Corning developed and deployed an Environmental Management System (EMS) in 2004 that closely follows the format and substance of ISO 14001, the widely recognized international standard. This EMS was developed to best fit the needs of most Corning facilities.

The Corporate Environmental Control group conducts the EMS assessments at certifications at each facility that institutes the Corning EMS. In addition, many facilities have been externally certified to ISO 14001, particularly where they have customer or other external requirements to do so.

At this time all Corning facilities have instituted either the Corning EMS or ISO 14001. By instituting these systems, they have achieved numerous benefits, included identification of waste reduction opportunities, introduced more rigorous systems to ensure compliance, and reduced impact to the environment.

View Corning's Certified ISO 14001 locations. 

The pyramid shown below depicts key parts of the Corning EMS. These parts include the following:

• Core activities - shown at the base
• The standard sections of an EMS - shown in the center
• Components of a world-class EMS - shown at the top of the pyramid