In this document, we want to highlight the importance of preserving and caring for the environment due to its relevance and high impact around the world, due to climate change and the lack of attention that has been given to the subject by different interest groups. It is for this reason, that the industries have taken a significant role in carrying out actions that mitigate the mentioned impact by establishing measures to improve the processes of the companies. This document will focus on evidencing the benefits of implementing the ISO 14001 and ISO 26000 (Chapter 6.5) standards, that are based on the protection and care of the environment. The main objective of this study is to show the benefits that Colombian companies obtain by implementing the two standards at the same time, in contrast to companies that only apply the ISO 14001 or ISO 26000 standard. It seeks to highlight the importance of applying the two standards since this would allow a company to be more competitive and sustainable over time. It should be noted that, for the ISO entity (International Standard Organization), the 14001 standard is certifiable, while the 26000 is not; therefore, in general the ISO 26000 is not widely applied by companies. Additionally, a specific example of a Colombian company will be presented that, because of its activities, causes a high environmental impact but, even so, is considered a successful company due to the responsibility of mitigating and reducing the environmental impact.
