Impact of International Environmental Management System on Sustainability Index benchmarking for Small and Medium Enterprise
Sustainability is becoming an important tool towards our better future. More and more companies are looking into sustainability as their prime focus. Sustainability encompasses responsibilities towards social, energy, water, pollution and economic factors. Sustainability is the ability to sustain....
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/678/1/traditional_environmental_kanesan.pdf http://library.oum.edu.my/repository/678/ |
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| Summary: | Sustainability is becoming an important tool towards our better future. More and more companies are looking into
sustainability as their prime focus. Sustainability encompasses responsibilities towards social, energy, water,
pollution and economic factors. Sustainability is the ability to sustain. One of the key factors considered for
Sustainability Index (SI) is the implementation of international environmental management system, typically ISO
14001 system. As per Malaysian government estimates, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) contribute 37 per
cent in the gross domestic product (GDP) of Malaysia by 2010.The objective of the study is to understand the
impact of international environmental management system implementation by SME on sustainability index
benchmarking. Positive and negative impacts besides concerns for implementing ISO 14001 management system
were evaluated. Major barriers were identified as training, resources and cost. Recommendations for implementing
environmental management system for SMEs include integration of management systems, eco-mapping, greening of
supply chain and corporate reporting. Implementation of environmental management system has a strong bearing on
the sustainability index benchmarking. (Abstract by authors) |
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