Dissertations / Theses: 'ISO 14000(EMS)'

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Kacálek, Petr. "Návrh a budování environmentálního managementu." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-221946.

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The goal of the submitted thesis “The Suggestion and the Construction Environmental Management” is to analyze significance of environmental management system, description of tools of EMS implementation and introduction style in firm TTK CZ s. r. o.. The first part is concentrated on environmental policy concerning the business sphere. In the second part there is a general description of implementation tools of EMS, significance of EMS implementation and benefits of system. In the final part I characterize the firm TTK CZ s. r. o. which displays growing interest in achievement and demonstration of good environmental profile by management of operation impacts, products and services to environment in compliance with environmental policy.

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Machová, Vendula. "Aplikace požadavků normy ISO 14001:2004 ve společnosti SPEDOS s. r. o." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-11159.

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The objective of the graduation theses is to analyze the fulfilment of international standards ISO 14001 requirements in the company Spedos s.r.o. together with the proposal of building up the missing requirements. Theoretical part focuses on the importance and development of international environment protection as well as of environmental activities in Czech Republic. Followed there is described a brief characteristics of environmental tools. The final section of theoretical part belongs to description of international standard ISO 14001, the international and domestic scope of the standard, emphasis of the benefits and comparison with another environmental management system approaches.

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KUMAR, AMIT, and SAMY AMIRTHALINGAM MUTHU. "ISO 14001:2015 Life Cycle Perspective." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-42194.

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Our research is based on data triangulation methodology by which we are going to answer the question with a combination of two elements: the design and development in combination with life cycle perspective according to ISO 14001:2015 and organization consider the life cycle perspective when they design and develop their products, in a modified form introducing many new aspects of life-cycle thinking. This Master’sthesis aims to discuss the Sustainability approach through the use of Environmental Management Standards (EMS), the results achieved by organizations that implement and certify those EMS, and a special focus on the current process of ISO 14001:2015 revision and the logic behind it. Revisiting the concept of Sustainability, the status of the International Organization for Standardization 14001, requirements that related to that life cycle perspective in ISO 14001:2015, eco-design, circular economy and its expected outcomes are discussed. The ISO 14001:2015 revision will have major impacts on the more than 300,000 worldwide certified organizations and on the many professionals that work with it. Analysis of the development of a sustainability portfolio within a globally-operating manufacturing company, we came different illustrate the kinds of life cycle work involved in dealing with activities and interests, connecting activities and interests into action-nets, performing life cycle practices, and spreading the life cycle idea. Finally, we discuss implications of life cycle work for research in the field of organization and management studies and questions related to the topic with quality engineers within the organization.

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Sondered, Natasja. "New-Institutionalism and how EMS is translated from the highest organisational levels down to its local implementations." Thesis, Linköping University, Linköping University, Linköping University, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-56989.

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This thesis is mainly directed towards readers with a basic background in Environmental or Quality Management Systems. More increasingly organisations and companies decide to work with Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and the ISO standard has ever been increasing in popularity. The advantages of the ISO standard are the flexibility it offers, the adaptability to a variety of organisations and processes.Most literature on EMS focuses on communication but very few address the issues regarding implementation and translation of the EMS into something functional for the core activities of an organisation.In this qualitative study the author focuses on studying the differences between organisational levels regarding working with and implementing EMS at their various levels. The theoretical frame for the study is that of new-institutionalism. Within this frame is gathered empirical data from interviews with representatives of eight larger companies or organisations, all with multiple organisational levels. Combined these interviews form a solid foundation for the study if intra- and interorganisational EMS-implementations.The conclusion of this research indicates the participating companies translated and implemented the EMS by standardising already existing routines and methods into complementing the EMS. A side-effect of this study which lies outside the actual aim of this thesis is that companies which have built up their EMS starting at ground-level have a better implementation and communication of such EMS. Det här arbetet fokuserar på läsare med en bakgrund inom miljö- och kvalitetsledningssystem.Allt fler företag bestämmer sig att arbeta med miljöledningssystem (MLS) och detta har lett till att ISO standarden ökat i popularitet, främst på grund av standardens flexibilitet vilket ses i hur enkelt standarden är att anpassa till olika företag och processer. Majoriteten av MLS-litteratur har en fokus på kommunikation men väldigt få handböcker och författare tar upp frågor i samband med den praktiska implementering och översättning av MLS när det gäller anpassa MLS till något fungerande för organisationens kärnverksamhet.Den här kvalitativa studien fokuserar på att analysera de skillnader som finns mellan organisatoriska nivåer när det gäller deras arbete med och implementering av MLS. Studien utfördes inom den teoretiska ram av Nyinstitutionalismen och inom dessa gränser samlades empirin från åtta större företag med olika organisatoriska nivåer. Kombinationen av dessa intervjuer skapar basen för analysen av inter- och intraorganisatoriska MLS-implementeringar. Slutsatsen av den här studien visar att de organisationer som deltog översatte och implementerade deras MLS genom att anpassa pre-existerande rutinerna till att möta standardens krav. En sidoeffekt av den här studien som fanns utanför studiens ursprungliga ram är att organisationer som byggde sitt MLS från grundnivå och uppåt visade sig ha en bättre kommunikation och implementering av deras MLS.

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Lam, Pik-wah Jocelyn. "Is ISO14001 a sustainable EMS solution for SMEs in Hong Kong? /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2007. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B3960228X.

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Fogl, David. "Význam a dopady zavádění EMS u velkých průmyslových podniků." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-10881.

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The teoretic part of the document is about sustainable development, its reasons and history, about instruments of measuration and achievement. Next there is described the Environmental Management System, its extensiveness, requirements, benefits for company and the standards of EMS. In the document are described the differences between certification according to ISO 14000 or EMAS. Costs according to the etaps and posibility to financial subventions are analyzed in this document too. The next part is research-based tail, based on list of question to Czech companies, in which EMS is implemented. The research was pointed to prove the declared benefits for companies, experiences with EMS and general attitude of companies to this issue. In the end of the document there are comments, results of research and knowledge, which was observed during the research.

