The Influence of ISO 14001 and EMAS Certification on Environmental and Economic Performance of Firms: An Empirical Analysis

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This paper analyses the influence of environmental management system certification on environmental performance as measured by physical environmental performance indicators, and on economic performance based on a variety of firm-level financial indicators. For this purpose, data on environmental performance has been collected from corporate environmental reports and emissions inventories for a sample of companies in the paper and electricity generation industries in the Netherlands, Italy, Germany and the UK...
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEnvironmental management accounting : Purpose and Progress
EditorsMartin Bennett, Pall M. Rikhardsson, Stefan Schaltegger
Number of pages20
Place of PublicationDordrecht
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
Publication date01.01.2003
Pages367-386
ISBN (Print)978-1-4020-1366-9
ISBN (Electronic)978-94-010-0197-7
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Publication statusPublished - 01.01.2003
Event5th Annual Conference of the Environmental Management Accounting Network - 2002: Environmental Management Accounting and Developments in Europe - Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Duration: 15.01.200212.03.2002
Conference number: 5
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