Are There Loopholes in Environmental Law?
A self-regulation program intended to reduce pollution may encourage some companies to clean up their acts, but participation should not be considered a signal of superior environmental performance, according to a study by a team of researchers at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.; Duke University, Durham, N.C.; and the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
The study looks at the International Organization for Standardization's popular ISO 14001 framework for environmental management, which first was adopted as an industry standard in 1996. It allows firms to certify that they have a process in place for managing their environmental performance.
Facilities that obtain …
The rest of this article is only available to active members of Questia
Sign up now for a free, 1-day trial and receive full access to:
- Questia's entire collection
- Automatic bibliography creation
- More helpful research tools like notes, citations, and highlights
- Ad-free environment
Already a member? Log in now.
Questia, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning. www.questia.com
Publication information:
Article title: Are There Loopholes in Environmental Law?.
Contributors: Not available.
Magazine title: USA TODAY.
Volume: 135.
Issue: 2735
Publication date: August 2006.
Page number: 14+.
© 2009 Society for the Advancement of Education.
COPYRIGHT 2006 Gale Group.
This material is protected by copyright and, with the exception of fair use, may not be further copied, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means.
One moment ...
- Georgia
- Arial
- Times New Roman
- Verdana
- Courier/monospaced
Reset