Environmental Sustainability to Support Competitiveness

2020 ◽  
pp. 99-124
Author(s):  
Anna Mazzi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Management System ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Strategic Factor ◽  
Business Competitiveness

The interest of scientists and companies in understanding the business implications of environmental commitments is timely; however, a dilemma remains at the firm level: is environmental sustainability a strategic factor for business competitiveness? The author contributes to this international end interdisciplinary debate through a double analysis, theoretical and empirical. Starting from a systematic literature review, the main correlations between environmental commitments and business performance are identified in a scholar's perspective. Based on the results from an Italian survey, the main added values associated with certified environmental management system are verified with a manager's perspective. Finally, the findings obtained from theoretical and empirical points of view are compared, to discuss confirmations or contradictions and underline questions still open.

Green Environment and Management

2018 ◽  
pp. 100-116
Author(s):  
Fatma Ince
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Organizational Factors ◽  
Adaptation Strategy ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Global Competition ◽  
Environmental Standards ◽  
Environmental Goals ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter on environmental management system (EMS) addresses the relationship between organizational factors and environmental goals. Because the increasing awareness about environment affects the related groups and forces the firms have an environmental approach. The global competition, regulations and other pressures can change the tools of the sustainability. So, the firms start to consider an environmental management system as an innovative instrument as well as an adaptation strategy. Because, environmental standards and policies give the firm an opportunity to improve the business performance. From this viewpoint, this chapter provides an overview of the context, organizational drivers and implementation of the EMS.

scholarly journals Sustainable Environmental Management System Integration and Business Performance: A Balance Assessment Approach Using Fuzzy Logic

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (19) ◽  
pp. 5311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ionut Viorel Herghiligiu ◽  
Ioan-Bogdan Robu ◽  
Marius Pislaru ◽  
Adrian Vilcu ◽  
Anca Laura Asandului ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
System Integration ◽  
Management System ◽  
Business Performance ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Management Tools

Companies constantly thrive to enhance their performance in order to achieve their environmental, social, and economic goals. One way to achieve these goals is to integrate some effective management tools, such as an environmental management system (EMS), that can support sustainable development and value creation. Based on the literature, in this study some EMS integration dimensions were identified that can be used to assess its influence on business performance. The study was conducted on SMEs listed on the AeRO-Bucharest Stock Exchange that voluntary apply the ISO 14001 EMS, using a quantitative approach. To assess the EMS integration score, principal component analysis was used. Using logistic regression analysis, business performance probability (quantified by return on assets) was estimated for each company included in the final sample. Fuzzy logic was further used for modelling the influence of EMS integration on business performance probability. The research results showed that EMS integration has different effects on business performance probability, considering the influence of activity field and environmental management experience. This research assertion could be extended for all the listed Romanian companies or for major companies at the EU level.

scholarly journals Environmental Management System Implementation in MSMEs: A Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Gunawan ◽  
Riri Asyahira ◽  
Filson M Sidjabat
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
Future Potential

<p>The amount of MSMEs units about 99.99 percent of the overall number of business operators in Indonesia showed that MSMEs play a significant role in economic growth and development. At the same time, MSMEs cumulative contribution to environmental issues is not recorded MSMEs participation in the cleaner environment <em>has not yet been noticed</em>. Thus, the environmental management system for MSMes is crucial. This study is a literature review about the implementation of the ISO 14001 environmental management system in MSMEs, challenges and its future potential. The result and discussion discussed the case study of ISO 14001 implementation in Indonesia and other countries. Case studies from Indonesia and other countries showed that implementation of ISO 14001 is possible for MSMEs. The biggest challenges of its implementation is cost, the competence of employees, and resources available for the organization. An alternative for overcoming these challenges is implementing other models of EMS that is more suitable for MSMEs. The important aspects is the environmental awareness of the stakeholders and the internal and external drivers within the organization. Further studies can be done to research specific case studies of EMS such as ISO 14001 or AMEMs implementation in MSMEs.</p>

scholarly journals Lingkungan Hidup Di Desa Pakraman Penglipuran: Kajian Teologi Hindu

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
I Gede Januariawan
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Management System ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Customary Law ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
The People ◽  
Environmental Concepts ◽  
Modern Era

<p><em>The village community still holds to the tradition in the midst of the current globalization. People still hold on to local wisdom inherited from generation to generation. This is also done by the community in preserving the environment. The people of Penglipuran Pakraman Village adheres to Hinduism so that Hindu theology influence is certainly very strong. Based on this background, it is investigated more deeply about the environmental concepts based on Hindu theology, the implementation of environmental management system based on Hindu Theology, and the environmental sustainability implications in Penglipuran Pakraman village in socio cultural and religious. To discuss the problem is used several theories they are: Hermeneutics Theory, Symbol Theory, Functionalism Structural Theory.</em></p><p><em>The results of the research are: There are local Theological concepts in Pakraman Penglipuran village which are deeply in harmony with Hindu Theology establishing the confidence of the people to guard the preservation of the environment such as the worship of Ratu Sakti Empu Naluah.</em></p><p><em>This is in accordance with the Vedic teachings that strongly prohibit forest destruction. Pakraman Penglipuran village include: Environmental management system in PenglipuranPakraman Village is really simple but all the system works properly. The rules are clear and the enforcement is also firm so that the community is very obedient to the customary law.</em></p><p><em>The implementation of the Hindu Theology concept is also manifested in religious rituals. The implications of environmental sustainability for the rural life of Pakraman PenglipuranVillage include the socio-cultural and religious implications. Socially Pakraman Penglipuran Village as a tourist destination brings implications to the economy of the community. The income of the population increases because they no longer rely solely on livelihoods in the agricultural sector.</em></p><p><em>The findings of this study (1) the strategy of the Penglipuran community to take a middle way between maintaining traditional values in managing the environment and adapting to the progress of modern era by deviding the living space into two, the front maintaining traditional values while the back part follows the modern era (2) The strength of the community maintains traditional values in managing the environment because of the theological that had been internalized in each individual in the community, (3) Penglipuran became village model that perfomed well environmental management.</em></p>

