Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Adoption in Sarawak (Malaysia): Implementation Motivations
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https://doi.org/10.21664/2238-8869.2017v6i2.p198-216Abstract
Environmental management has been in the process of evolution since Industrial Revolutions of 18th and 19th centuries. And the more recent is the development of international environmental management standards and guidelines to facilitate global trade. These environmental management standards and guidelines are usually known as Environmental Management Systems (EMS). This research investigates the implementation motivations in relation to EMS adoption in Sarawak, Malaysia organizations. Empirical findings of a survey on the above in Sarawak organizations are presented. About 112 survey questionnaires invitations were forwarded to various organizations in Sarawak and a total of 47 responses were received. The results of this research show that among the Sarawak organizations, the top three implementation motivations or benefits from implementing EMS according to their importance by the Sarawak EMS user’s organizations are 1) Legal compliance as the top benefit of EMS implementation; 2) Improvement in operational environmental protection; and 3) Corporate image advantages.References
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Giles F 2008. Assessing the effectiveness of your environmental management system. Environmental Quality Management, 18(2):1-6.
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Ho LL, Law PL 2015b. A Review on Benefits and Roles of Implementation; and Major Frameworks of Environmental Management Systems. International Journal of Current Research, 7(4):14446-14450.
International Organization for Standardization 2014. ISO 14001 Continual Improvement Survey 2013: Executive Summary. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva.
International Organization for Standardization 2015. ISO 14001:2015 (E) Environmental Management Systems – Requirements with guidance for use. International Organization for Standardization, Geneva.
Maier S, Vanstone K 2005. Do good environmental management systems lead to good environmental performance? Ethical Investment Research Services (EIRIS), London.
Malaysian Certified [database on the Internet]. SIRIM QAS International Sdn. Bhd. [updated 2015; cited 2015 December 17]. Available from: http://www.malaysiancertified.com.my/Mgmt Certification.aspx
Marambanyika T, Mutekwa T 2009. Effectiveness of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems in Enhancing Corporate Environmental Sustainability at Unilever South East Africa in Harare, Zimbabwe. Journal of Sustainable Development in Africa, 11(1):280-297.
Nunally JC, Bernstein IH 1994. Psychometric theory, Issue 972. McGraw-Hill, 94 pp.
Performance Track Could Improve Program Design and Management to Ensure Value, Report No. 2007-P-00013 [database on the Internet]. United States Environmental Protection Agency [updated 2007; cited 2016 May 2]. Available from: https://www.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2015-11/documents/20070329-2007-p-00013.pdf
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Rivera-Camino J 2001. What motivates European firms to adopt environmental management systems? Eco-Management and Auditing, 8(3):134–143.
Scott P 2003. Management systems and sustainable development. ISO Management Systems, September – October 2003, pp. 27-32.
The ISO Survey – 2005 [database on the Internet]. International Organization for Standardization [updated 2005; cited 2014 November 12]. Available from: http://www.iso.org/iso/survey2005.pdf
USEPA - United States Environmental Protection Agency 2007 [database on the Internet]. Performance Track Could Improve Program Design and Management to Ensure Value, Report No. 2007-P-00013 [WWW] U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. [cited 2016 May 02]. Available from: https://www.epa.gov/ sites/production/files/2015-11/documents/20070329-2007-p-00013.pdf
Walford N 1995. Geographical Data Analysis. John Wiley and Sons, New York.
Watson M, Emery ART 2004. Law, economics and the environment: A comparative study of environmental management systems. Managerial Auditing Journal, 19(6):760 – 77.
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HO, Lee Lee; LAW, Puong Ling; LIM, Soh Fong. Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Adoption in Sarawak (Malaysia): Implementation Motivations. Fronteiras - Journal of Social, Technological and Environmental Science, [S. l.], v. 6, n. 2, p. 198–216, 2017. DOI: 10.21664/2238-8869.2017v6i2.p198-216. Disponível em: https://periodicos.unievangelica.edu.br/index.php/fronteiras/article/view/1931. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.
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