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Widing, Elsa, and Erik Lindgren. "Vad krävs för att bli miljöcertifierad? : Objektsformering inom ISO 14001." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Företagsekonomiska institutionen, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-388939.

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Coelho, Glauber Tulio Fonseca. "Estudo da UtilizaÃÃo de Indicadores Ambientais nos Moldes das ISOS 14001 e 14031 em Empresas Prestadoras de ServiÃo de Engenharia em SÃo LuÃs-MA." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2009. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=3816.

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FundaÃÃo de Amparo Ã Pesquisa do Estado do CearÃ Com o avanÃo da humanidade em direÃÃo Ã industrializaÃÃo e modernizaÃÃo tecnolÃgica, criando novos processos de produÃÃo que sÃo potencialmente nocivos ao meio ambiente, passa-se tambÃm a haver uma preocupaÃÃo crescente da humanidade em relaÃÃo ao mesmo. Devido Ãs pressÃes exercidas pela sociedade, organizaÃÃes antes consideradas poluidoras, passam a gerir de forma mais eficiente os aspectos ambientais de seus processos, atravÃs da implantaÃÃo de Sistemas de GestÃo Ambiental (SGA). Uma importante ferramenta para construir, consolidar informaÃÃes e promover a melhoria dos Sistemas de GestÃo Ambiental Ã a utilizaÃÃo de indicadores ambientais. Com a implantaÃÃo e manutenÃÃo do seu SGA, visando a melhoria contÃnua do mesmo, as organizaÃÃes podem tentar obter a certificaÃÃo ISO 14001, reconhecida internacionalmente como padrÃo de excelÃncia em gestÃo ambiental. O presente trabalho apresenta um estudo da utilizaÃÃo de indicadores ambientais baseados nas normas ISO 14031 e ISO 14001 em 10 empresas prestadoras de serviÃo de engenharia em SÃo LuÃs, MaranhÃo, que nÃo possuem Sistema de GestÃo Ambiental implementados. Foram utilizados questionÃrios extensos abordando itens das normas acima citadas. Foi dado tratamento estatÃstico nos dados com o intuito de saber o Ãndice de utilizaÃÃo dos indicadores por cada empresa. Analisaram-se os dados compilados e a partir dos mesmos recomendouse a 7 empresas que implementem o SGA, por ter obtido um percentual de utilizaÃÃo igual ou acima de 40% With the advance of mankind towards industrialization and technological modernization, creating new processes that are potentially harmful to the environment, a growing concern about the environment also comes from mankind. Due to pressures coming from the society, organizations considered before as polluters, start to manage the environmental aspects of their processes in a much more efficient way, through the implantation of Environmental Management Systems (EMS). An important tool to build, consolidate information and promote the improvement of the Environmental Management Systems is the usage of environmental indicators. With the implantation and maintenance of its EMS, seeking its continual improvement, organizations can try to obtain the ISO 14001 certification, internationally known as an excellence standard on environmental management. The present work presents a study of the usage of ISO 14001 and ISO 14031 based environmental indicators on engineering companies in SÃo LuÃs, MaranhÃo, that have no environmental systems implemented. Questionnaires approaching items from the ISO guidelines above described were used. A statistical treatment was realized on the data gathered in order to know the indicators usage rate of each company. The data compiled was analyzed, and from them, 7 companies were recommended to implement an EMS, for obtaining 40% or more of indicator usage

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El-Gomla, Randa A. M. "A plan-do-check-act framework for WEEE and RoHS : a model for implementing WEEE and RoHS by integrating eco-design factors and activities into business operation and strategy." Thesis, University of Bradford, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/5432.

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Eco-design is relatively new and fast growing field of research due to its vital importance to the manufacturing industry and its related environmental issues such as reducing waste, and CO2 emission. A major EU programme relating to the environment is the waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive. The (WEEE) directive specifies ten categories and a voltage range which is up to 1.000 volts AC or 1.500volts DC. The developed framework came for the implementation of Eco-design principles that helps to take into account the adaption of the (WEEE) directive and the restriction of hazard substances (RoHS) used in electrical and electronic equipments. As a result of identify gaps and needs such as a lack of a comprehensive Eco-design framework and the need to integrate it to the normal business operation. In this research the PDCA framework for Eco-design and WEEE directive will be discussed. The framework will encompass all of the Eco-design¿s implementation and integration factors and activities such as WEEE and RoHS directives, Eco-design management, Environmental legislations, Eco-design tools and considerations. The literature review covers the topic of Eco-design¿s related issues, and WEEE and RoHS directives rules. Based on comprehensive questionnaire survey of Eco-design, WEEE and RoHS issues and activities among a sample of environmentally aware companies, statistical analysis is carried out using SPSS software. Then the findings of the survey triangulated with the findings of the literature review formed the basis of the design and implementation plan of the proposed framework

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Vitkauskas, Tomas. "Aplinkos apsaugos vadybos sistemos (Vilniaus miesto paslaugų įmonių motyvacijos diegti AVS tyrimas)." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2008. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2008~D_20080128_110609-27225.

