Proyecto guadalajara: Promoting sustainable development through the adoption of ISO 14001 by small and medium-sized enterprises

2013 ◽  
pp. 317-330
Author(s):  
Richard P. Wells ◽  
David Galbraith
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Iso 14001

scholarly journals The Environmental Aspect in the Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility in the Energy Industry and Sustainable Development of the Economy

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (18) ◽  
pp. 5993
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Huk ◽  
Mateusz Kurowski
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Energy Industry ◽  
Environmental Aspect ◽  
The World ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
The Impact

Sustainable development is now an important direction for the further development of all economies in the world. It is important to balance economic development with the impact on the environment and our planet. Another direction in the development of management sciences is the emergence of the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility, which considers this impact in three key aspects—economic, environmental and social—in terms of microeconomics. This concept gives companies specific guidelines and tools that minimize their negative impact on the environment. Reducing the negative impact of companies influences the environment and this is what is mainly associated with them. However, companies should also pay attention to internal consistency and caring for employees. Company practices such as the exploitation of people, including children, and injustice in the workplace are some of the factors that can be observed in less developed countries. The article focuses on the presentation of the environmental aspect in the context of the concept of corporate social responsibility. We analyzed individual sectors of the economy in terms of the environmental aspect, with particular emphasis on the energy industry. The study is based on a statistical analysis taking into account data from 1718 companies from all over the world. The aim of the article is to present the environmental aspect in the context of corporate social responsibility in the energy industry as a direction for sustainable development of the economy. The article is based on the analysis of the literature and databases presenting CSR, which was created on the basis of questionnaire research. The article shows which regions of the world are worse and which are better in terms of the environmental aspects of CSR. Conclusions on the main CSR guidelines for the environment are also presented. We analyzed factors such as environmental routines, policies and targets, implementation of environmental management systems, ISO 14001/EMAS certification, environmental reporting, environmental requirements inside the supply chain, the trend of GHG emissions and the trend of energy consumption for their environmental impact. The analysis was carried out on the basis of given regions of the world and individual sectors of the economy, especially the energy industry.

Communication of commitment towards sustainable development of certified Portuguese organisations

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 458-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Filipe Carvalho ◽  
Pedro Domingues ◽  
Paulo Sampaio
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Continuous Improvement ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Theoretical Assumptions ◽  
First Time

Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: first, it aims at the identification and assessment of the commitments towards sustainable development (SD) communicated to all interested parties (stakeholders) by top management; and second, mapping the profile of the organisations which prominently communicate those commitments. Design/methodology/approach The research methodology was supported on the content analysis of the organisations’ statements (disclosed on the institutional website) that sustain the strategy and policies (organisational culture). A total of 540 certified Portuguese organisations in Quality, Environment and Occupational Health and Safety (QEOHS) comprised the sample. Findings According to this research, it is possible to identify three main commitments towards SD addressing customers (consumers), human resources (employees) and continuous improvement. Furthermore, results suggest that commitments towards customers and human resources fit properly into the theoretical assumptions of the stakeholder theory and, in turn, the commitment towards continuous improvement fits accurately into the assumptions of the “normative isomorphism” of the institutional theory. Moreover, the results pointed out the characteristics of Portuguese organisations (QEOHS) that prominently communicate commitments towards SD: large business volume, located in Lisbon or Setubal, fall within the public business sector, are members of the BCSD Portugal and publish annual reports on the institutional website. Research limitations/implications Solely organisations operating in Portugal and simultaneously encompassing three certified management subsystems (against the clauses of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 standards) were considered throughout this study. So it is not possible to ascertain at which extent the conclusions are valid. However, although the statistical generalisation of the results may be precluded, there is not any peculiar reason preventing the analytical generalisation, namely, in organisations operating in countries with similar macro-characteristics of Portugal. Originality/value To the best of authors’ knowledge this is the first time that such a comprehensive, detailed and thorough analysis of the communicated commitments towards SD is carried out regardless the activity sector. The conclusions from this paper are useful both for practitioners and scholars. On one hand companies have now information on the more often communicated statements, while on the other hand academics and scholars will benefit from this research and hopefully be able to replicate it in other contexts.

