essentially about evaluating whether an EMS is functioning correctly, so ISO 14001 corresponds to (ii) Evaluation of environmental management system.

Step 3: Match ISO 14020.
ISO 14020 series is titled Environmental labels and declarations - General principles. This series governs how organizations can make environmental claims and eco-labels on their products, so it directly corresponds to (i) Environmental labeling.

Step 4: Match ISO 14040.
ISO 14040 is titled Environmental management - Life cycle assessment - Principles and framework. This is the foundational standard describing how to conduct an LCA study, so it corresponds to (iv) Life cycle assessment procedure.

Step 5: Match ISO 14060.
The ISO 14060 family of documents provides guidance to standard writers on how to address environmental aspects within product standards, essentially guiding how environmental considerations of products get incorporated into other standards. This corresponds to (iii) Addressing environmental aspects of products.

Step 6: Assemble the correct matching.
Putting it together: (P) ISO 14001 - (ii), (Q) ISO 14020 - (i), (R) ISO 14040 - (iv), (S) ISO 14060 - (iii). This exact combination appears in option (B).

Step 7: Conclude.
Therefore, the correct answer is option (B).