Do voluntary environmental management systems improve environmental performance? Evidence from waste management by Kenyan firms

Mungai, Edward M.; Ndiritu, S. Wagura; Rajwani, Tazeeb

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121636

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“…Corporate governance variables were included following [ 34 , 45 , 46 , 79 , 104 ] because resource-based theory postulates that enterprises must have superior management abilities in order to follow proactive environmental policies [ 79 ]. For instance, Liu [ 104 ] documented that companies with superior female board representation register less ecological judicial proceedings.…”

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“…Additionally, institutional theory specifies that enterprises under strong institutional burden will acquire legitimacy by demonstrating good environmental performance [ 43 ]. Mungai, Ndiritu, and Rajwani [ 45 ] concluded that the implementation of voluntary environmental management systems is related to the betterment of ecological performance in Kenya. Hence, an increasing number of corporations worldwide have become conscious of the value of protecting the natural environment and have agreed to adopt an EMS for improved conformity, avoidance of environmental occurrences, and to reveal the figure of an ecologically reactive entity [ 93 ].…”

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“…Prior research has focused on energy efficiency and financial performance in Korea [ 19 ], China [ 20 ], Spain and Slovenia [ 21 ]; energy efficiency and productivity/exporting in Latin America [ 3 ], Ethiopia [ 22 ], and India [ 23 , 24 ]; waste and enterprise performance in Japan [ 25 ] and the US [ 26 , 27 ]; emissions and firm performance in Europe [ 28 , 29 , 30 ], Japan [ 25 ], and the US [ 26 , 31 , 32 ]; and other diverse countries worldwide [ 33 ]. Additionally, earlier studies have focused on a wide range of industries [ 2 , 27 , 30 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 ]; manufacturing firms [ 21 , 24 , 25 , 31 , 37 , 38 , 39 ]; manufacturing and industry [ 40 ]; manufacturing, service, and IT organizations [ 1 ]; mining and manufacturing companies [ 41 ]; energy companies [ 19 , 20 , 42 , 43 ]; fossil fuel-related and non-fossil-fuel-related industries [ 44 ]; and industrial and commercial firms [ 45 ]. Nevertheless, industries intensely diverge in their emanations, whilst a company’s environmental performance substantially hinges on its industrial positions [ 46 ].…”

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Does Water, Waste, and Energy Consumption Influence Firm Performance? Panel Data Evidence from S&P 500 Information Technology Sector

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This paper aimed to investigate the impact of water, waste, and energy consumption on firm performance for a sample of enterprises that belong to the S&P 500 Information Technology sector over the period of 2009–2020. The quantitative framework covered both accounting (e.g., return on assets—ROA; return on common equity—ROE; return on capital—ROC; return on invested capital—ROIC) and market-based measures of performance (e.g., price-to-book value—PB), alongside firm and corporate governance specific variables. By estimating multivariate panel data regression models, the empirical results provided support for a negative impact of total water use on PB but a positive effect on ROA. With reference to the total waste, the econometric outcomes revealed a negative influence on the entire selected performance measures, whereas total energy consumption did not reveal any statistically significant influence.

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“…Environmental practices, in turn, can lead to environmental performance because a higher development of these practices makes their adoption improve their efficiency, improving environmental performance (Testa et al, 2018). Although prior empirical studies have shown both positive (Hartmann & Vachon, 2018) and no positive associations (Delmas & Toffel, 2004) between environmental practices and environmental performance, it is expected that environmental practices enhance environmental performance (Aslam, Elmagrhi, Rehman, & Ntim, 2020; Fuzi, Habidin, Janudin, & Ong, 2019; Mungai, Ndiritu, & Rajwani, 2020) because these practices help to reduce environmental hazards and water and other resources and material consumption. Environmental practices such as those related to save water and energy, reduction in emissions, employee training, and the measurement of environmental costs and savings allow companies to reduce materials, water and energy consumption, pollution emission, and waste production levels and improvements regarding a more efficient use of the resources needed to manufacture the products (Chaudhuri & Jayaram, 2019; Wagner, 2009).…”

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This work empirically examines the importance of the internalization of a quality standard for environmental sustainable development in Spanish hotels. It aims to examine the direct relationships between the internalization of a quality standard and environmental practices and performance and the mediating role of environmental practices on the relationship between the internalization of a quality standard and environmental performance. The work uses a sample of 176 hotels and applies the partial least squares (PLS) approach to test these relationships. The results show that (a) the internalization of a quality standard (through daily practices and continuous improvement) is positively related to environmental practices and performance and (b) environmental practices partially mediate the relationship between the internalization of a quality standard and environmental performance. The study extends the literature by explaining that the internalization of a quality standard strengthens environmental sustainable development.

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“…However, like any other African countries, Uganda still experiences challenges of climate change mitigation due to weaknesses in climate mitigation policies, low levels of readiness, the choice of mitigation activities and level of preference attached to each sector. Sectors such as the transport sector have limited preference despite the contribution they make to climate change (Mungai et al , 2020). The transport sector represents the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions.…”

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Climate change mitigation readiness in the transport sector: a psychological science perspective

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PurposeThis study aims to examine the impact of social norms on climate change mitigation readiness, the mediating role of environmental purchasing intentions and attitudes on the relationship between social norms and climate change mitigation readiness.Design/methodology/approachData were collected from transport facility operators and managers of shipping firms and bus transport firms. The SPSS software and covariance-based software (CB-SEM) were used to obtain results on the impact of social norms on climate change mitigation readiness, the mediating role of environmental purchasing intentions on the relationship between social norms and climate change mitigation readiness, and the mediating role of attitudes on the relationship between social norms and climate change mitigation readiness.FindingsThe findings indicated that social norms influenced climate change mitigation readiness, while both attitudes and environmental purchasing intentions partially mediated the relationship between social norms and climate change mitigation readiness.Research limitations/implicationsThe study mainly focused on transport facility operators and managers of shipping firms and bus firms eliminating other participants in the transport sector. Further, the research focused on majorly three psychological factors that included social norms, intentions and attitudes leaving out other psychological factors.Originality/valueClimate change mitigation is a major issue of concern to policy makers and researchers. Much of the focus is placed on mitigation strategies with the passengers and private vehicle owners as the major target. Other research focuses on reducing the impact of climate change outcomes through introduction of cleaner technologies. However, issues concerning the role of psychological factors in enhancing climate change mitigation readiness have not been given significant attention.

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Do voluntary environmental management systems improve environmental performance? Evidence from waste management by Kenyan firms

Cited by 48 publications

References 39 publications

Does Water, Waste, and Energy Consumption Influence Firm Performance? Panel Data Evidence from S&P 500 Information Technology Sector

Does Water, Waste, and Energy Consumption Influence Firm Performance? Panel Data Evidence from S&P 500 Information Technology Sector

The association between environmental sustainable development and internalization of a quality standard

Climate change mitigation readiness in the transport sector: a psychological science perspective

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