scholarly journals Environmental Performance Improvements and External Stakeholder Pressures in Companies with Certified Environmental Management System

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 76-83
Author(s):  
Tiberio Daddi ◽  
Sara Tessitore ◽  
Francesco Testa ◽  
Fabio Iraldo
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
External Pressure ◽  
Performance Improvements ◽  
External Stakeholder ◽  
Stakeholder Pressures ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between environmental performance and Environmental Management Systems has been widely investigated by international researches. Despite this, our paper adds new perspectives to the current literature framework. First, it is focused on companies with an Environmental Management System registered according to EMAS Regulation, while many previous studies considered also ISO14001 certified companies. Second, to achieve the objectives of this paper, a wide sample of Italian companies was considered, and the results of a questionnaire survey filled out by 143 organizations are reported. In addition, this study points out the relationship between environmental performance and stakeholder pressures which have not been thoroughly investigated in previous papers. The results show that EMAS positively influences performance on some environmental aspects such as water consumption and emissions into the atmosphere, while this positive influence is not confirmed for other aspects. The Public Authorities represent the stakeholder identified by the survey as the main external pressure to improve environmental performance.

scholarly journals Mitől zöld egy vállalat - avagy mit is jelent a jó környezeti teljesítmény? (What makes a company green – or what does good environmental performance mean?)

2008 ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Gábor Harangozó
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Management System ◽  
Corporate Performance ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Environmental Load ◽  
Exact Analysis ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
A Company

A vállalati teljesítmény megítélésénél egyre nagyobb hangsúlyt kap a környezeti teljesítmény vizsgálata. Nem egyértelmű ugyanakkor, mit is jelent a jó környezeti teljesítmény: egyesek például a szennyezőanyagkibocsátás csökkentését, míg mások egy környezetirányítási rendszer bevezetését értik alatta. Az eltérések miatt sokszor nem kapunk hiteles információt arról, vajon a környezetileg jól teljesítő vállalatok versenytársaiknál sikeresebbek-e vagy se m. A szerző a cikkben kísérletet tesz egy a környezeti teljesítmény átfogó értelmezésére szolgáló modell felállítására, amely lehetőséget biztosít a vállalati és a környezeti teljesítmény kapcsolatának pontosabb megismerésére és így jobb vállalati döntések meghozatalára. _________ When evaluating corporate performance, more and more emphasis is put on the assessment of environmental performance as well. It is not obvious however, what good environmental performance means: some researchers interpret it for example as decreasing environmental load while others as introducing an environmental management system. These differences in many cases lead to contradictory conclusions, whether environmentally good companies would outperform their competitors in other fields as well. In the article the author attempts to build a model for interpreting the concept of environmental performance, enabling more exact analysis of the relationship between company and environmental performance, and so making better company decisions.

scholarly journals A contribution of the Cleaner Production Program to the ISO 14001 Management System: a case study in the metal-mechanic sector

2009 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Magnani Cervelini ◽  
Maria Tereza Saraiva Souza
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Cleaner Production ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Production Program ◽  
System A ◽  
Iso 14000

The aim of this work is to identify the contributions of the Cleaner Production Program to the Environmental Management System certified to ISO 14000. The results of the research indicate that the procedure standardization demanded by normalization leads the company to adopt environmentally adequate procedures; besides, the implementation of the Cleaner Production Program acts as a complementary tool in the EMS, with a view to improving environmental performance.

scholarly journals FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG MEMPENGARUHI PENGUNGKAPAN EMISI GAS RUMAH KACA DARI PERSPEKTIF AKUNTANSI HIJAU

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 88
Author(s):  
Sri Anggita Olvin Deantari ◽  
Margani Pinasti ◽  
Eliada Herwiyanti
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Greenhouse Gas ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Management System ◽  
Carbon Emission ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Goodness Of Fit Test ◽  
Chemical Companies

<p><em>This study aims to analyze the effect of environmental management system, environmental performance, size, profitability and leverage to greenhouse gas emissions disclosure in Indonesia companies. To measure the extent of carbon emission disclosure used checklist that was developed based on the information request sheets provided by the carbon disclosure project (CDP). The population of this study was all basic industrial and chemical companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during 2014-2016. Sampling method used in this research is purposive sampling method so that obtained samples based on the criteria as many as 60 research samples. Type of data used is secondary data. Data analysis used descriptive statistic, Classical Assumption Test, Multiple Linear Regression Analysis, Goodness of Fit Test, Coefficient of Determination Analysis (R²) and Hypothesis Testing (t test). </em><em>The results of 5 hypothesis, 4 hypothesis accepted and 1 hypothesis rejected. Variable Environmental Management System, Environmental Performance and Size have positive and significant and Leverage have negative and significant impact to carbon emission disclosure. While profitability have positive but not significant impact in basic industrial and chemical companies in Indonesia. Based on Adjusted R Square is seen that the value of coefficient of determination is 0.663, it means that the Greenhouse Gas Emission Disclosure can be explained by independent variable equal to 66,3% and 33,7% explained by other variable.</em><strong></strong></p><em></em>

