Chile's environmental momentum: ISO 14001 and the large-scale mining industry - Case studies from the state and private sector

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 248-261

  Newbold, Jane ^a,b  

^a Recursos e Investigación Para El Desarrollo Sustentable RIDES   (Chile)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chile; Environmental management systems (EMSs); ISO 14001; Mining

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PUBLIC POLICY; STANDARDS;

CHILE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (EMS); ISO 14001;

MINING;

EID: 29144454222     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2004.05.010     Document Type: Article

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