Open AccessWhat motivates European firms to adopt environmental management systems?
Author(s) -
RiveraCamino Jaime
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
eco‐management and auditing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1099-0925
pISSN - 0968-9427
DOI - 10.1002/ema.154
Subject(s) - business , sample (material) , perception , environmental management system , key (lock) , knowledge management , process management , environmental resource management , marketing , computer science , economics , psychology , ecology , computer security , chemistry , chromatography , neuroscience , irrigation , biology
The growing world concern about the impact of industrial activities on the environment has motivated companies to adopt Environmental Management Systems (EMSs). Despite this trend, very little has been written about the variables associated with the implementation of this type of management tool. This article describes the individual, strategic and organizational variables that a sample of European firms use to determine whether to adopt these EMS. It also discusses the most frequently used environmental standards, the outside influences that motivate directors to implement them and the personal perceptions that play a key role in determining whether the standards will be adopted. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and ERP Environment
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