Strategic responses to environmental regulation in the U.K. automotive sector: The European union End-of-Life Vehicle Directive and the porter hypothesis

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 95-111

  Crotty, Jo ^a   Smith, Mark ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automobile; Design for environment (DFE); Environmental regulation; Extended producer responsibility (EPR); Industrial ecology; Supply chain

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PRODUCT DESIGN; RECYCLING; REUSABILITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

DESIGN FOR ENVIRONMENT (DFE); ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATION; EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR); INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; SUPPLY CHAIN;

REGULATORY COMPLIANCE;

ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH; EUROPEAN UNION; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749479060     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jiec.2006.10.4.95     Document Type: Article

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