Do environmental management systems improve environmental performance? Empirical evidence from Italian companies

This paper reports the results of a research carried out on environmental performance in companies with an environmental management system registered under the EMAS regulation. By applying an empirical approach, the article analyses the trend of the environmental performance of a sample of 64 Italia...

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Published in:Environment, development and sustainability development and sustainability, 2011-10, Vol.13 (5), p.845-862
Main Authors: Daddi, T, Magistrelli, M, Frey, M, Iraldo, F
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Compliance
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Data analysis
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Economic Geology
Economic Growth
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Environment
Environmental certification
Environmental Economics
Environmental impact statements
Environmental indicators
Environmental Management
Environmental management systems
Environmental performance
Environmental protection
Industry
ISO standards
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Performance enhancement
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Certification
Compliance
Control
Data analysis
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Economic Geology
Economic Growth
Empirical analysis
Enterprises
Environment
Environmental certification
Environmental Economics
Environmental impact statements
Environmental indicators
Environmental Management
Environmental management systems
Environmental performance
Environmental protection
Industry
ISO standards
Italy
management systems
Performance enhancement
Registration
Regulation
Studies
Sustainability
Sustainable Development
Time series
Trends
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