A Framework for Analyzing Environmental Voluntary Agreements

Delmas, Magali A.; Terlaak, Ann

doi:10.2307/41166088

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“…Therefore, this study finds no support for the importance of stakeholder pressure from the institutional field as suggested in the literature (Bansal and Bogner, 2002;Perkins and Neumayer, 2004;Potoski and Prakash, 2004). One important exception is the role of reputation as suggested by Delmas and Terlaak (2001) 3; 7; 19) which is more than what former research suggests (e.g. Bracke and Albrecht, 2007).…”

Section: Drivers Of Emas and Iso 14001 Adoptioncontrasting

confidence: 50%

“…Other scholars argue that standard adoption may enable companies to pre-empt or avoid stringent regulation (Delmas and Terlaak, 2001;Khanna and Anton, 2002;Kollman and Prakash, 2002;Maxwell et al, 2000). Further, the importance of individual leaders for EMS certification at firms (Bansal, 2003).…”

Section: Internal Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Companies want to gain legitimacy and are under pressure from institutions and stakeholders (Bansal and Bogner, 2002;Delmas and Montiel, 2008;Kollman and Prakash, 2002;Neumayer and Perkins, 2004;Potoski and Prakash, 2004). Also the kind of business-government relations and political traditions in a firm's host country are important (Delmas and Terlaak, 2001;Kollman and Prakash, 2001;Moon and DeLeon, 2005): According to Bracke and Albrecht (2007), Germany's corporatist and statist polity model resulted in strong governmental support for EMS certification compared to other European countries, thereby providing for a conducive environment for EMAS and ISO 14001 (see also Kollman and Prakash, 2002). Regulatory incentives in the form of regulatory relief are expected to have a positive influence on the uptake of EMS standards (Glachant, 2001;Wätzold et al, 2001).…”

Section: External Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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EMAS and ISO 14001 in the German industry – complements or substitutes?

Neugebauer¹

2012

Journal of Cleaner Production

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Both standards are comparatively successful in the German automotive and engineering industry which makes Germany an interesting place for researching their relationship. Two research questions are addressed in this study. First, (i) what explains why companies adopt both EMAS and ISO 14001?In the interviews that were conducted, this was addressed by asking what motivated the adoption of EMAS and ISO 14001, respectively, and how the two decisions were related at the firm. The second research question is which of two hypotheses can be confirmed:(ii) EMAS and ISO 14001 are complementary, i.e . implementation of one makes implementation of the other more likely (complementarity hypothesis).(iii) EMAS and ISO 14001 are substitutes, i.e. companies find one more compelling than the other and do not have an incentive to implement both (substitution hypothesis).It is found that the two standards are adopted for completely different reasons: while ISO 14001 is often done in response to external pressure, EMAS tends to be motivated internally.Further, it appears that EMAS and ISO 14001 are likely in a situation of direct competition at present which may well turn into complementarity in the future. The following Section is to Section 5 discusses them and shows the contribution of this study. Commission which manages it in cooperation with the competent bodies at the national level.Thus, EMAS is an instrument of public institutions whereas ISO 14001 certification is sold by private accreditation providers. Second, EMAS' requirements go beyond those of ISO 14001. (DIHK, 2010; ISO, 2005 ISO, , 2008. If the standards act as complements however, as suggested in hypothesis (ii), the two adoption curves should run more or less parallel. ***insert figure 2 about here*** DRIVERS OF STANDARDS ADOPTIONMany authors have distinguished external and internal factors driving corporate decisions about standard implementation. In the following, this distinction will be maintained although it should be noted that internal and external factors are likely to interact (Perkins and Neumayer, 2010). EXTERNAL FACTORSThe most relevant external factors for this study are (1) the organisational field, (2) the institutional environment of a firm, and (3) complementary standards such as ISO 9001.The organisational field in which a firm operates, i.e. its competitors and partner firms, influences corporate decisions and strategies (Bansal and Bogner, 2002;O'Neill et al., 1998 INTERNAL FACTORSThe two most important internal drivers suggested in the literature are (1) the availability of win-win possibilities (or perception thereof), and (2) , 2010) and that eco-efficiency is insufficient for obtaining sustainability (Dyllick and Hockerts, 2002;Young and Tilley, 2006). As will be shown below, the perception of how widely win-win opportunities are available depends mostly on the corporate culture.Other scholars argue that standard adoption may enable companies to pre-empt or avoid stringent regulation (Delmas and Terlaak, 2001;Khanna and Anton, ...

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Section: Drivers Of Emas and Iso 14001 Adoptioncontrasting

confidence: 50%

Section: Internal Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: External Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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EMAS and ISO 14001 in the German industry – complements or substitutes?

Neugebauer¹

2012

Journal of Cleaner Production

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“…Others recognize that government can offer different types of membership benefits than nongovernmental organizations. In addition to offering technical information about ways to reduce waste and other forms of pollution (Khanna 2001;Delmas and Keller 2005), government can offer regulatory or procedural flexibility to participating firms (Delmas and Terlaak 2001;EPA 1998). Other government programs seek to encourage firms to undertake action that can benefit their bottom line, such as through energy efficiency or other actions that firms presumably have an incentive to take even in the absence of the program (Morgenstern & Pizer 2006).…”

Section: Club Design and Participationmentioning

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Government Clubs: Theory and Evidence from Voluntary Environmental Programs

Coglianese¹,

Nash

2009

Voluntary Programs

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“…In the case of ISR, the procedural legitimacy of the scheme's methods and processes is usually demonstrated through stringency of ISR design. Schemes with strong monitoring, third-party auditing, government involvement and highly codified processes are usually assumed to provide the most procedural legitimacy (Delmas and Terlaak 2001;Christmann and Taylor 2006;Darnall and Sides 2008;Short and Toffel 2010). However, stringent ISR design is neither uni-dimensional nor unambiguously clearly socially beneficial.…”

Section: Procedural Legitimacymentioning

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Marking Their Own Homework: The Pragmatic and Moral Legitimacy of Industry Self-Regulation

Bowen

2017

J Bus Ethics

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When is industry self-regulation (ISR) a legitimate form of governance? In principle, ISR can serve the interests of participating companies, regulators and other stakeholders. However, in practice, empirical evidence shows that ISR schemes often under-perform, leading to criticism that such schemes are tantamount to firms marking their own homework. In response, this paper explains how current management theory on ISR has failed to separate the pragmatic legitimacy of ISR based on selfinterested calculations, from moral legitimacy based on normative approval. The paper traces three families of management theory on ISR and uses these to map the pragmatic and moral legitimacy of ISR schemes. It identifies tensions between the pragmatic and moral legitimacy of ISR schemes, which the current ISR literature does not address, and draws implications for the future theory and practice of ISR.

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A Framework for Analyzing Environmental Voluntary Agreements

Cited by 159 publications

References 11 publications

EMAS and ISO 14001 in the German industry – complements or substitutes?

EMAS and ISO 14001 in the German industry – complements or substitutes?

Government Clubs: Theory and Evidence from Voluntary Environmental Programs

Marking Their Own Homework: The Pragmatic and Moral Legitimacy of Industry Self-Regulation

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