Fryxell Gerald E, Szeto Agnes
Department of Management, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong.
J Environ Manage. 2002 Jul;65(3):223-38. doi: 10.1006/jema.2001.0538.
This study proposes a model linking firm motivations for seeking ISO 14001 certification to the effectiveness of three major components of an environmental management system (EMS)--environmental policy, the assessment of environmental aspect and impacts, and management review. The relationship of these EMS components with a self-reported measure of environmental performance is also examined. From a sample of 29 ISO 14001 certified facilities in Hong Kong (of 71 total certifications at the time the data was collected), it was found that motivations to enhance firm reputation are positively related to perceptions of the effectiveness of the policy statement. Motivations for reputation enhancement and cost reduction were positively related to perceptions of EMS effectiveness in assessing environmental aspects and impacts. The effectiveness of the methodology for identifying environmental aspects and impacts was also found to be positively related to improved environmental performance.
本研究提出了一个模型，该模型将企业寻求ISO 14001认证的动机与环境管理体系（EMS）三个主要组成部分的有效性联系起来，这三个主要组成部分分别是环境政策、环境因素与影响评估以及管理评审。此外，还研究了这些EMS组成部分与自我报告的环境绩效衡量指标之间的关系。从香港29个获得ISO 14001认证的设施样本（在收集数据时共有71项认证）中发现，提升企业声誉的动机与对政策声明有效性的认知呈正相关。提升声誉和降低成本的动机与对EMS在评估环境因素与影响方面有效性的认知呈正相关。研究还发现，识别环境因素与影响的方法的有效性与改善环境绩效呈正相关。
