Is a voluntary approach an effective environmental policy instrument?

Arimura, Toshi H.; Hibiki, Akira; Katayama, Hajime

doi:10.1016/j.jeem.2007.09.002

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“…Environmental management actions and protection obligations can be delivered with the help of an EMS Darnall et al, 2000;Beeby, 2008;DSEWPaC, 2008). Various definitions of an EMS have been documented in the literature, for example: NHDES (2002); ISO (2004); Rao (2005); Arimura et al (2008); Zutshi et al (2008). Generally speaking, an EMS is a comprehensive and well-organised management system with systematic processes and procedures that allow an organisation to plan its environmental activities, assess and manage its environmental aspects and impacts, produce and implement its environmental policies and achieve its environmental objectives.…”

Section: The Ems and Its Standardsmentioning

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“…The ISO is a Non-Government Organisation (NGO) established in 1947 and now comprises approximately 100 national standard entities (Edwards et al, 1999;Arimura et al, 2008). It is the largest institution in the world involved in developing voluntary international standards (ISO, 2007).…”

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“…• The ISO14001 uses Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) to establish the EMS process (Arimura et al, 2008;Rashed et al, 2008). Details are given in Table 1.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Table 1. Plan-Do-Check-Act methodology with the ISO14001 EMS requirements (ISO, 2004;Anderson et al, 2007;Arimura et al, 2008 …”

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A Review of Environmental Management Systems in Global Defence Sectors

Wang

Wen

2013

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

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Environmental management is a key element in ensuring positive environmental performance of an organization. The integration of environmental management into military activities has also become a growing concern for defence sectors internationally. At present, an Environmental Management System (EMS) is one of the most widely used environmental management tools throughout the world. Recent research and public concerns have been increasingly concentrated on EMS implementation and evaluation, examining how an EMS improves environmental performance. This study provides a literature review mainly on several areas: EMS related concepts, its application and evaluation methods in global defence sectors. It is found that there are no significant differences in the EMS adoption and implementation between different countries and defence sectors. Currently, there is no universal method for EMS evaluation. A case-by-case approach is preferred as long as evidence can be found to provide support for the evaluation of an EMS. Based on the review, relevant recommendations are discussed from aspects, such as environmental performance indicator, independent evaluation, data and information collection and environmental monitoring and reporting, that should help to ensure the EMS a helpful tool for sustainable environmental management. This review provides a general overview, identifies knowledge gaps and highlights aspects of the research regarding EMS implementation and evaluation; it is useful for strengthening the EMS operation, clarifying the relationship between the use of an EMS and environmental performance and producing operational guidelines for evaluating an EMS.

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Section: The Ems and Its Standardsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Ems and Its Standardsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…• The ISO14001 uses Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) to establish the EMS process (Arimura et al, 2008;Rashed et al, 2008). Details are given in Table 1.…”

Section: The Ems and Its Standardsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Table 1. Plan-Do-Check-Act methodology with the ISO14001 EMS requirements (ISO, 2004;Anderson et al, 2007;Arimura et al, 2008 …”

Section: The Ems and Its Standardsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Review of Environmental Management Systems in Global Defence Sectors

Wang

Wen

2013

American Journal of Environmental Sciences

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“…Um sistema de gestão ambiental faz com que um processo produtivo esteja em conformidade com uma política ambiental e possibilite a realização de processos sustentáveis, reduzindo custos a partir da melhor utilização dos recursos naturais e aplicação dos conceitos de produção mais limpa (BANSAL;BOGNER, 2002;MELO, 2008;ARIMURA;HIBIKI;KATAYAMA, 2008).…”

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Diretrizes para implantação coletiva e semipresencial de sistemas certificáveis de gestão

Izeppe

Oliveira

2013

Gest. Prod.

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This paper aims to develop guidelines for the collective and semi-presence-based implementation of (a situation in which there is no active participation of a consultant specialist in the companyResumo: Este artigo tem por objetivo sistematizar diretrizes para implantação coletiva e semipresencial, situação em que não há participação ativa de um consultor ou especialista diretamente na empresa, de sistemas certificáveis de gestão, tais como a ISO 9001, ISO 14001 e OHSAS 18001. Este artigo é de cunho teórico-conceitual e, para seu desenvolvimento, foram estudadas mais diretamente quatro experiências práticas provenientes da teoria, de implantação coletiva e semipresencial de sistemas que, em conjunto com o referencial teórico geral, forneceram subsídios para a sistematização das diretrizes. Essas diretrizes estão estruturadas com base nos seguintes itens: seleção das empresas; sensibilização; diagnóstico; planejamento; treinamentos; implementação; verificação e correção.Palavras-chave: Sistemas certificáveis de gestão. Implantação coletiva e semipresencial. ISO 9001. ISO 14001. OHSAS 18001.

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Isomorphic or dissimilar implementation among environmental management scheme adopters? Empirical evidence from the European context

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The research assessed the extent to which an environmental management scheme (EMS) had been implemented in 242 Environmental Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)‐registered companies in Europe. The actions taken by the surveyed enterprises to comply with the EMAS Regulation (1221/2009) and to implement the Deming cycle that characterizes the environmental management system and the EMAS standard were analyzed. We exploited a new institutional theory, which suggests that a firm's operations exert ongoing pressure on its decisions, leading to isomorphic behavior. The survey results were processed using cluster analysis, thereby enabling us to classify the companies into four groups. The classification of the groups is based on the implementation of Deming cycle composed of four main steps (“plan‐do‐check‐act”). These steps were totally or partially adopted by the EMAS companies. So, different level of EMAS implementation emerged from the research. The cluster analysis confirmed that EMSs can be implemented in different ways and that EMAS achievements can be discretionary. If the scheme is not integrated into the organization, then a firm's adoption of EMS is likely to be only symbolic.

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Is a voluntary approach an effective environmental policy instrument?

Cited by 311 publications

References 21 publications

A Review of Environmental Management Systems in Global Defence Sectors

A Review of Environmental Management Systems in Global Defence Sectors

Diretrizes para implantação coletiva e semipresencial de sistemas certificáveis de gestão

Isomorphic or dissimilar implementation among environmental management scheme adopters? Empirical evidence from the European context

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