ISO 14001 certification in manufacturing firms: A tool for those in need or an indication of greenness?

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 37-44

  Zobel, Thomas ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Corporate environmental management; Environmental management system; Environmental performance; ISO 14001; Manufacturing firms; Market signaling

Indexed keywords

AIR EMISSIONS; CONFIDENCE LEVELS; CORPORATE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; CORPORATE-SUSTAINABILITY; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL AREAS; ENVIRONMENTAL DATA; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ISO 14001; ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; RESOURCE USE; STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE; T-TESTS; WATER EMISSIONS;

EMISSION CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84873341986     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2012.12.014     Document Type: Article

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