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Darbo tikslas – ištirti AVS diegimo motyvaciją Vilniaus miesto paslaugas teikiančiose organizacijose. Darbo objektas – Vilniaus miesto paslaugas teikiančių organizacijų motyvacija diegti AVS. Darbo metu nustatyti uždaviniai yra: ištirti AVS bendras charakteristikas ir AVS diegimo motyvus organizacijose teoriniu lygmeniu, pateikti AVS situacijos būklės, aplinkosaugą reglamentuojančią teisinės sistemos analizę Lietuvoje, ištirti AVS diegimą skatinančius veiksnius Vilniaus miesto įmonėse pagal įmonių dydį, nustatyti AVS diegimą ribojančius veiksnius Vilniaus miesto įmonėse bei pateikti siūlymus AVS situacinės aplinkos gerinimui. Iškeltam darbo tikslui bei uždaviniams pasiekti naudojami: mokslinės literatūros analizė, situacijos analizė, kiekybinis tyrimas (anketinė apklausa), lyginamoji analizė. Pagrindiniai informacijos šaltiniai buvo Lietuvos ir užsienio autorių mokslinė literatūra aplinkos apsaugos vadybos tema, mokslinės publikacijos Internete, empirinis tyrimas. Darbo metu buvo nagrinėjama teorinė, teisinė literatūra. Tyrimo metu buvo apklausta 231 Vilniaus miesto organizacija, išanalizuoti empiriniai duomenys, pateikta duomenų analizė bei išvados. The urgency of the paper. Environmental protections politics is formed by Agenda 21, the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, and the Statement of principles for the Sustainable Management in international, Europe Union’s program for sustainable development in regional and Lithuania’s sustainable development plan – in national aspects. Total quality management and preventive environmental management principles are closely related – their essence is development of continuous improvement cycle with involvement of all employees of organization. These principles have the same goal: waste elimination or reduction. Total quality management defines the waste as lost time, including such indicators as inventory, number of defects and customer complaints; preventive environmental management defines the waste as pollution and inefficient resource consumption. Both total quality management and preventive environmental management help to increase profit and competitive advantage by implementation of systems approach enabling to improve economic indicators and to reduce negative impact on the environment. The main objective of this survey is to research the motivation for establishing environmental management systems in Vilnius service companies. The framework was divided in two parts – theoretic ant practical. The theoretic part consisted of main EMS theories, characteristics, concept of motivation, also environmental labeling characterization. Practical part was a survey in... [to full text]

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Forejtová, Lucie. "Environmentální management jako dobrovolný nástroj environmentální politiky." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2008. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-11070.

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Environmental management is one of the voluntary tools for environmental policy, which provides instructions to organizations, how they can coordinate their products, activities and services to minimize their negative environmental impacts. This work describes and compares two basic approaches for environmental management system (EMS) implementation - ISO 14001 Standard and EMAS II Regulation in terms of requirements for an organization. Attention is paid to advantages and disadvantages of EMS implementation in an organization too. In analytical part of this work, environmental management is analyzed in light of a number of certified and certifying organizations, after that follows cost-benefit analysis of EMS focused on organizations and SWOT analysis. The goal of this work is to find out on the basis of the results of these analyses, whether environmental management system implementation is a competitive advantage of an organization, or not.

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Holmström, Fredrik, and Jakob Hoffsten. "Förstudie till implementering av ISO 14001:2015 : Examensarbete 2020." Thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Jönköping University, JTH, Logistik och verksamhetsledning, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-49924.

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Syfte – Syftet med studien är att skapa ett underlag för små företag som ska implementera ISO 14001, genom att undersöka och identifiera kritiska faktorer samt lösningar för att överkomma dessa. Resultatet av studien kommer sedan användas för att skapa ett ramverk till små företag när de implementerar miljöledningssystemet ISO 14001:2015. Metod – För att nå studiens syfte, har en litteratursökning utförts för att etablera ett teoretiskt ramverk. Syftet med detta var att identifiera kritiska faktorer när en implementering av ISO 14001:2015 utförs. En fallstudie har även utförts på ett tillverkande företag för att kunna samla in empiriska data. Metoderna som har använts i studien är intervjuer, enkäter och observationer. Den empiriska data och det teoretiska ramverket jämfördes och analyserades för att svara på studiens syfte och frågeställningar. Resultat – I det teoretiska ramverket och fallstudien, identifierades fem kritiska faktorer; kunskap och kompetens, involvering av anställda, resurser, identifiering av miljömål och företagets miljöpåverkan och företagskultur. Engagemanget från ledningen på företaget identifierades även som en kritisk faktor, men var starkt kopplat till kunskap och kompetens. Faktorn valdes därför att inkluderas i kunskap och kompetens. För att överkomma dessa, identifierades lösningar till dem kritiska faktorerna. Resultatet av lösningarna var att alla kritiska faktorer har en stark korrelation med varandra och att lösningarna var liknande. Träning och utbildning av dem anställda var en nyckel-lösning för att lösa dem kritiska faktorerna. Implikationer – Studien kan användas som ett ramverk och bidra som underlag till små företag som vill implementera ISO 14001:2015. Studien har identifierat kritiska faktorer vid implementeringen och hur man överkommer dessa, oavsett vilken bransch som företagen arbetar i, vilket gör att studien kan användas av olika typer av företag. Begränsningar – Eftersom restriktionerna som samhället har satt på grund av COVID19 pandemin, har antalet observationer och intervjuer blivit begränsade. Detta har vidare påverkat trovärdigheten på studien negativt. Fler observationer och intervjuer hade gett ett mer trovärdigt resultat. Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine and identify critical factors as well as solutions to overcome these. The results will then be used to create a framework for small businessesto use when implementing the environmental management system ISO 14001:2015. Method – To reach the purpose of this study, a literature review has been conducted in order to establish a theoretical framework. The purpose of the theoretical frameworks was to identify critical factors when implementing ISO 14001:2015. A case study has also been conducted on a manufacturing company in order to collect empirical data. The methods used in the case study were interviews, surveys and observations. The empirical data and the theoretical framework were later compared and analysed to answer the study’s purpose and research questions. Findings – In the theoretical framework and the case study, five critical factors were identified: knowledge and competence, involvement of employees, resources, identifying environmental goals and the company’s environmental impact and corporate culture. The commitment of the senior management was also identified as a critical factor, but was strongly related to knowledge and competence, and therefore it was included in that critical factor. To overcome the critical factors, solutions to each critical factor was identified. With all the solutions identified, it was concluded that all the critical factors are strongly related. Furthermore, the solutions to overcome the critical factors were similar, where training and education of employees was a key solution to overcome the critical factors. Implications – The study can be used as a framework and provide help for small business that want to implement ISO 14001:2015. The study has identified critical factors in the implementation and how to overcome these, regardless of the area that companies work within and can therefore be used by different types of companies. Limitations – Because of the restrictions in the society following the COVID-19 pandemic, the amount of observations and interviews that should have been conducted was limited and therefore the credibility of the study was affected in a negative way. More observations and interviews would have given a more credibly result.

