Purpose – This paper seeks to examine the adoption of an environmental management system (EMS) in government departments involved in one Australian state and identify the key factors that contribute to successful adoption. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected through semi-structured interviews conducted with environmental coordinators involved in the EMS adoption. The external cons...

The article provides a comparative analysis of the use ISO standards in hospitality industry among 46 European countries. study confirms hypothesis that more actively 9001 are distributed countries, higher is level implementation and other for management systems (ISO 14001, 45001, etc.). degree distribution can be non-formal criterion population’s involvement technological, technical, organizat...

The need and ability of an organisation to manage and control its impact on the environment has been hotly debated in recent times. However, the uptake of certificated environmental management systems (EMS), specifically BS EN ISO 14001 (ISO 14001) (British Standards Institution, 2004), is becoming more prevalent, even though evidence of the individual benefits is less clear. Furthermore, repor...