scholarly journals The Practice of Environmental Training: A case of ISO 14001 Certified Businesses in Durban, South Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dianne Sennoga ◽  
Fathima Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Environmental Attitudes ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Business Practices ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Iso 14001 Certification

Environmental management has moved from a policy concept to a proactive strategy defining business responsiveness to stakeholder and market-related pressures towards improved environmentally sustainable business practices. There is increasing business responsiveness through corporate sustainability and environmental management practices. A growing number of environmental regulations make the adoption of environmental management systems such as ISO 14001 more common and this necessitates training. While environmental training is receiving international attention, it is seemingly less prominently investigated in the South African context. In this article, results from an empirical study into the environmental training practices of Durban businesses are presented. By applying the ISO 14001 certification criterion, 24 businesses were identified as research participants. The practice of environmental training was investigated considering three themes i.e. environmental attitudes and culture, training resources and commitment, and impediments to environmental training. In exploring these themes, the main questions of the extent of environmental training and its effectiveness are determined. It was found that environmental training is widely practised across all businesses sampled, with impact-focused training topics supported by positive environmental attitudes. However, other areas emerge as problematic, including limited organisational prioritisation of environmental training as well as insufficient further training topics which can limit the efficacy of training activities.Keywords: environmental training; environmental education; ISO 14001; Environmental Management Systems; corporate sustainability

scholarly journals The Purpose of ISO 14001 Certification: Independent Assurance or Improved Environmental Management System?

2012 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 157
Author(s):  
Janet Morrill ◽  
Sylvie Berthelot
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Iso 14001 Certification

This study provides evidence of the value of third party certification of environmental management systems. We examine the relative importance of improving an environmental management system as a result of certification, versus being able to communicate the quality of that system credibly to outsiders through third party certification. We use survey data where one half of the respondents had indicated that they had an environmental management (EMS) in place before seeking ISO 14001 certification, while the other half of respondents did not. Our analyses comparing the two groups find that the group already having an EMS report similar motivations for ISO 14001 certification and perceive to have received similar levels of benefits as firms having no pre-certification EMS. We conclude that even for organizations that already have an EMS, the ability to communicate credibly the quality of that system is a compelling reason to obtain ISO certification.

Integrating energy and environmental management systems to enable facilities to qualify for carbon funds

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 938-956
Author(s):  
Stamatis Chrysikopoulos ◽  
Panos Chountalas
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Life Cycles ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Footprints ◽  
Management Procedures ◽  
Sound Technology

The purpose of this paper is to propose a practical framework that integrates energy and environmental management systems to satisfy the monitoring and verification requirements of facilities energy conservation and greenhouse gas emissions reduction; these requirements are essential for organisations to access financing mechanisms, such as carbon funds. As a reference point, the framework uses the ISO 50001 standard, which pertains to an organisation’s energy management procedures. This framework is enriched with elements from other standards, such as ISO 14001 (environmental management system) and ISO 14064 (GHG verification system). The framework also incorporates sound technology management practices and other obligations, such as those arising from international law. It, thus, allows for the systematic quantification, assessment and forecasting of the energy and environmental footprints of facilities throughout their life cycles, enabling them to qualify for carbon funds.

scholarly journals Do the ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems Influence Eco-innovation Performance? Evidences from the EU Context.

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 292
Author(s):  
Stefano Brogi ◽  
Tamara Menichini
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Innovation Performance ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Policy Suggestions ◽  
Iso 14001 Certification ◽  
The Eu

Eco-innovation has become a clear target of EU policy strategies. Consequently, detecting drivers of eco-innovation has become crucial to design effective eco-innovation policies. The paper focuses on the adoption of ISO 14001 standard, with the aim to investigate to what extent the ISO certification of Environmental Management Systems influences eco-innovation performance. A correlation analysis between data from European Eco-Innovation Scoreboard interactive tool (ECO-IS) reveals that, at EU country level, there is no a significant correlation between the number of ISO 14001 certified organizations and the level of some selected Eco-Innovation performance indicators. Both the number of companies that have developed innovations with environmental benefits and the number of patents in environmentally-related technologies are not significantly related to the number of companies with ISO 14001 certification. Similar results were obtained by considering only Eco-Innovation leaders, that is EU countries with above-average Eco-Innovation Index values. These empirical evidences arise some questions and policy suggestions that will be discussed.Keywords: Eco-innovation drivers; Environmental Management Systems; ISO 14001 certification; Eco-Innovation Scoreboard; Eco-Innovation Index.

scholarly journals Corporate Environmental Management Systems and Outcomes: A Case Study of ISO 14001 Implementation in a Cable Manufacturing Company in Tema, Ghana

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (31) ◽  
pp. 320
Author(s):  
Nancy, Botchway ◽  
Shine Francis, Gbedemah
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Annual Data ◽  
Manufacturing Firm ◽  
Corporate Environmental Management ◽  
Before And After

The potential for the firm to improve its resource use especially energy management by using Environmental Management Systems (EMS) like ISO 14001 has been shown to be possible. Yet, no in-depth research has been conducted to explore this possibility in Ghana. The implementation of EMS integrates the corporate environmental management strategies and management commitment to sustainable development but most of the organisations in developing countries of West Africa are slow to adopt the management system. The aim of this paper is to assess the drivers, the competitive advantages of ISO 14001 EMS certification and the environmental impact of ISO 14001 EMS certification, in terms of energy consumption. Before and after methods of evaluation were used to analyse the data collected. Purposive sampling technique was used to administer questionnaires and interview guides to employees of the cable manufacturing firm. A review was also made of annual data for electricity consumption before and after ISO 14001 EMS certification. The findings indicate that the main driver of the ISO 14001 EMS certification by the firm is to take advantage of certification to expand its market share. It was also found out that reduction in potential environmental liability risks is the main competitive advantage of ISO 14001 EMS certification. In terms of energy consumption, the findings show that the firm is saving a lot of energy thus cost. It is recommended that more efforts should be made by the energy commission of Ghana through the provision of funds to firms who want to implement environmental management systems.

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