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Ammenberg, Jonas, and Erik Sundin. "Products in environmental management systems : the role of auditors." Linköpings universitet, Industriell miljöteknik, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-13542.

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For standardized environmental management systems (EMS) to be environmentally effective tools, they should affect important environmental aspects related to flows of materials and energy, which for manufacturing companies are closely connected to their products. This paper presents how external environmental auditors interpret and apply important product-related requirements of ISO 14001 at manufacturing companies in Sweden. The results indicate that the link between EMS and products is rather weak. Products are seldom regarded as significant environmental aspects and are therefore not within the main scope of many EMS, which are mainly focused on sites. However, all of the interviewed auditors require that some kind of environmental considerations be incorporated into product development, but these considerations are to large extent site oriented; how they are prioritized in relation to other factors such as economics and other customer priorities appears to be up to the companies. The paper includes some recommendations to strengthen the role of products within the framework of standardized EMS.

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Thyberg, Maria. "Spelar en miljöcertifiering någon roll? : En studie om kunders syn på en miljöcertifiering." Thesis, Karlstad University, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Communication and IT, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-4333.

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De flesta företag har idag ett aktivt miljöarbete och allt fler företag väljer också att miljöcertifiera sig. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur kunder uppfattar betydelsen av en miljöcertifiering hos företag, och om en miljöcertifiering har någon inverkan på kundernas köpbeslutsprocess. Med utgångspunkt i teorin om kunders köpbeslutsprocess har jag tittat på hur kunder till mitt fallföretag Knappen Tryckeri AB, uppfattar betydelsen av en miljöcertifiering hos företag och om en miljöcertifiering har någon inverkan på kundernas köpbeslutsprocess. Baserat på min undersökning anser jag att kunder behöver mer information om vad en miljöcertifiering innebär för att de ska kunna göra aktiva miljömedvetna val i sin köpbeslutsprocess. Klart är att miljöfrågor blir allt viktigare och att konsumenterna blir allt mer upplysta. Det är viktigt att i takt med den nuvarande trenden att marknadsföra sig som ett "grönt" företag, att konsumenter får mer information som gör det möjligt att skilja på ren marknadsföring och ett aktivt miljöarbete. Det är svårt att dra några generella slutsatser om huruvida en miljöcertifiering tillför något värde till företaget. För vissa kunder är det mycket viktigt att ett företag arbetar aktivt med miljön och kan styrka detta i form av en certifiering, medan det för andra kunder inte är något de alls lägger märke till eller letar efter hos ett företag. Utifrån min undersökning kunde jag se att ett företag troligtvis har mycket att vinna hos de redan miljömedvetna kunderna på att ha en miljöcertifiering. I takt med att kunderna blir allt mer miljömedvetna och upplysta om vad en miljöcertifiering innebär kommer det troligtvis att bli allt viktigare med en miljöcertifiering för att få ett "kvitto" som bevis på sitt miljöarbete.

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Axelsson, Anton, and Victor Melkersson. "Miljöcertifieringen 14001 – ett nödvändigt ont. : En kvalitativ studie om svenska små- och medelstora företags upplevelser av ISO 14001 efter 2015 år uppdatering." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-139958.

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Bakgrund: Det är problematiskt att implementera hållbara styrmedel i små- och medelstora företag (SMF) enligt tidigare forskning. Miljöledningssystem är ett populärt hållbart styrmedel där många svenska SMF har certifierat sig mot miljöledningsstandarden ISO 14001. I och med uppdateringen ISO 14001:2015 tillkom nya krav där organisationer har tre år på sig att uppdatera standarden. Det är därmed relevant att studera svenska SMF som nyligen uppdaterat sin miljöcertifiering samt att få ta del av deras upplevelser. Syfte: Denna studie ämnar bidra med kunskaper om hur små- och medelstora företag upplever de drivkrafter, barriärer och praktiska implikationer som uppstår vid implementeringen av ISO 14001. Metod: En kvalitativ flerfallstudie på två fallföretag med fokus på företagens subjektiva upplevelser kring ämnet har bedrivits. Dokumentgranskning samt intervjuer har legat till grund för en hermeneutisk narrativ tolkning där empirin har presenterats i form av berättelser. Slutsats: Kundkrav är enligt studien den dominerande drivkraften att implementera ISO 14001 för SMF. Implementering och upprätthållande av ISO 14001 visar sig vara utmanande på grund av internet motstånd och att standarden inte är optimal för företagens struktur, där ISO 14001:2015 inte har upplevts underlättande för denna problematik. Många positiva effekter kan konstateras som implikationer, men det går att diskutera om dessa väger tyngre än de försvårande faktorerna. I takt med att kundkraven på ISO 14001 ökar har dessa SMF inte mycket att säga till om vilket grundar vår slutsats att SMF kan uppleva ISO 14001 som ett nödvändigt ont. Background:Implementing sustainability management tools for SMEs has been problematic according to earlier studies. Environmental Managemt System (EMS) is a popular tool where many Swedish SMEs is certified to the EMS-standard ISO 14001. The update of the standard ISO 14001:2015 included several new criteria for organizations to fulfill where they have a transition period of three years to update their certification. It is therefore relevant to study Swedish SMEs who recently updated their certification to let their own experiences come through. Purpose: This study aims to contribute with knowledge to how SMEs experience drivers, barriers and practical implications connected to the implementation of ISO 14001. Method: A qualitative multiple case study on two SMEs has been conducted with focus on the cases’ subjective perceptions. Document studies and interviews will provide a hermeneutic narrative interpretation where each case is presented as a narrative. Conclusion: Customer demands are according to the study the most significant driver for these SMEs to implements ISO 14001. The implementation and maintenance of ISO 14001 appears to be a challenge caused by internal resistance and the fact that the standard is not optimal for the structure of SMEs. We have not found indications that ISO 14001:2015 helps SMEs to tackle this problem. However, many positive implications have been found, although it is disputable if the positive aspects are larger than the barriers. As the customer demands are increasing, SMEs appear to have little to say which leads to the conclusion that ISO 14001 can be perceived y SMEs as a necessary pain.

