The effect of ISO 14001 on environmental performance: Resolving equivocal findings

•ISO 14001's effectiveness at reducing pollution varies across countries.•ISO 14001's effectiveness at reducing pollution varies across environmental impact.•Standard instrumentation approaches to address endogeneity may not be sufficient.•ISO 14001 may be more effective when there are cle...

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Published in:Journal of environmental management 2016-01, Vol.166, p.556-566
Main Authors: Arimura, Toshi H., Darnall, Nicole, Ganguli, Rama, Katayama, Hajime
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Certification program
Conservation of Natural Resources - methods
Discrete choice model
Endogeneity
Environmental performance
Environmental Pollution - economics
Environmental Pollution - legislation & jurisprudence
Environmental Pollution - prevention & control
Humans
ISO 14001, environmental management system
Voluntary environmental program
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Summary:•ISO 14001's effectiveness at reducing pollution varies across countries.•ISO 14001's effectiveness at reducing pollution varies across environmental impact.•Standard instrumentation approaches to address endogeneity may not be sufficient.•ISO 14001 may be more effective when there are clear cost-saving opportunities.•ISO 14001 may be more effective at reducing indirectly regulated impacts.
ISSN:0301-4797
1095-8630
DOI:10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.10.032