Environmental Management Is Good Business
Gupta, Mahesh, Piero, Tim, Industrial Management
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Companies are increasingly investigating environmental management certification - either because their customers demand it or because it promises to offer opportunities for improvement. But what are the real benefits of IS014001 certification? The authors draw from their experience in the Kentucky Pollution Prevention Center to detail benefits as well as implementation pointers.
Many firms began environmental management certification efforts in the mid-1990s due to increased global competition, customer awareness, and the potential benefits both in terms of bottom-line performance and operational efficiency. ISO 14001 certification represents a merger of …
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Publication information:
Article title: Environmental Management Is Good Business.
Contributors: Gupta, Mahesh - Author, Piero, Tim - Author.
Magazine title: Industrial Management.
Volume: 45.
Issue: 5
Publication date: September/October 2003.
Page number: 14.
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