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Beqa, Rozeta. "Hur man lyckas med ett miljöledningssystem En studie om implementering av miljöledningssystem ISO 14001 i små- och medelstora företag." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för teknik och samhälle (TS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-23211.

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Miljöledningssystem ger struktur åt miljöarbetet samt hjälper företag att använda resurser på ett sådant sätt som hjälper de att uppnå förbättringar för miljön. Den inverkan som företaget har på miljön bedöms utifrån ett helhetsperspektiv. Dessa aspekter, i samband med relevant miljölagstiftning, styr miljöarbetet så att positiva effekter uppnås. Miljömål och miljöpolicy säkerställer så att ledningen är engagerade samt engagerar ett arbete för att reducera miljöpåverkan och uppnå konstanta förbättringar gällande miljöfrågorna. Ett miljöledningssystem ger företag möjlighet att kommunicera att deras miljöarbete utövas på ett reellt sätt. Syftet med implementeringen av miljöledningssystemet ISO 14001 är att företag ska ha det lättare att arbeta med miljöfrågor samt förbättra kommunikationen mellan intressenter och företag. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka hur små- och medelstora företag upplever implementeringen av miljöledningssystem enligt ISO 14001 samt hur ledningen i dessa företag motiverar och utbildar de anställda kring ISO 14001. Studien utgår från en kvalitativ metod och tre företag har haft rollen som informanter vars svar redovisats i den insamlade empirin. Utifrån informanternas svar har paralleller dragits till tidigare forskning samt teorier. Resultaten har visat att företagen har svårigheter med ISO 14001 och att både ledningen och anställda inte är tillräckligt utbildade kring ISO 14001 och miljöledningssystem. Vid implementering av miljöledningssystem är det viktigt att både ledningen och anställda är välutbildade, motiverade samt engagerade för att dynamiken i företaget ska fungera Environmental management system provides a structure for environmental work and helps companies use resources in a way that helps them achieve environmental improvements. The impact the company has on the environment is assessed from a holistic perspective. These aspects, in conjunction with relevant environmental legislation, govern the environmental work so that positive effects are achieved. Environmental goals and environmental policy ensure that management is committed and engaged in work to reduce environmental impacts and achieve constant improvements regarding the environmental issues. An environmental management system enables companies to communicate that their environmental work is practiced in a trustworthy way. The aim of the implementation of the environmental management system ISO 14001 to make it easier for companies to work with environmental issues and improve communication between stakeholders and companies. The aim of this paper is to investigate how SMEs experience the implementation of environmental management systems according to ISO 14001 as well as how management in these companies motivates and educates employees regarding ISO 14001. The study is based on a qualitative approach and three companies have played the role of informants whose answers are reported in the collected empirical data. Based on the informants' answers, parallels have been drawn to previous research and theories. The results have shown that companies have difficulties with ISO 14001 and that both management and employees are not sufficiently educated around ISO 14001 and environmental management system. When implementing environmental management systems, it is important that both management and employees are well-educated, motivated and committed to the dynamics of the company

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Bandoophanit, Thianthip, and Lupeng Ye. "University of Gävle Environmental Performance After ISO 14001 CertificationReflected by Students’ Environmental Awareness." Thesis, University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-7259.

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Environmental problems are seen as the first priority that all countries try to find as a solution to be more sustainable. These issues arise due to the lack of our responsibility to the world. Researchers agree on that the starting point in changing our society to be green is to increase environmental awareness (Jiang et al., 1999). Several sectors accept this idea like UNESCO which focuses on education as a tool to promote sustainable development (UNESCO, 2002). Following UNESCO, our study investigates university students’ environmental awareness. The Authors hope that the outcome not only reflects university performance, but also helps to develop the environment in the future. Hence, the authors selected the University of Gävle or HiG, as a case study because it is a best practice in Environmental Management System (EMS). Moreover, HiG received the ISO 14001 certificate and it has a continuous improvement program (Sammalisto, 2007, p.69). The study was started by reviewing research literatures concerning Environmental Management System (EMS), Sustainable Development (SD), Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Environmental Awareness. The authors found that there are few studies talking about students’ awareness in universities after being awarded ISO 14001. Notice that the research was seen only from environmental perspective (Flint, 2004). To answer research questions, two surveys were adopted. The first part focused on teachers and officers (or staffs) who work on environmental issues. While, the second part focused on the students which were divided into Swedish and international. The research outcomes indicate that HiG has a good EMS performance supported by annual environmental audits, regular policy revision and the attempts to minimize non-conformities. Conversely, when the authors pointed at student awareness, it shows that students have insufficient environmental knowledge. Moreover, some students have lower environmental awareness and act in a less ecological friendly way. Nevertheless, a knowledge problem was also found among several university staffs. This is because of the lack of communication about environmental issues inside the staffs community and lack of environmental education for students. Whatever the university situation is, there are some groups of staff and students eager to develop themselves and their university. This point of strength could be the best driving force. It can push the university forward until the university reaches sustainable development and it brings the aware graduates into society.

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Cortese, Tatiana Tucunduva Philippi. "Avaliação da certificação ISO 14001: estudo de caso no setor automotivo." Universidade de São Paulo, 2003. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/6/6134/tde-13082014-163825/.

