The state of ISO 14001 certification in Greece

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 15, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 1743-1754

  Lagodimos, A G ^a   Chountalas, P T ^a   Chatzi, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Drivers; EMS; Environmental management; Penetration; Profitability; Size

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEMS; GREECE; PROFITABILITY; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

CERTIFICATION AGENCIES; DEMOGRAPHIC AVERAGES; INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES;

STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 34547661803     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2006.06.015     Document Type: Article

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