The primary focus of the ISO 14001 standard within the ISO 14000 series is to provide requirements with guidance for use that relate to environmental systems. It is designed to help any type of organization, regardless of its activity or sector, to measure and improve its environmental impact. The ISO 14000 family of standards, developed by ISO Technical Committee ISO/TC 207 and its various subcommittees, covers a range of environmental management approaches such as audits, communications, labeling, and life cycle analysis, as well as environmental challenges such as climate change. ISO 14001 is the core component of the ISO 14000 family and is an environmental management system that contains requirements for achieving and maintaining environmentally sound standards of doing business. The entire business process is considered, from product manufacturing to product performance and ultimately product disposal.