Fryxell Gerald E, Chung Shan Shan, Lo Carlos W H
China Europe International Business School, MBA Office, 699 Hongfeng Road, Pudong, Shanghai 201206, China.
J Environ Manage. 2004 May;71(1):45-57. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.01.005.
This study investigates the relationship between characteristics of environmental policy statements and the reputations of ISO 14001 registrars who had performed certification audits of firms operating in mainland China. Three characteristics of environmental policy statements were examined: (1) The conformance of the policy to strict interpretations of the international standard; (2) The policy statement's adherence to the good practice guidelines specified in ISO 14004; and, (3) Self-reported evaluations of the policy statement's effectiveness as implemented. Data from 106 facilities in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou reveal that registrar quality has a relatively weak, positive relationship with conformance to both ISO 14001 standards and to ISO 14004 guidelines, but no relationship was observed with the self-reported data. Additional findings are that the use of foreign registrars is significantly associated with the adoption of ISO 14004 guidelines and that conformance with ISO 14001 standards is somewhat higher for international joint ventures and foreign-owned firms than for state-owned enterprises.
本研究调查了环境政策声明的特征与对中国大陆运营企业进行认证审核的ISO 14001注册机构声誉之间的关系。研究考察了环境政策声明的三个特征：（1）政策与国际标准严格解释的一致性；（2）政策声明对ISO 14004中规定的良好实践指南的遵循情况；以及（3）对已实施的政策声明有效性的自我报告评估。来自北京、上海和广州106家企业的数据显示，注册机构质量与符合ISO 14001标准和ISO 14004指南的情况呈相对较弱的正相关关系，但与自我报告数据未观察到相关性。其他研究结果包括，使用外国注册机构与采用ISO 14004指南显著相关，国际合资企业和外资企业符合ISO 14001标准的程度略高于国有企业。
