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Experiences with integrated management systems for two small companies in Austria
J Fresner,G Engelhardt +1 more
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In this article, the authors present and analyse two case studies that demonstrate that real experiences in improving environmental and economic performance by improving processes and procedures occurred and motivate the company's leadership, suppliers and employees to continue to make additional improvements.About:
This article is published in Journal of Cleaner Production.The article was published on 2004-08-01. It has received 170 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Cleaner production & Sustainable development.read more
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ISO 9001 and ISO 14001: Towards a Research Agenda on Management System Standards*
TL;DR: In this article, an integrative review of meta-standards is presented, focusing on the two main metastandards which have been adopted by more than 1.3 million organizations worldwide: ISO 14001 and ISO 9001.
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Is an environmental management system able to influence environmental and competitive performance? The case of the eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) in the European union
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated whether or not an Environmental Management System (EMS) implemented within the EMAS Regulation has any effect on firm performance both from an environmental and a competitive point of view.
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A synergetic model for implementing an integrated management system: an empirical study in China
S. X. Zeng,Jonathan Shi,G.X. Lou +2 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a structured questionnaire survey was conducted to investigate the current status of integrated management system (IMS), and the authors concluded that the major problems for enterprises to operate multiple parallel management systems include: it causes complexity of internal management, it lowers management efficiency, it incurs cultural incompatibility, it causes employee hostility, and increases management costs.
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How integrated are environmental, quality and other standardized management systems? An empirical study ☆
TL;DR: Results from the cluster analysis show three types of organizations in function of their level of integration of management system goals, documentation and human resources, as well as procedures.
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Integrated management systems: experiences in Italian organizations
TL;DR: In this article, a study reported in this paper has been developed using a sample of Italian companies to investigate the potential for integration starting from an analysis of the common aspects in terms of real motivations (company image, costs saving, etc.), obstacles (unclear regulations, lack of financial support, etc.).
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Cleaner production as a means for effective environmental management
TL;DR: In this article, the authors conclude from their experience that Cleaner production and ISO 14001 go well together and support each other in helping an organization to really decrease its environmental effect.
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Ecoprofit-Styria-prepare Thirteen pollution prevention case studies in the Styrian industry
J. Altenburger,Th. Dielacher,P. Eder,H. Ferner,M. Fegerl,Johannes Fresner,O. Gelinek,A. Kogler,J. Jantschgi,M. Nussbaumer,B. Russegger,Hans Schnitzer,K. Schauer,B. Sebesta,J. Seiler,F. Sprenger,H. Widenmeyer +16 more
TL;DR: The Austrian Prepare project as mentioned in this paper is a federal state-funded pollution prevention project in the Styrian industry, which includes 13 companies from the textile, pulp and paper, machine building, wood working and printed circuit board manufacturing industries, covering most of the sectors and sizes in the styrian industry.
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