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Novas concepções de gestão empresarial têm surgido, baseadas no princípio que estabelece uma política de qualidade ambiental, incorporando à atividade industrial as bases da promoção da sustentabilidade do desenvolvimento. Objetivos: Avaliar o processo da certificação ISO 14001 em uma empresa do setor automotivo e o grau de conhecimento e envolvimento dos entrevistados, com relação ao processo de implantação, implementação, certificação e pós-certificação. Metodologia: um estudo de caso, com abordagem metodológica descritiva, quantitativa e qualitativa, de uma multinacional do setor automotivo, localizada no Município de São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo. Alguns dos critérios para o estudo foram: certificação em conformidade com a ISO 14001; SGA implementado e em funcionamento; liderança na área de meio ambiente em nível nacional e internacional; com participação junto às comunidades do entorno, no exercício da cidadania corporativa e que concordasse e permitisse a realização do estudo, com acesso às informações necessárias. Os dados foram observacionais e obtidos por meio de entrevistas com os indivíduos envolvidos. A análise dos dados foi feita utilizando o Método de Análise de Conteúdo de BARDIN (1995). Resultados: A empresa possui mais de 9.000 funcionários, 21 setores envolvidos no processo de implementação do SGA. A maioria dos entrevistados possui curso superior completo e destes, 68,2 por cento em engenharia. As principais motivações da empresa ao buscar a certificação foram, de acordo com 43,5 por cento das respostas, a preocupação e o comprometimento com o meio ambiente e, para 34,8 por cento dos entrevistados, as exigências de mercado e o controle sobre os impactos causados ao ambiente. Após a certificação, ocorreram mudanças significativas dentro da empresa na opinião de 82,6 por cento dos colaboradores. Com relação à minimização dos riscos de novas e futuras vulnerabilidades legais e à maior conscientização e percepção dos trabalhadores em relação à questão ambiental, 95,7 por cento das respostas foram positivas. Sobre as dificuldades e conflitos encontrados durante o processo de certificação, 52,2 por cento apontaram a conscientização em todos os níveis como sendo a maior delas. Os funcionários do chão de fábrica (47,5 por cento ) sabem dizer que a ISO é relacionada com o meio ambiente. Alguns dos principais benefícios obtidos, após 19 meses da certificação, são a responsabilidade ambiental, com 43,5 por cento , e a melhoria da imagem da empresa, com 21,7 por cento das respostas. A certificação trouxe ganho para a empresa, para os funcionários, para a sociedade em geral e para o meio ambiente, tendo sido considerada a maior conquista de todas a conscientização ambiental adquirida, na opinião de 50,0 por cento dos entrevistados. Conclusões: O SGA, embora não seja a única solução para a resolução de todas as questões ambientais de uma organização, ele é uma ferramenta muito importante para o diagnóstico e gerenciamento destas questões. New conceptions of environmental management arise all the time, based on the principles that establish an environmental quality policy, incorporating the basis of a sustainable development to the industrial activities. Objectives: To evaluate the certification process in an industry of the automotive sector and how involved the employees of the company are. Methods: ISO 14001 implementation case study, with a descriptive, qualitative and quantitative methodology, in a multinational company located in São Bernardo do Campo - São Paulo. Some criterions used to choose this company were: having an ISO 14001 certificate; an effective EMS; leadership in the environmental issues; social work with the local communities; and, most of all, that would allow this study to happen. Data were obtained through a survey technique, and a questionnaire as the main tool of the research. Data analysis was carried out through contents analysis methods (BARDIN 1995). Results: The company has more than 9.000 employees and 21 internal divisions involved with the implementation process. Most of the employees are engineer (68,2 per cent ). The decision of going after the ISO 14001 certificate was based on the companys environmental commitment (43,5 per cent ), and according to 34,8 per cent of the answers, it was motivated by the attraction of new customers and markets (or at least retain access to customers and markets with EMS requirements) and to prevent pollution and conserve resources. After the certification, 82,6 per cent of the employees said that some significant changes were made inside the company, such as: enhance compliance and reduce/mitigate risks (95,7 per cent ); enhance awareness and involvement of the employee team (95,7 per cent ). You should note, however, that developing and implementing an EMS may have some difficulties. 52,2 per cent pointed out that the environmental education is the most difficult thing to achieve. The answers obtained with the working class show that they do know (47,5 per cent ) the meaning of ISO 14001. Once the system is implemented, it is possible to realize the most relevant benefits obtained through the certification, which are the environmental liability (43,5 per cent ); and enhance image with public, regulators, lenders, investors (21,7 per cent ). The ISO 14001 certification brings improvements in overall environmental performance and compliance. Conclusions: Although the EMS is not the solution for all environmental issues, it can result in both business and environmental benefits. The standard establishes a management framework by which an organizations\' impacts on the environment can be systematically identified and reduced.

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Fajardo, Poliana Arruda. "Proposta de instrumentos para a realização de análise ambiental inicial em ETEs à luz da NBR ISO 14001:2004: O caso da ETE-Monjolinho, São Carlos-SP." Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2014. https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/4379.

