How effective are environmental management systems?
Series: ENDS Report ; (311) December 2000, 27-29(3)Publication details: 2000Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: Discusses two European studies which have questioned the effectiveness of ISO14001 and the Eco-management and auditing scheme (EMAS). The first report, "Environmental management systems: paper tiger or powerful tool?", revealed that only 58% of companies that chose ISO14001 met their emission or resource reduction targets but that 80% of those that adopted EMAS achieved theirs. The second, "Measuring environmental performance in industry", found that firms who had certified environmental management systems performed no better than those who did not. The results of the studies can be viewed at http://www.endsreport.com/| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | ABS63429 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 110451-1001 |
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Discusses two European studies which have questioned the effectiveness of ISO14001 and the Eco-management and auditing scheme (EMAS). The first report, "Environmental management systems: paper tiger or powerful tool?", revealed that only 58% of companies that chose ISO14001 met their emission or resource reduction targets but that 80% of those that adopted EMAS achieved theirs. The second, "Measuring environmental performance in industry", found that firms who had certified environmental management systems performed no better than those who did not. The results of the studies can be viewed at http://www.endsreport.com/