Factors Influencing ISO 14001 Firm’s Perceived Environmental Performance in Malaysia

The changes of global environmental conditions have placed great challenges to governments, industries, and societies. Manufacturing and industries were blamed for being the major cause of environmental disasters that led to global warming (Fiksel 1996; Packard & Reinhardt 2000; Levy & Kolk 2002). Changes in global environment conditions will rapidly create an unprecedented economic gap (Margretta 2000, p. 59). Ecology and economy are inseparably interconnected; hence, the protection of the environment is an important part of economy values. Nevertheless, care and preservation of the environment are the responsibility of humans, and they should be accountable for the fate of the earth. According to the report on the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2015; CCPI 2014), the environmental quality of Malaysia is declining at the level of 52 in 2015 and 51 in 2014.