Drivers, barriers and incentives to implementing environmental management systems in the food industry: A case of Lebanon

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 200-209

  Massoud, May A ^a   Fayad, Rabih ^a   El Fadel, Mutasem ^a   Kamleh, Rabih ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Barriers; Drivers; Food industry; Incentives; ISO 14001; Lebanon

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES; ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; FIELD SURVEYS; FOOD INDUSTRIES; FOOD SECTOR; INCENTIVE SCHEMES; ISO 14001; ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION; LEBANON; LEGAL REQUIREMENTS; ORGANIZATIONAL FACTORS; POLICY REFORMS; POLLUTER-PAYS PRINCIPLE; PRIMARY DATA; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE; STAKEHOLDER DEMANDS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FORESTRY; INDUSTRY; QUALITY MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

TROPICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 70749133235     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.09.022     Document Type: Article

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