The EMAS impasse: Factors influencing Italian organizations to withdraw or renew the registration

Merli, Roberto; Preziosi, Michele

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.031

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“…ISO 14001 and EMAS are the two main international certifiable standards to adopt EMSs. As it is underlined in the literature (Iraldo et al, 2009;Merli & Preziosi, 2018;Morrow & Rondinelli, 2002;Testa et al, 2014), these standards have a quite similar structure and adoption process, but there are also important differences. For instance, EMAS is seen as more demanding than ISO 14001.…”

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ISO 14001, EMAS and environmental performance: A meta‐analysis

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The adoption of voluntary environmental certifications such as ISO 14001 and Eco‐Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) has gained momentum in the last two decades. The scholarly literature has analyzed in depth the performance implications of the adoption of these certificates. Yet the findings are scattered and inconclusive. This article aims to shed light on this issue by meta‐analyzing the influence of the adoption of voluntary environmental certifications on corporate environmental performance, drawing on a sample of 53 scholarly studies analyzing a total of 182,926 companies. The findings show a positive influence of ISO 14001 and EMAS certifications on corporate environmental performance. A set of underlying moderating effects are also identified, such as a more pronounced positive effect for adoptions based on environmental innovation and for firms with a more mature certification. Implications for scholars, managers, and other stakeholders are discussed.

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ISO 14001, EMAS and environmental performance: A meta‐analysis

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“…The interplay between policymakers and companies is fundamental for allowing the transition at the firm level, as it can facilitate or hamper the development of circular business models by directly intervening into the industries through normative regulations (Levänen, Lyytinen, & Gatica, ). An example of this activity is represented by the European Union Circular Economy Action Plan of 2015 (Leipold & Petit‐Boix, ) or by the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals of 2016 (Goyal, Esposito, & Kapoor, ), as well as by the emerging European Regulation Eco‐Management and Audit Scheme, which aims to support companies in implementing voluntary tools for managing the environmental aspects of their operations (Merli & Preziosi, ).…”

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Designing business models in circular economy: A systematic literature review and research agenda

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The concept of circular economy is increasingly receiving attention in different domains, including strategic management, operations management, and technology management. It requires companies to design their business model (i.e., the value network, the relationships with the supply chain partners, and the value propositions towards customers) around a new concept of sustainable development that reduces consumption of natural resources and preserves the environment. However, extant research falls short in terms of explaining how companies design their business model according to the circular economy principles. Starting from this premise, the present paper provides a systematic review of the literature on the design of business models in the context of circular economy, aiming to offer an overview of the state of research and outline a promising research agenda.

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“…Several economic or management studies also investigate the determinants of environmental management systems or ISO 14001 adoption (Bracke et al, 2008;Darnall et al, 2010;Frondel et al, 2008;Heras-Saizarbitoria et al, 2011;Merli & Preziosi, 2018;Nishitani, 2009;Tuppura, Toppinen, & Puumalainen, 2016;Ziegler & Nogareda, 2009) and reveal that firm size, private/public ownership, management attitudes towards social responsibility, financial performance, and foreign ownership are crucial aspects. A related literature that focusses on the determinants of eco-innovations or investments find similar evidence (Bönte & Dienes, 2013;Triguero, Moreno-Mondéjar, & Davia, 2016;Ziegler & Nogareda, 2009).…”

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“…Several studies investigate adoption of or participation in environmental certification and management system programmes as well as carbon reduction initiatives from the perspective of a firm (Darnall, Henriques, & Sadorsky, 2010;Frondel, Horbach, & Rennings, 2008;Halkos & Evangelinos, 2002;Haque & Ntim, 2018;Nakamura, Takahashi, & Vertinsky, 2001;Singh, Jain, & Sharma, 2014;Ziegler & Nogareda, 2009). More specifically, this relates to the EU EMAS (Bracke, Verbeke, & Dejonckheere, 2008;Heras-Saizarbitoria, Molina-Azorín, & Dick, 2011) or the ISO 14001 Environmental Man-agementSystems (Chiarini, 2017;Marimon Viadiu, Casadesús Fa, & Heras Saizarbitoria, 2006;Merli & Preziosi, 2018;Morrow & Rondinelli, 2002;Nishitani, 2009). There are also analyses focussing on the adoption of environmental management programmes in industries with high emissions from production of chemicals (King & Lenox, 2000), road freight transport (Oberhofer & Fürst, 2013), construction (Chiarini, 2019), or forestry (Tuppura, Toppinen and Puumalainen, 2016).…”

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Time for carbon neutrality and other emission reduction measures at European airports

Falk

Hagsten

2020

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Since 2009, one out of five European airports participate in carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction programmes, although only 8% of them are certified as CO2 neutral. This study aims to examine empirically internal as well as external factors of importance for airport participation in emission reduction programmes at different levels of involvement. Estimates of the Cox proportional hazard model based on almost 600 airports for the period 2009 to 2017 reveal that the likelihood and timing of participation increase with the size of the airport (number of passengers), independent of level of commitment. Performance (growth in number of passengers) and if the airport is part of a group are crucial for the advanced levels of the programme. Environmental progress at the country level is also a significant predictor, most distinctly represented by renewable electricity generation, whereas airports serving as hubs for low‐cost airlines are less likely to enter the carbon reduction programmes.

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The EMAS impasse: Factors influencing Italian organizations to withdraw or renew the registration

Cited by 51 publications

References 61 publications

ISO 14001, EMAS and environmental performance: A meta‐analysis

ISO 14001, EMAS and environmental performance: A meta‐analysis

Designing business models in circular economy: A systematic literature review and research agenda

Time for carbon neutrality and other emission reduction measures at European airports

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