Environmental management systems as sustainable tools in the way of life for the SMEs and VSMEs

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1544-1557

  Zorpas, Antonis ^a  

^a Institute of Environmental Technology and Sustainable Development   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Environmental management systems; SME; Sustainable management systems

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ECONOMIC PRESSURES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS); LOCAL MARKETS; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

ECONOMIC PLANNING; ECONOMIC STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; MARKET SYSTEM; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AIR POLLUTION; CALCULATION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; FINANCE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; LAW; MOTIVATION; POLICY; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECYCLING; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VERY SMALL MEDIUM ENTERPRISE; WASTE; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENT; INDUSTRY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; POLLUTION; SEWAGE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

EUROPE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMMERCE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; EUROPE; INDUSTRY; ORGANIZATIONS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 77958168447     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2009.10.022     Document Type: Review

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