Benchmarking environmental performance: five leading steel mills in India

Amin, M. Ruhul; Banerjee, Sharmistha

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“…Nguyen and Hens (2013) Consistent with other studies, however, good country results are attributed to good program designs generally found in high-income countries, which may be indicative of only limited ISO14001 effectiveness in the developing world, relating back to the impact contextual variables have on EMS design and implementation (see Amin and Banerjee, 2010;Narwoka and Parker, 2009). This is echoed also in the most recent work by Potoski and Prakash (2013) who found that stringent (thus often high cost)…”

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“…In contrast, in well-regulated contexts, governments were found to M A N U S C R I P T A C C E P T E D In addition, the certification context such as companies' goals, internal structure and culture as well as the broader economy and the legislative environment all have a bearing on the shape of EMS implementation in firms and their resultant environmental performance (Amin and Banerjee, 2010;Narwoka and Parker, 2009). India, as discussed previously, has weak certification and monitoring processes (Sunderasan, 2013;Qadir and Gorman, 2008), allowing firms to implement, and take advantage of ISO14001 certification, albeit possibly with little commitment to environmental causes.…”

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“…It is thus necessary, as suggested by Amin and Banerjee (2010), to determine the role contextual factors play in this context to arrive at a better understanding of the state of ISO14001 in developing nations. Stevens et al (2012) reviewed existing classification methodologies based on organizational size, cladistics and quality management concepts to analyse data related to barriers affecting to EMS certification and management.…”

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“…These limitations refer to problems surrounding peer benchmarking, industry-wide benchmarking, required minimum legal standards of environmental performance, and public disclosure requirements. Amin and Banerjee (2010) proposed a country-specific model of environmental management systems to address the limitations of ISO14001. Yet, as their work was focused chiefly on larger steel manufacturing companies (e.g.…”

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Insights into the state of ISO14001 certification in both small and medium enterprises and industry best companies in India: the case of Delhi and Noida

Singh

Brueckner

Padhy

2014

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Please cite this article as: Singh M, Brueckner M, Padhy PK, Insights into the state of ISO14001 certification in both small and medium enterprises and industry best companies in India: the case of Delhi and Noida, Journal of Cleaner Production (2014), doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.01.040. This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 Page | 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 Page | 2 M A N U S C R I P T A C C E P T E D ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Insights into the State of ISO14001 Certification in Both Small and Medium Enterprises and Industry Best Companies in M A N U S C R I P T A C C E P T E D ACCEPTED MANUSCRIPT Insights into the State of ISO14001 Certification in Both Small and Medium Enterprises and Industry Best Companies in India: The Case of Delhi and NoidaDespite growing interest in, and government support for, ISO14001 certification across Asia in recent years, little is known about issues surrounding the uptake and the effectiveness of environmental management systems in this region. There is a particular void of academic work in relation to ISO certification in India and the country's large number of small and medium enterprises; a field of inquiry this paper seeks to advance. Specifically, as a means of providing a basis for classification of firms for an analysis of the state of ISO14001 in India we test the adequacy of critical factors such as nature of business, size, year of establishment and internationalisation among small and medium enterprises and industry best companies. An analysis is presented of secondary data derived from the websites of a sample of ISO14001 certified firms located in the cities of Delhi and Noida. The data show that in the area of manufacturing the highest number of ISO14001 certifications can be recorded and that established small and medium enterprises with high turnover are more likely to adopt ISO14001 certification compared to low turnover firms. The findings inform the status of environmental management systems in India and have implications for government policy intended to foster ISO14001 uptake by Indian firms.Keywords: Environmental Management System, ISO14001, Developing Nations, Environmental P...

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Insights into the state of ISO14001 certification in both small and medium enterprises and industry best companies in India: the case of Delhi and Noida

Singh

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Padhy

2014

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“…Melnyk et al, 2003;Potoski and Prakash, 2005;Iraldo et al, 2009;Martin-Pena, 2014;Ferenhof, 2014). In this context, the literature points to so-called 'critical factors' (see Padma et al, 2008) that are said to affect ISO 14001 effectiveness, and Amin and Banerjee (2010) call for further research into these factors to create a better understanding of the state of ISO 14001. Various studies have already explored the impact of various factors on EMS efficacy.…”

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Environmental management system ISO 14001: effective waste minimisation in small and medium enterprises in India

Singh

Brueckner

Padhy

2015

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Numerous empirical and conceptual studies describe waste minimisation as a key environmental performance indicator for industry. ISO 14001certification in this regard is widely considered the tool of choice for driving waste minimisation efforts. To this day, however, the evidence remains mixed as it pertains to the effectiveness of ISO 14001 in helping firms reduce waste, especially in developing countries. This paper explores the waste minimisation efforts among Indian small and medium enterprises. Specifically, improvements in waste minimisation are analysed from small and medium enterprises operating in the cities of Delhi and Noida. Our proposed model is tested for a model-fit, and the hypotheses are tested through regression coefficient (β) scores to determine the influence of ISO 14001 on the degree of waste minimisation among certified and non-certified companies. The data reveal that ISO 14001 certification alone helped account for a 25% increase in waste minimisation in certified companies after controlling for other critical factors (correlated to the variable 'waste minimisation') that may influence this relationship. The analytical tools described in this paper lend themselves to be applied to similar research problems in future studies. The study provides baseline data for further research into ISO 14001 effectiveness in the Indian SME context -a field with still only limited research insights -and offers policy prompts for targeted environmental management improvements in Indian firms.

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Benchmarking Indian general insurance firms

Srivastava

Ray²

2013

Benchmarking: An International Journal

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to benchmark the solvency status of Indian general insurance firms.Design/methodology/approachThe paper collects, compiles and analyses the key financial, operational and business data of eight Indian insurance firms. The authors first decide on initial firm‐specific economic variables and use data of last five years from IRDA Reports and Company Annual Reports. The NAIC IRIS ratios method was used to obtain an initial risk classification. This was used as a proxy of insolvency risk. Linear regression and logit techniques were thereafter applied to estimate the significant factors (direction‐wise and magnitude‐wise) which influence insurer solvency.FindingsThe results suggest that the factors that most significantly influence Indian non‐life insurers are lines of business, the firm's market share, the premium growth rate, the underwriting performance and the claims incurred. Further, the factors which have the strongest effect are market share, change in inflation rate, firm size, lines of business and claims incurred.Research limitations/implicationsThe sample of Indian general insurers used is limited with regard to the time span. No holdout sample was used and the entire data set was subjected to statistical analysis. These somewhat limit the findings and implications.Practical implicationsThe paper provides insurers with easy‐to‐use operational and marketing indicators to benchmark their solvency risk. It will lead to competitive goal setting for continuous improvement. Estimation of appropriate market/economic parameters can be a useful input for regulators. A few suggested indicators are new.Originality/valuePrevious studies of insurance companies have focused on developed economies (USA, Europe) or the Asian Markets (China and Japan). This paper determines a set of marketing, financial and operational variables to predict benchmark financial strength of general insurance firms in India. It incorporates qualitative inputs from practising managers and industry experts before carrying out quantitative modeling and analysis.

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Benchmarking environmental performance: five leading steel mills in India

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Insights into the state of ISO14001 certification in both small and medium enterprises and industry best companies in India: the case of Delhi and Noida

Insights into the state of ISO14001 certification in both small and medium enterprises and industry best companies in India: the case of Delhi and Noida

Environmental management system ISO 14001: effective waste minimisation in small and medium enterprises in India

Benchmarking Indian general insurance firms

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