Environmental performance of the cement industry in Vietnam: the influence of ISO 14001 certification

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 96, Issue , 2015, Pages 362-378

  Nguyen, Quynh Anh ^a   Hens, Luc ^b  

^a Small and Medium Enterprise Development and Support Center 1   (Viet Nam)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cement; Environmental management systems; Environmental performance; ISO 14001; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

CEMENT PLANTS; CEMENTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ISO 14001; ISO 14001 CERTIFICATION; OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; VIET NAM;

CEMENT INDUSTRY;

EID: 84928204076     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.09.032     Document Type: Article

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