Corporate environmental policy statements in mainland China: To what extent do they conform to ISO 14000 documentation?

Environmental Management

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 468-482

  Shan, Shan Chung ^a   Fryxell, Gerald E ^b   Lo, Carlos W H ^c  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Corporate environmental performance; Environmental management system; Environmental policy statements; ISO14001; ISO14004

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PUBLIC POLICY;

ENVIRONMENT POLICY; ISO 14000 DOCUMENTATION;

STANDARDIZATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; STANDARD (REGULATION);

ARTICLE; CHINA; DOCUMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; POLICY; POLLUTION; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDARDIZATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CHINA; ENVIRONMENT; ETHICS, BUSINESS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; GUIDELINES; INDUSTRY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES;

ASIA; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 21244479803     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00267-003-0085-3     Document Type: Article

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