scholarly journals Environmental Management Systems in the Context of Sustainable Development – the Identification of Open Problems

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-142
Author(s):  
Marek Bugdol ◽  
◽  
Daniel Puciato ◽  
Tadeusz Borys ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Problem Area ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Open Problems ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages

The cognitive objective of this paper was to establish the roles played by standardized environmental management systems in the process of the sustainable development of an organization. At present this process is analysed mainly in the context of the UN Sustainable Development Goals formulated within the scope of the 2030 Agenda for Global Action. The main research method used by the authors was a systematic literature review. The result of the conducted review was the identification of motives and conditions for the implementation of environmental management systems as well as advantages and disadvantages resulting from such implementation. The authors also indicated the major causes of failures in the introduction and improvement of systems consistent with the ISO 14001 standard and presented conditions determining their successful implementation. In the final part of the paper, they included recommendations for further research directions in the examined problem area.

scholarly journals REIKALAVIMAS TAIKYTI APLINKOS APSAUGOS VADYBOS PRIEMONES KAIP DALYVAVIMO VIEŠUOSIUOSE PIRKIMUOSE SĄLYGA LIETUVOJE

Teisė ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 87 ◽  
pp. 51-68
Author(s):  
I. Žvaigždinienė ◽  
R. Rudauskienė
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Selection Criterion ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Technical Ability ◽  
Management Measures ◽  
Management Schemes ◽  
Similarities And Differences ◽  
Environmentally Sound

Šiame straipsnyje analizuojama aplinkosaugos vadybos sistemų (EMAS ir ISO 14001), kaip darnaus vys­tymosi tikslų padedančių siekti aplinkosaugos priemonių, reikšmė, atskleidžiamas su jų įgyvendinimu susijusių reikalavimų turinys, šių sistemų panašumai ir pagrindiniai skirtumai, nagrinėjama, kokia yra reikalavimo taikyti aplinkosaugos vadybos priemones viešuosiuose pirkimuose reikšmė ir kokia tiekėjo kvalifikacija gali būti laikoma lygiavertė minėtoms dviem aplinkosaugos vadybos sistemoms, kad vie­šuoju pirkimu būtų pasiekti aplinkosaugos tikslai ir tiekėjas būtų pajėgus vykdydamas sutartį užtikrinti aplinkos apsaugą. This article analyzes the significance of environmental management schemes (EMAS and ISO 14001) as of the measures, assisting in achieving the aims of sustainable development, discloses the substance of the requirements, related to the implementation of such measures, the similarities and differences between these environmental management schemes. Similarly, the article examines the meaning of the selection criterion, used in public procurement, requiring suppliers to apply environmental management schemes or measures, and reveals the complexity of evaluation of equivalence of non formal environ­mental management measures to EMAS and ISO 14001, with the purpose to ensure that a supplier has a technical ability to carry out a public contract in an environmentally sound manner.

scholarly journals Key Tools for Social- and Environmental Performance, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

2021 ◽  
pp. 61-101
Author(s):  
Caroline D. Ditlev-Simonsen
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Multinational Enterprises ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
International Perspective ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Complex Sphere ◽  
History Of ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Social And Environmental Performance

AbstractCorporate responsibility provides the foundation for sustainable development. It is a complex sphere since there are several confusing initiatives intended to help companies incorporate sustainability. From an international perspective, the UN initiatives have had the most impact. I provide a short introduction to the history of key UN initiatives associated with environmental and social issues and how they relate to business and corporations. As the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have a key global framework for sustainable development, they will be discussed in detail with special attention to challenges and practical relevance for corporations. Well-known and widely applied initiatives to evaluate corporate performance like Fair Trade Certificate and ISO 14001; greenhouse and climate reporting initiatives, like the GHG Protocol, CDP, TCFD; sustainable reporting frameworks, like GRI and IIRC; and supply chain guidance and due diligence like the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and new laws on transparency, will be presented.

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