ISO 14001 EMS Conformance vs. Environmental Compliance are they equivalent?

ISO 14001 EMS Conformance and Environmental Compliance are they equivalent?

This technical presentation will provide an introduction to the ISO 14001 EMS standard and conformance with its shall statements.  We will discuss the continual improvement objectives in the ISO standard.  We will discuss the fact that the ISO standard assumes a site is in compliance with the environmental regulations/laws and that it is trying to go above and beyond the agency requirements.  At the same time, we will also discuss the similarities and differences between "conformance" with the ISO standard and "compliance" with environmental regulations/laws.  It's often a misconception that these two go hand in hand.  This technical presentation is meant for a wide variety of interested parties including EHS management, consultants, regulators, etc.