What Explains the Uneven Take-Up of ISO 14001 at the Global Level? A Panel-Data Analysis

Neumayer, Eric; Perkins, Richard

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“…Additionally, FDI may generate environmentally beneficial technological spillovers, as well as raise environment-efficiency through competitive dynamics. Furthermore, it is suggested that "green" procurement requirements imposed by TNCs on domestic suppliers may create supply chain pressures for the adoption of beyond-compliance (voluntary) environmental codes, standards and management practices (Neumayer and Perkins, 2003).…”

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“…A number of studies have found that transnational linkages via trade and investment have been associated with the adoption of new and/or more stringent government regulatory policies (Garcia-Johnson, 2000) and private regulatory codes (Neumayer and Perkins, 2003). Yet, in stark contrast to trade and investment, the role of telecommunications in accelerating the diffusion of ESTs, environmental policies and norms has been neglected in the existing literature.…”

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Fostering Environment Efficiency through Transnational Linkages? Trajectories of CO₂ and SO₂, 1980–2000

2008

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Abstract. Recent optimism about sustainability has centred on the opportunities for improvements in environment-efficiency through the international diffusion of environmentallybeneficial innovations. This paper investigates two claims about the conditions under which countries are most likely to realise these gains. First, "dirtier" economies should improve their environment-efficiency faster, as they adopt environmentally sound technologies and policies similar to those in "cleaner" countries, resulting in catch-up and convergence over time. Second, transnational linkages accelerate the international spread of environmentally-beneficial innovations, and therefore improvements in environment-efficiency. To test these claims, we use econometric techniques to examine the dynamics and determinants of two pollutants, CO 2 and SO 2 , using a panel comprising up to 114 countries over the period 1980-2000. Our empirical findings broadly support both claims. Applying tests of unconditional convergence, we find robust evidence for convergence in levels of CO 2 and SO 2 -efficiency, indicating catch-up by less pollution-efficient economies over time. Similarly, confirming claims about transnational linkages, we find that imports from more pollution-efficient countries and telecommunications connectivity are associated with faster improvements in domestic CO 2 and SO 2 -efficiency.Results also suggest that inward FDI stock is positively associated with CO 2 -efficiency. Yet we find that exports to countries with high levels of pollution-efficiency have no discernable effect on domestic pollution-efficiency.

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Fostering Environment Efficiency through Transnational Linkages? Trajectories of CO₂ and SO₂, 1980–2000

2008

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“…Although so-called because they can be implemented by firms all over the world, a common feature of global standards has been geographic unevenness in their uptake (Bennie et al, 2007;Delmas and Montiel, 2008;Neumayer and Perkins, 2004;Stringer, 2006).…”

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Geographic Variations in the Early Diffusion of Corporate Voluntary Standards: Comparing ISO 14001 and the Global Compact

2010

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Despite their availability to firms across the world, uptake of global voluntary standards has proceeded unevenly across countries over time. In this article, we seek to provide new insights into how geography shapes these spatio-temporal variations, focusing on two leading examples of codified voluntarism: ISO14001 and the Global Compact (GC).Advancing on previous quantitative studies, which have analyzed domestic and nondomestic influences separately, we examine how the internal attributes of place "condition" the influence of transnational spatial interdependencies. We find that higher levels of ISO14001 certification in other economies are more likely to spillover (via transnational linkages) into higher domestic uptake of the standard in wealthier economies, while domestic receptivity to the influence of higher GC adoptions abroad is greater in more democratic countries. Another important advance on previous studies is that we examine the influence of a larger number of measures of transnational economic linkage. Providing evidence of "trading-up" and "investing-up" dynamics, we show that higher densities of ISO14001 certificates and GC participants in a country's export and inward FDI partners is associated with higher levels of domestic uptake of the respective standard. We also find tentative evidence of "visiting-up" dynamics associated with the cross-border movement of businesspeople.2

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“…At macro level, extant research suggests that the demand from civil society, either direct or channeled by non-governmental organizations (a specific type of NPOs), can foster countries' environmental performance (Bernauer et al, 2013;Fredriksson et al, 2005;Neumayer and Perkins, 2004). Environmental NGOs can exert pressure both on governments by promoting the ratification, enforcement and compliance of international treaties and national regulations.…”

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“…The few aggregate analyses, which have investigated the role of local societal stakeholders as a relevant force driving firms' environmental behavior, have either focused on local communities, or bundled ENPOs together with other societal stakeholders (Aden et al, 1999;Bernauer et al, 2013;Cribb, 1990;Epstein and Schnietz, 2002;Fredriksson et al, 2005;Neumayer and Perkins, 2004;Triguero et al, 2013). The distinctive role of ENPOs gains great relevance in connection to different organizational forms and to family firms especially, because these are the dominant organizational form around the world (Gersick et al, 1997;Porta et al, 1999) and have been found to be more responsive to local societal pressure (Berrone et al, 2010;Gómez-Mejía et al, 2007).…”

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Local Environmental Non-Profit Organizations and the Green Investment Strategies of Family Firms

Maggioni

Santangelo

2017

Ecological Economics

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A B S T R A C TWe add to the debate on the determinants of firms' green investment strategies (GIS) by looking at societal stakeholders and explicitly testing the role of local environmental non-profit organizations (ENPOs) in GIS engagement by family and non-family firms. We argue that ENPOs favor GIS engagement only by family firms, which, due to their resource constraints, risk aversion and local embeddedness, are more sensitive to ENPOs normative pressure. We also suggest that the role of ENPOs is especially important for family firms' GIS in those sectors with less stringent regulations, where ENPOs may act as a substitute for the coercive pressure of regulation, and promote firms' self-regulatory behaviors. We test and find support for our arguments on a sample of about 2000 Italian manufacturing firms over the period [2001][2002][2003]. Our results are robust to the control of observable omitted variables, reverse causality and to alternative model specifications.

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What Explains the Uneven Take-Up of ISO 14001 at the Global Level? A Panel-Data Analysis

Abstract: Abstract.Since its release in the mid-1990s, close

Cited by 125 publications

References 37 publications

Fostering Environment Efficiency through Transnational Linkages? Trajectories of CO₂ and SO₂, 1980–2000

Fostering Environment Efficiency through Transnational Linkages? Trajectories of CO₂ and SO₂, 1980–2000

Geographic Variations in the Early Diffusion of Corporate Voluntary Standards: Comparing ISO 14001 and the Global Compact

Local Environmental Non-Profit Organizations and the Green Investment Strategies of Family Firms

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What Explains the Uneven Take-Up of ISO 14001 at the Global Level? A Panel-Data Analysis

Abstract: Abstract.Since its release in the mid-1990s, close

Cited by 125 publications

References 37 publications

Fostering Environment Efficiency through Transnational Linkages? Trajectories of CO2 and SO2, 1980–2000

Fostering Environment Efficiency through Transnational Linkages? Trajectories of CO2 and SO2, 1980–2000

Geographic Variations in the Early Diffusion of Corporate Voluntary Standards: Comparing ISO 14001 and the Global Compact

Local Environmental Non-Profit Organizations and the Green Investment Strategies of Family Firms

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Fostering Environment Efficiency through Transnational Linkages? Trajectories of CO₂ and SO₂, 1980–2000

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