ANSI/ISO 14004:2004为环境管理体系的建立、实施、维护和改进及其与其他管理体系的协调提供了指导。ANSI/ISO 14004:2004中的指南适用于任何组织，无论其规模、类型、位置或成熟程度如何。虽然ANSI/ISO 14004:2004中的指南与ANSI/ISO 14001:2004环境管理体系模型一致，但其目的不是解释ANSI/ISO 14001:2004的要求。

ANSI/ISO 14004:2004 provides guidance on the establishment, implementation, maintenance and improvement of an environmental management system and its coordination with other management systems. The guidelines in ANSI/ISO 14004:2004 are applicable to any organization, regardless of its size, type, location or level of maturity. While the guidelines in ANSI/ISO 14004:2004 are consistent with the ANSI/ISO 14001:2004 environmental management system model, they are not intended to provide interpretations of the requirements of ANSI/ISO 14001:2004.