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Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-02T20:00:56Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6028.pdf: 5665248 bytes, checksum: 6c72cfa1aa75c6afdbbc1ad8801ac70d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2014-04-04 Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos The construction of wastewater collection systems and the implantation of Wastewater Treatment Plants (WWTPs) are not guarantees that environmental and public health problems on the wastewater are fully resolved, because the WWTPs require inputs to function and generate wastes and tailings during their operation and may, thus, also become sources of environmental pollution and cause damage to the population. Besides the Environmental Licensing, which includes the Preliminary License, Installation License and Operating License, and the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), two management tools can assist the management of WWTPs in this way: the NBR ISO 14001:2004, for the implementation of an Environmental Management System (EMS), and NBR ISO 14004:2005, which recommends conducting an Initial Environmental Review before installing the system, although does not have tools that can be used for this purpose. Thus, the general objective of this work was to develop tools to aid in conducting this Review in WWTPs, having as object of study WWTP-Monjolinho - São Carlos-SP, which wastewater treatment consists of: preliminary treatment, biological treatment with UASB reactors, dissolved-air flotation - preceded by flocculation with metallic coagulants and polymers -, ultraviolet (UV) radiation disinfection and postaeration of treated wastewater by cascade aeration before its throwing to Monjolinho river. The research was performed in four stages. At first, it was performed theoretical background; in the second, the knowledge of the object of study; in the third, the tools of Initial Environmental Review were developed and applied to WWTP-Monjolinho; and in the fourth stage there was the presentation and discussion of the results, as well as the research finals considerations. Eight tools and also the results of their application to WWTP-Monjolinho were obtained. It is considered that, through the tools developed in this work, the WWTPs, as WWTP-Monjolinho, can guide themselves more appropriately in search of the EMS installation and improve their activities, in order to more adequately meets increasing aspirations from society for a better quality of life and environmental protection and conservation. A construção de redes coletoras e a implantação de Estações de Tratamento de Esgoto sanitários (ETEs) não são garantias de que os problemas ambientais e de saúde pública acerca do esgoto sanitário sejam plenamente resolvidos, pois as ETEs necessitam de insumos para funcionar e geram resíduos e rejeitos durante sua operação e podem, portanto, também tornar-se fontes de poluição ambiental e causar danos à população. Além do Licenciamento Ambiental, que inclui a Licença Prévia, a Licença de Instalação e a Licença de Operação, e da Avaliação de Impacto Ambiental (AIA), duas ferramentas gerenciais podem auxiliar o gerenciamento das ETEs neste sentido: a NBR ISO 14001:2004, para a implantação de um Sistema de Gestão Ambiental (SGA), e a NBR ISO 14004:2005, que recomenda a realização de uma Análise Ambiental Inicial antes da instalação do sistema, embora não apresente instrumentos que possam ser utilizados para esta finalidade. Assim, o objetivo geral deste trabalho foi desenvolver instrumentos de auxílio à realização desta Análise em ETEs, tendo como objeto de estudo a ETE-Monjolinho - São Carlos-SP, cujo tratamento de esgoto sanitário é constituído por: tratamento preliminar, tratamento biológico com reatores UASB, flotação por ar dissolvido - precedido de floculação com coagulantes metálicos e polímeros -, desinfecção com radiação ultravioleta (UV) e por pós-aeração do esgoto tratado em escada hidráulica, antes de seu lançamento ao rio Monjolinho. A pesquisa foi realizada em quatro etapas. Na primeira, foi realizado embasamento teórico; na segunda, o conhecimento do objeto de estudo; na terceira, foram elaborados os instrumentos de Análise Ambiental Inicial e realizada sua aplicação à ETE-Monjolinho; e na quarta etapa realizaram-se a exposição e discussão dos resultados, bem como as considerações finais do trabalho. Foram obtidos oito instrumentos, e também os resultados de sua aplicação à ETE-Monjolinho. Considera-se que, por meio dos instrumentos desenvolvidos neste trabalho, as ETEs, como a ETE-Monjolinho, podem guiar-se de maneira mais apropriada em busca da instalação de um SGA e melhorar suas atividades, de forma a atender mais adequadamente aos anseios crescentes da sociedade por mais qualidade de vida e proteção e conservação ambientais.

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Forssman, Karin, and Jenny Lind. "Förstudie kring ledningssystem vid reklambyrån Confetti." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Grafisk teknik, 2004. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-3525.

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The aim of the project is to develop a tool for a management system at the advertising agency ofConfetti. The company has during a longer period of time felt a need of introducing a quality and environmentalsystem but have a lack in resources of knowledge, time and money. Their goal is to have aconcrete documentation which describes their quality policy and the function of the activity.The work has been performed by mapping and analyzing the processes of the company according tothe process model with focus on one pilot process. New routines have been developed and documentedin a management system.Confetti would like their management system to fulfil the ISO-standard so that they eventually inthe future can be certified. Therefore a literature study has been done according to management systemsand standards. The project has been directed to fulfil the ISO-standards demands for a qualitymanagement system. It has resulted in the creation of a comprehensible and userfriendly managementsystem which includes a routine model and new routines for the pilot process of PDF-handling. A oneyear-plan has been created to facilitate for the continuos development of the quality management systemat Confetti. The new quality implementations demands investment, why a budget has been calculatedshowing profitability.Confetti has to continue the development of the management system very soon. They ought to createan analyzis of the companys current situation and choose the processes that they themeselves considermost important or easiest to improve. A management system will not operate by it self, it needsmaintenance and development.

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林碧華 and Pik-wah Jocelyn Lam. "Is ISO14001 a sustainable EMS solution for SMEs in Hong Kong?" Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2007. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45013779.

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Chan, Chi-ho, and 陳志浩. "A study of the effectiveness of implementation of ISO 14001 EMS in thepromotion of business benefits in Hong Kong property managementcompanies." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2004. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B45008012.

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Grikietytė-Čebatavičienė, Jurga. "Etinių aplinkos apsaugos priemonių plėtros Kauno regione galimybių analizė." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2014. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2008~D_20140623_175455-80258.

