Environmental management systems in small and medium-sized enterprises: an analysis and systematic review

Ferenhof, Hélio Aisenberg; Vignochi, Luciano; Selig, Paulo Maurício; Lezana, Álvaro Guillermo Rojas; Campos, Lucila Maria de Souza

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.03.027

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“…Another interesting conclusion is the relevance of the training made available to the employees (addressing the novel ISO 14001:2015) and the use of external consultants for supporting the transition process. This is consistent with the conclusions of previous research that stressed the importance and criticality of the knowledge of environmental impacts and the need for training and consulting to overcome the difficulties in implementing an EMS [21].…”

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Exploratory Research of ISO 14001:2015 Transition among Portuguese Organizations

Fonseca¹,

Domingues

2018

Sustainability

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Abstract:The purpose of this paper is the assessment of the ISO 14001:2015 transition process among Portuguese ISO 14001 certified organizations, including those that successfully have already achieved ISO 14001:2015 certification. A considerable number of the surveyed companies proceeded with the transition to the ISO 14001:2015 by introducing slight adjustments and were supported by external consultants. Nearly all of the respondent companies (97%) intend to transition until 15 th September 2018. The highest ranked reported benefit is the "integrated approach with other management sub-systems" with a well-consolidated perception from the surveyed companies. This is aligned with the ISO 14001:2015 goal of improving the compatibility of management standards supported on the Annex SL. "Alignment with business strategy", "improved top management commitment" and "improved internal and external communication" are also perceived to obtain significant benefits from ISO 14001:2015. The statistical tests carried out (Kruskal-Wallis) confirmed that the perception of some achieved ISO 14001:2015 certification benefits is dependent on the size of the organization. Concerning the motivations to proceed with certification, results suggest that there is not a particular company profile that is compelled to certify their EMS based on a specific type of motivation (Internal or External). Due to ISO 14001:2015 novelty, these exploratory results should be subjected to additional research confirmation.

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Exploratory Research of ISO 14001:2015 Transition among Portuguese Organizations

Fonseca¹,

Domingues

2018

Sustainability

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“…Scopus is accepted by the international scientific community as the largest database of citations and abstracts of refereed literature for the analysis of scientific publications [33]. It was selected as the database used in this study because it has a complete catalogue of 20,500 publications from more than 5000 international publishers.…”

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Worldwide Research on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Public Buildings

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Abstract:The present study details the significant contribution that different international institutions have made to the field of sustainability and energy efficiency, with a focus on public buildings. This has been achieved by making use of the database Scopus, by applying bibliometric techniques and by analyzing the contents of articles published from 1976 to 2016. All the materials included in the analysis have been reported from Scopus. Several key aspects of the publications have been considered such as document type, language, subject area, journal type and keywords. Sustainable Development, Sustainability, Energy Conservation, Energy Efficiency and Buildings have been verified as the most used keywords. The obtained contributions have been classified geographically and by institution, with the United States, the United Kingdom, China, Australia and Italy being the leading research countries and Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Delft University of Technology and Tsinghua University the top contributing institutions. The most active categories in those fields are engineering, social sciences and environmental issues in that order. It can be assumed that the study of sustainability and energy efficiency across all its dimensions is of great interest for the scientific community. The global environmental issue has led many countries to incorporate a wide range of Energy Efficiency (EE) strategies in order to reduce energy consumption in public buildings, a highly valued aspect by European Union energy labelling.

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“…The results point to some common factors. In contrast, Farenhof et al (2014) reported a lack of knowledge about environmental impacts; low level of employee training; lack of definition of internal policies; lack of consulting and business cooperation; low level of systems integration; and high initial costs. As advantages, they perceive moral gains; cost reduction; sustainability in the medium-term; improved company image; and acquisition of new customers, highlighting the possibility of gaining competitive advantage through environmental management systems.…”

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“…According Farenhof et al (2014), despite the heterogeneity of SMEs and the lack of strategic actions within them, there is growing interest in the adoption of environmental management systems. They did a survey of the literature on environmental management systems in small and medium enterprises.…”

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Implementation of an integrated management system into a small building company

Giacomello¹,

Stumpf

Kern

2014

Revista de la Construcción

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Manuscript Code: 0542 Date of reception/acceptation: 15oct2014/01dec2014 ResumenLas empresas de construcción suelen adoptar nuevas herramientas y prácticas de gestión a fin de obtener un mayor nivel de calidad. La integración entre la gestión de la producción y otros sistemas de gestión es importante para el logro de mejoras en la construcción. Sin embargo, en algunos casos, las empresas utilizan estos sistemas de manera aislada y además hay pocos estudios que describen aplicaciones de sistemas integrados en pequeñas empresas de construcción, las cuales constituyen la mayoría de las empresas del sector en Brasil. En este trabajo se presenta la implantación de un sistema integrado de gestión en una empresa de construcción pequeña. El trabajo incluye el diagnóstico de la gestión en esta empresa, la proposición y aplicación de un proceso integrado, así como el análisis de los resultados. El estudio fue desarrollado a través de la observación de tres obras en la ciudad de Bento Gonçalves, Brasil. Se implementaron herramientas de gestión en corto, mediano y largo plazos. Con los resultados obtenidos, se puede concluir que hay posibilidad de adoptar este sistema en las empresas pequeñas, con una reducción de las pérdidas en el proceso de producción. AbstractBuilding firms has implanted tools and practices to improve their quality level. The integration between production and other management system is beneficial for achieving improvements in construction. However, in some cases, construction companies develop isolated management systems, and there are few research papers that describe this kind of application in small construction companies, which constitute the majority of building companies in Brazil. This paper presents the implantation of an integrated management system in a small construction company. The work includes the diagnosis of management system of the company, the proposition and applying of an integrated process, and the identification of outcomes. It was developed through observation of three building sites in Bento Gonçalves, a city on southern Brazil. On research process it were implanted tools on planning and control to management systems to short, medium, and large terms. After all, our results may conclude that there is viability to implant this system in small building companies, with waste reduction on the production process.Palabras clave: Construcción civil, sistema de gestión integrado, reducción de pérdidas.

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Environmental management systems in small and medium-sized enterprises: an analysis and systematic review

Cited by 90 publications

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Exploratory Research of ISO 14001:2015 Transition among Portuguese Organizations

Exploratory Research of ISO 14001:2015 Transition among Portuguese Organizations

Worldwide Research on Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Public Buildings

Implementation of an integrated management system into a small building company

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