The 'pros' and 'cons' of joint EMS and group certification: A Swedish case study

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 152-166

  Zobel, Thomas ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental management system (EMS); Group certification; ISO 14001; Joint EMS; Small and medium sized enterprise (SME); Small companies

Indexed keywords

EID: 34347380583     PISSN: 15353958     EISSN: 15353966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/csr.125     Document Type: Article

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