An empirical study on the driving mechanism of proactive corporate environmental management in China

Liu, Xianbing; Liu, Beibei; Shishime, Tomohiro; Yu, Qian; Bi, Jun; Fujitsuka, Tetsuro

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2010.03.011

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“…We divide the possible influencing factors into external pressure and internal driving force [28]. Institutional theory is widely used to analyze the influence of policies and social external pressures [11,29].…”

Section: Independent Variable Selection and Research Hypothesismentioning

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“…It states that institutional factors such as governmental regulation, market requirement and social expectations play an important role in companies' behavior. In the socio-political sphere, Liu et al believe that policies, social pressure and expectations from special stakeholders are often a decisive factor in corporate behavior, while competitors, suppliers and consumers are often the influential factors [28]. Under environmental protection pressure, companies' environmental strategies and management performance are affected by factors such as energy price [30], market competition [31], the carrying out of order and control policies or those with market incentives [32], regional differences [33], etc.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Influencing Factors of Companies’ Behavior for Mitigation: A Discussion within the Context of Emission Trading Scheme

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China built pilot carbon emission trading schemes in seven regions and established a national carbon trading market in electricity sector in December 2017. This study conducted a questionnaire survey of 570 companies in 29 regions nationwide and found that companies still need to improve mitigation measures regarding fossil fuel combustion, production technology, output adjustment and environmental management. By establishing regression models, influencing factors of carbon emission reduction are identified. Pilot emission trading policy has a significant impact on company emission reduction behaviors. Companies inside or outside the pilot region respond differently to the influencing factors. Companies inside emphasize more on energy price and mitigation potential, while enterprises outside pay more attention to investment and familiarity with technology and policy.

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Section: Independent Variable Selection and Research Hypothesismentioning

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Section: Independent Variable Selection and Research Hypothesismentioning

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Influencing Factors of Companies’ Behavior for Mitigation: A Discussion within the Context of Emission Trading Scheme

2018

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“…The green initiatives adopted include: green supply chain management that consists of waste management, green packaging, evaluating vendors on their green performance, reducing carbon emissions in the delivery of goods, and developing more eco-friendly products [7]; green logistic of truck fleets [8]; corporate environmental management [9]; energy saving [10]; green strategies and green marketing [11]; and environmental attitude [12]. In East Asia, [13] revealed that businesses, investors, and insurers are implementing better quantitative assessments to reduce climate risks.…”

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Green Initiatives Adoption and Environmental Performance of Public Listed Companies in Malaysia

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Abstract:Environmental issues bring about thoughtful questions on the roles of business organisations in society. Irrespective of whether they are contributing to a better environment or worsening it, organisations have to acknowledge environmental or green issues through impact research and measurement. This article aims to examine the extent of green initiatives adoption and its impact on environmental performance of public listed companies (PLCs) in Malaysia. A questionnaire survey was conducted on PLCs and data from 120 samples were analysed using a statistical tool partial least square-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM). Interviews were also conducted with a few selected companies to obtain in-depth information on green practices and to support the survey findings. The findings reveal that the extent of green initiatives adoption and environmental performance is at moderate level. Green initiatives adoption positively affects the environmental performance of Malaysian PLCs. The present study contributes to the literature of environmental management in the context of green and sustainable development. It also provides some important contributions for management practices by providing empirical evidence to managers that green initiatives should be extensively adopted to enhance environmental performances.

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“…Zhu et al (2008) pointed out that the so-called green supply chain management (GSCM) practices including internal environmental management, external GSCM, investment recovery, and eco-design, are positively related to a firm's environmental and economic performance. Liu et al (2010) also noted that proactive environmental management practices should include ISO 14001 certification, cleaner production audit, recycling of by-products, eco-technical innovation, disclosure of environmental information, and environmental cooperation with external suppliers.…”

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The effect of environmental management on environmental performance and firm performance in Taiwanese maritime firms

Yang

2012

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This paper aims to empirically examine the impact of environmental management on environmental performance and firm performance in Taiwanese maritime firms. Three critical environmental management dimensions were identified based on factor analysis: environmental management practices, environmental management auditing, and environmental management investment. A structural equation modelling (SEM) was performed to examine the effects of environmental management on environmental performance and firm performance. The results indicated that environmental management had significantly positive effects on environmental performance and firm performance. However, environmental performance was not found to be related to firm performance in this study.

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An empirical study on the driving mechanism of proactive corporate environmental management in China

Cited by 139 publications

References 52 publications

Influencing Factors of Companies’ Behavior for Mitigation: A Discussion within the Context of Emission Trading Scheme

Influencing Factors of Companies’ Behavior for Mitigation: A Discussion within the Context of Emission Trading Scheme

Green Initiatives Adoption and Environmental Performance of Public Listed Companies in Malaysia

The effect of environmental management on environmental performance and firm performance in Taiwanese maritime firms

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