This empirical study is the first to analyze the response of Vietnamese cement plants to ISO 14001. The influence of ISO-compliant environmental management systems in Vietnam’s cement industry was studied by examining the differences between preand post-certification and by comparing the results between certified and non-certified cement plants using a questionnaire and environmental indicators...

a r t i c l e i n f o Certification to the ISO 14001 environmental management standard is analyzed using data drawn from a survey of manufacturing firms in China. The analysis proceeds by first identifying predictors of ISO 14001 certification and then estimating the relationship between ISO 14001 certification and compliance with environmental regulations. Potential endogeneity between ISO 140...

1) This article is an abridged version of “ Racing to the Bottom ? Trade, Environmental Governance, and ISO 14001”, American Journal of Political Science, 2006, 50(2), pp. 347-361. The authors gratefully acknowledge the permission of Blackwell Publishing. For the unabridged version, including a description of the methodology used by the authors in their research, see : http://faculty.washington...

This article describes the benefits of implementing an environmental management system (EMS) conforming to the ISO 14001 standard in Polish companies. Experience shows that implementing an environmental management system in a company can bring a number of benefits, not only for the company itself but also to the whole surrounding environment. Prevention of pollution, which is the idea underlyin...

The ISO 14001 voluntary international environmental management standard, mostly used in the manufacturing industry, could be used in agricultural settings to increase quality of environmental management and decrease risk of environmental problems. Associated benefits might include reduced operating costs, increased competitiveness, and circumvention of future trade barriers. To see whether expe...