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Covenants with Weak Swords: ISO14001 and Facilities’ Environmental Performance

2005 | Matthew Potoski

Voluntary environmental programs are codes of progressive environmental conduct that firms pledge to adopt. This paper investigates whether ISO 14001, a voluntary program with a weak sword—a weak monitoring and sanctioning mechanism—can mitigate shirking and improve participants' environmental perfo...

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Motives, difficulties and benefits in implementing ISO 14001 environmental management system

2011 | Evangelos Psomas

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to examine the motives for implementing the ISO 14001 standard, the difficulties in meeting the standard's requirements and the benefits derived, and to determine the most significant latent constructs (unobserved variables) of these. Design/methodology/approa...

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Panacea, common sense, or just a label? The value of ISO 14001 environmental management systems

2000 | Dennis Rondinelli

An increasing number of corporations around the world are certifying their environmental management systems by ISO 14000 series standards. Advocates of ISO 14001 claim substantial operational, managerial, and competitive benefits for corporations that adopt the international guidelines. Critics cont...

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ISO 14001 and reduction of toxic emissions

2004 | Michal Szymanski

ISO 14001 is an international standard for Environmental Management Systems, adopted by over 36,000 organizations worldwide. This paper attempts to determine the length of time after which a given company has implemented ISO 14001 experiences emission reduction. The sample used is a group of 264 man...

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The promises and pitfalls of ISO 14001 for competitiveness and sustainability: a comparison of Japan and the United States

2003 | Eric Welch

This paper investigates the theoretical and empirical reasons why Japan leads the world in adoption of ISO 14001, while the US lags, and the comparative effect of ISO 14001 on environmental performance of adopters in both countries. Findings suggest that institutional barriers to adoption are much h...