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Certification of environmental management systems—for iso 9000 and competitive advantage
Author(s) -
Jackson Suzan L.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
environmental quality management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6483
pISSN - 1088-1913
DOI - 10.1002/tqem.3310020304
Subject(s) - certification , competitive advantage , business , environmental management system , work (physics) , quality management system , environmental quality , quality management , quality (philosophy) , environmental economics , management system , industrial organization , environmental resource management , marketing , operations management , engineering , economics , management , mechanical engineering , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , irrigation , political science , law , biology , service (business)
ISO 9000 has become the buzzword of many industries worldwide as they strive to gain competitive advantage by registering their quality systems. At the same time, environmental performance and improvement is becoming increasingly important in the global marketplace. Work has begun to integrate these two important concepts into a new one: certification of environmental management systems. This article explains the new standard and why companies need to recognize and react to their international environmental impact.