An assessment of the EMAS standard in developing an effective environmental strategy: an analysis of certified companies in Italy

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Federica Murmura ◽  
Laura Bravi ◽  
Gilberto Santos
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Benefits ◽  
Critical Areas ◽  
Heterogeneous Effects ◽  
Mail Address

PurposeThe study provides an overview of the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) standard and its potential in helping a company to improve its environmental performance. The work aims to investigate a company's perception towards the implementation of the EMAS environmental management system with the benefits and the critical areas derived from it, the overall assessment of the certification and its possible future developments.Design/methodology/approachThe study develops an empirical analysis of Italian EMAS III certified companies, through the administration of a questionnaire to all those Italian companies that were EMAS certified and that provided a valid e-mail address on the EMAS register. Overall, 231 Italian companies took part in the survey.FindingsThe results confirm the heterogeneous effects of an Environmental Management System depending on the company profile and highlight the positive influence of certification on environmental management. It emerges how the EMAS certification is approached more for internal reasons, and therefore gives more internal benefits to companies that implement it. Moreover, the time from which companies have been certified turns out to be a relevant factor for obtaining environmental and organizational benefits connected with EMAS certification.Originality/valueThe recent decrease in EMAS registrations has not been sufficiently studied, leaving unsolved questions for scholars, practitioners and policy-makers. Previous studies used a negativist perspective, identifying the barriers that led to the non-renewal of the certification. The present study aims to focus on the positive factors, which have led still active companies to renew the certification.

Green Environment and Management

2018 ◽  
pp. 100-116
Author(s):  
Fatma Ince
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Global Competition ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
Environmental Goals ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter on environmental management system (EMS) addresses the relationship between organizational factors and environmental goals. Because the increasing awareness about environment affects the related groups and forces the firms have an environmental approach. The global competition, regulations and other pressures can change the tools of the sustainability. So, the firms start to consider an environmental management system as an innovative instrument as well as an adaptation strategy. Because, environmental standards and policies give the firm an opportunity to improve the business performance. From this viewpoint, this chapter provides an overview of the context, organizational drivers and implementation of the EMS.

Environmental Management Systems and Environmental Performance: The Case of Russian Energy Sector

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1377
Author(s):  
Valery V. IOSIFOV ◽  
Svetlana V. RATNER
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Management System ◽  
Integrated Management ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Legal Form ◽  
Energy Companies

Nowadays one of the most common organizational eco-innovations in energy companies is introducing environmental management systems (EMS). Nevertheless, the issues of environmental and economic efficiency of EMS remain controversial. The purpose of this work is to develop a methodology for assessing the effectiveness of environmental management systems of Russian energy companies certified in accordance with ISO 14001. Since Russian companies do not have EMAS conformance certificates, the issues of the effectiveness of environmental management systems under the European Environmental Management Scheme and eco-audit were not considered in this study. The study is based on the data from annual corporate reports of the largest energy companies of the Russian Federation, which have the organizational and legal form of public joint-stock companies. The selection criteria were: i) the existence of an integrated management system, which is based on a certified environmental management system; ii) the presence in the corporate reports of data on the environmental performance of the company, at least a few years before and after the introduction of EMS, sufficient for statistical analysis using a two depended samples T-test. The study has shown that the application of ISO 14001 can be considered as a condition for the development of eco-innovation, as a well-designed environmental management strategy covers the whole range of issues related to innovative development, modernization and competitiveness. The introduction of EMS is also associated with an increase in the information transparency of the entire production system of the company, which is also a positive point in terms of the development of innovative processes.

scholarly journals Ecological and economic aspects of creating a global environmental management system

2021 ◽  
Vol 291 ◽  
pp. 02003
Author(s):  
Val. V. Matveev ◽  
Vl. V. Matveev ◽  
A.V. Serbulov
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Emission Data ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Monetary Approach ◽  
Key Indicators ◽  
Practical Recommendations

The authors argue that a market monetary approach to environmental management is not effective. In this regard, the article proposes theoretical background and practical recommendations for creating a global ecology management system based on the operational assessment of the current environmental impact magnitude. This system allows calculating the environmental value of products, as well as a number of key indicators of environmental performance, which are direct analogues of economic performance indicators. The proposed economic approach, based on the use of accounting methods, provides an opportunity to establish a mathematically accurate correlation between the economic and environmental results of economic and other related activities.The application of carbon emission data for selecting the “cleanest” type of generator that provides the least amount of total globally significant CO2 emissions has been analyzed as an example.

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