scholarly journals Održivo upravljanje okolišem u marinskim područjima: primjer Crnog mora

Geoadria ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Boian Koulov
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Black Sea ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
The Black Sea ◽  
Environmental Cooperation ◽  
Black Sea Region ◽  
The Eu

The EU Marine Strategy Directive (2008/56/EC) proposes four marine regions as a political geographic framework for implementation of the Community's environmental policy. This study critically analyzes the state-based approach, which the Directive uses to outline the regions' boundaries. It suggests that environmental sustainability of marine odies strongly depends on the geographic congruence between their watersheds and the borders of the respective environmental management system, i.e., marine regions have to be environmentally managed within their watersheds. The proposed watershed-based approach also takes into consideration all elements – water, land, and air – of marine regions, which is a conditio sine qua non for their integrated and sustainable management. In the case of the Black Sea region in particular, the borders of a watershed-based environmental management system include a much wider set of stakeholder countries and enable a higher level of environmental cooperation among them.

scholarly journals Applicability Study of ISO 14001: 2015 for Implementation of the Environmental Management System in an Electro-Electronic Industry in PIM

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 657-665
Author(s):  
Candy Ace de Oliveira Monteiro ◽  
Fabiana Rocha Pinto ◽  
David Barbosa de Alencar ◽  
Gisele De Freitas Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Management System ◽  
Environmental Control ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Iso 14001 ◽  
Electronic Industry ◽  
Control Procedures ◽  
A Company ◽  
Selective Collection

This article presents the result of a diagnosis made through a checklist based on the ISO 14001: 2015 normative items in a company that operates in the electronics industry. This study sought to identify the level of environmental sustainability recommended by ISO 14001, the change in behavior with the implementation of selective collection in the company and the elaboration of environmental control procedures, idealizing economic growth in a sustainable manner, preserving the environment and ensuring the environment. future of future generations. The conclusions are that the evaluated company needs to comply with 65% of the mandatory items of NBR ISO 14001: 2015, which evidenced the need for an environmental education program to assist in the implementation of the environmental management system in the evaluated industry.

The antecedents and outcomes of environmental management based on the resource-based view

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 451-469
Author(s):  
Mohamed Hamdoun
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Resource Based View ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
Environmental Management Practices ◽  
Resources And Capabilities

PurposeDrawing on the resource-based view (RBV), the aim of this research is to identify the main antecedents and outcomes of environmental management in the literature.Design/methodology/approachA systematic literature review was conducted to analyze and synthesize the articles published in peer-reviewed journals indexed in the Scopus database until 2018 based on inclusion and exclusion criteria.FindingsThe systematic literature review identified the main antecedents and outcomes of environmental management. The main antecedents are resources and capabilities, institutional and stakeholders' pressures, firm size, and role of managers. The main outcomes are competitive advantage, firm performance particularly financial performance, economic performance, and environmental performance, and resources and capabilities. Furthermore, this paper offers guidance for further research on the subject.Practical implicationsThis research may assist professionals by understanding the factors that foster the implementation of environmental management practices and their benefits. In addition, the findings are useful for policymakers in taking effective institutional measures in order to offer a conducive context for environmental sustainability.Originality/valueThis research illustrates the state of the art of the main antecedents and outcomes of environmental management in the literature based on the RBV and then determines research gaps in order to offer new and interesting research perspectives.

scholarly journals An Analysis of Drivers Affecting the Implementation of Environmental Management System in Indian Automotive Industries

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 4559-4565
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Management System ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Societal Pressure ◽  
Standards And Regulations ◽  
Set Up

Due to various government regulations and many other environmental related problems industries have to focus on these issues if they want to make business in the competitive market. Implementation and certification of Environmental Management System (EMS) is very important for industries as it will help to remove many environmental related issues and for sustainable development. Environmental related issues play different role in developed and developing countries. Developed countries have set up their own environmental standards and regulations which should be fulfilled by industries of other countries to have business with them. Regulatory pressure play important role to save environment but other factors like customer awareness, competitor’s pressure, societal pressure etc. are also important. Environmental issues related to automotive sectors need appropriate investigations in developing countries. Various drivers which create pressure on companies to adopt EMS practices are identified by extensive literature review which is the main objective of this paper. It includes providing a background on related concepts, literature review on various environment related issues and the concluding remarks for this review to save environment to some extent.

A systematic literature review on firm-level proactive environmental management

2019 ◽  
Vol 243 ◽  
pp. 273-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Louise Potrich ◽  
Marcelo Nogueira Cortimiglia ◽  
Janine Fleith de Medeiros
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Firm Level
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