Environmental management systems and the smaller enterprise

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 561-569

  Hillary, Ruth ^a  

^a Netwk for Environ Mgmt/Auditing   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EMAS self regulation; Enterprise ISO 14001; Environmental management system; EU; SME

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CODES (STANDARDS); ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDIZATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS); EUROPEAN UNION (EU); SMES;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

EID: 1342306701     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2003.08.006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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