Is ISO 14001 a gateway to more advanced voluntary action? The case of green supply chain management

Stakeholders and environmental management systems: a synergistic influence on environmental imbalance

“…They also indicate that common method bias (Podsakoff and Organ, 1986) is a relatively minor concern for these data, though it always should be taken into consideration. The data collection also guaranteed anonymity to respondents to reduce reporting biases (Arimura et al, 2011). Although Johnstone et al (2007) note a potential bias related to the choice of respondents, the data appear valid and reliable, according to extensive tests in previous literature.…”

“…In turn, the relation between the implementation of an EMS in an organization and its environmental performance, which seemingly should be automatic, is not tautological and instead has prompted significant research attention (e.g., Annandale et al, 2004;Arimura et al, 2008;Hertin et al, 2008;Iraldo et al, 2009;Kim and Darnall, in press;King et al, 2005;Melnyk et al, 2003;Sam et al, 2009;Sroufe, 2003). Yet Arimura et al (2011) show that an ISO 14001ecertified EMS affects the environmental actions of the company that adopts the system, as well as those of other organizations in its supply chain.…”

“…This database has supported vast environmental management research (e.g., Arimura et al, 2008Arimura et al, , 2011Darnall et al, 2008Darnall et al, , 2009Darnall et al, , 2010Johnstone and Labonne, 2009;Kim and Darnall, in press;Testa and Iraldo, 2010) that helps elucidate the effects of environmental stakeholder pressures and the implementation of EMS. We apply the database to the next step, that is, to consider the interaction between these two variables as a means to explain the environmental proactivity of organizations, according to the concept of environmental imbalance.…”

Exploring role of environmental proactivity in financial performance of manufacturing enterprises: a structural modelling approach

“…Environmental proactivity often gets reflected in the approaches of manufacturers to get ISO 14001 certificates (Jabbour et al, 2013;Sambasivan et al, 2013;Arimura et al, 2011). Many manufacturing enterprises are now considering 'reduce-recyclingreuse' (3R) concept to reduce raw material and water consumption.…”

Is Voluntary Pollution Abatement in the Absence of a Carrot or Stick Effective? Evidence from Facility Participation in the EPA’s 33/50 Program

“…2 http://www.newsweek.com/photo/2010/10/18/the-top-10-greenest-companies.html. 3 A fourth and newly emerging channel for voluntary pollution abatement is through green supply chain management under which firms assess their suppliers' environmental performance (seeArimura et al 2011).…”