The effect of ISO 14001 on environmental performance: Resolving equivocal findings

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 166, Issue , 2016, Pages 556-566

  Arimura, Toshi H ^a   Darnall, Nicole ^b   Ganguli, Rama ^c   Katayama, Hajime ^d  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Australian Energy Regulator   (Australia)

^d WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Certification program; Discrete choice model; Endogeneity; Environmental performance; ISO 14001, environmental management system; Voluntary environmental program

Indexed keywords

CERTIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GOVERNMENT; POLLUTION CONTROL; STANDARD; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; POLLUTION; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

JAPAN; UNITED STATES;

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HUMANS;

EID: 84947545643     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.10.032     Document Type: Article

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