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SANTRAUKA Etiniai aplinkosauginiai metodai įneša nemažą indelį į aplinkosaugos politikos transformaciją. Šios priemonės negali pakeisti reguliuojamosios aplinkosauginės politikos, tačiau jos gali tapti veiksminga šios politikos dalimi, padedančia efektyviau spręsti aplinkosaugines problemas. Labiausiai paplitę pasaulyje ir Europoje etiniai aplinkosauginei metodai yra aplinkosauginis produktų ženklinimas, aplinkos vadybos sistema ISO 14001, aplinkos vadybos ir audito sistema EMAS, savanoriški aplinkosauginiai susitarimai, aplinkosauginis produktų projektavimas. Tyrimo objektas - etinių aplinkosauginių priemonių plėtros Kauno regione galimybės. Darbo apimtis 58 lapai, darbe pateikiamos 3 lentelės ir 17 paveikslų. Formuluojamos šios pagrindinės išvados: Lietuvoje labiausiai paplitęs aplinkosauginis produktų ženklinimas, diegiama ir aplinkos vadybos sistema ISO 14001, šiuo metu ją įdiegę 0,28 proc. įmonių, įgyvendinami savanoriški aplinkosauginiai susitarimai. Tačiau, Lietuvos įmonės labai pasyviai dalyvauja Europos etinių aplinkosauginių priemonių tokių kaip: ES ekologinis ženklinimas arba EMAS, įgyvendinime. Įgyvendinančios etines aplinkosaugines priemones įmonės, šių priemonių poveikį aplinkai vertina pozityviau, nei tokios iniciatyvos nesiimančios įmonės. Empirinio tyrimo metu nustatyta, kad 86 proc. gyventojų informacijos apie etinių aplinkosauginių priemonių įgyvendinimą įmonėse nepakanka. Taigi, etinių aplinkosauginių priemonių plėtros galimybės Lietuvoje dar nėra pilnai... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] SUMMARY The Ethical Environment Protection Tools brinks in big input into transform environmental policy. These means can not change traditional environmental policy but they can become an effective part of this policy which helps to deal with environmental problems more effective. Mostly prevalent ethical environmental methods in the world and Europe are Eco-Labelling, Environmental Management Systems ISO 14001, Eco-Management and Audit System - EMAS, voluntary environmental agreements and product Ecodesign. The object of research: possibilities of Ethical Environment Protection Tools in Kaunas region. Size of work is 58 sheets; there are 3 charts and 17 pictures presented. Formulating these basics conclusions: Mostly prevalent Eco-Labelling in Lithuania, introducing Environmental Management Systems ISO 14001, 0,28 percent companies are using it at this time, realizable voluntary environmental agreements. However, Lithuania is passive taking part in Europe ethical environmental methods such as: ES Eco-Labelling or EMAS, realization. During empirical exploratory termed, that 86 percent citizens get not enough information about environment means realization in companies. So, possibilities of ethical environment means developmental in Lithuania are not fully use, because it is not enough information and political initiatives.

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de, Joussineau Henrik. "Obstacles when facing ISO 14001 EMS implementation for organizations in developing countries : A case study about Stora Enso’s agro-forestry project in Lao Peoples’ Democratic Republic." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för naturgeografi och kvartärgeologi (INK), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-90460.

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Today many global dilemmas are stemming from organizations’ business activities. In addition, many corporations’ have realized the importance to aspire a green-public image in combination with cutting possible liability costs. Therefore, many companies are interested to participate in the attempts of reducing the impacts related to their business activities. However, at the same time organizations are facing many constraints in the transformation towards environmentally aware and responsible organizations. Therefore, companies often strive to implement an Environmental Management System (EMS) in order to achieve organizational guidance when establishing, developing and reviewing their business practices towards both corporate and environmental goals. The theories discussed in this master thesis discloses that the implementation process of an EMS often requires a cultural revolution in organizations, which can be a challenge especially for companies present in developing countries, where environmental issues often are marginalized due to low levels of environmental awareness and weak institutions. The purpose of this master thesis identifies potential obstacles in facing ISO 14001 EMS for Stora Enso’s agro-forestry project in Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the efforts that would stimulate the adoption facing ISO 14001 EMS. This was analyzed through a combination of a qualitative text analysis of scientific papers and a case study with eight semi-structured interviews with managers from Stora Enso Lao Co., Ltd. This study points out limited availability of support and resources, unclear policies, constrained participation and communication, inadequate knowledge about environmental management and ISO 14001 EMS as the potential obstacles for Stora Enso Lao Co., Ltd to tackle. Therefore, in order to stimulate the adoption of ISO 14001 EMS the potential efforts suggested in this master thesis are more money in order to promote environmental training and organizational changes in terms of increased participation of employees and communication between internal and external stakeholders.

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Clark, Christopher. "Environmental Management Information Systems : How does IT aid the implementation and processes of EMSs?" Thesis, Jönköping University, JIBS, Business Informatics, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-12640.

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Organisational impacts on the environment have been a primary topic ofdiscussion for several decades, prompting a need for organisations to eva-luate and manage their environmental impacts. Environmental managementsystems have since been adopted by companies worldwide for numerousreasons and benefits. In more recent years, IT solutions have been designedto meet the various needs of environmental management but with little at-tention drawn to a standardised approach. The following thesis aims to determine the use of IT adopted by organisa-tions to support their environmental management systems (EMSs). In doingso, the importance of EMSs, IT solutions to support EMSs and the benefitsof IT for such systems are addressed. A small number of informative inter-views were conducted with EMS consultants and numerous representativesof ISO 14001 certified companies to establish what IT solutions are availa-ble to support EMSs and identify the differences between such solutions. This thesis demonstrates that IT solutions adopted by organisations to sup-port their EMSs differ in complexity and depend upon the expected resultsof the EMS itself. Depending on how integral the EMS is to the organisa-tion’s business processes, IT can benefit the EMS and ultimately the organi-sation in a number of ways. In conclusion, EMSs can be implemented withlittle technical aid. However, IT is a communicative tool adopted to review,manage and monitor environmental data and enables easier handling of en-vironmental data enhancing the performance of the EMS.

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Jenks, Robert, and Patrick Hallinan. "The SME battle against environmental performance : The Hackefors model in Sweden." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Management and Economics, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-1603.

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Environmental (‘Green’) issues have become an increasingly important issue in contemporary business management. Pressure on business regarding environmental issues is increasing and is expected to continue to do so into the future. Small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are thought to have a large combined effect on the environment and this area has been cited as problematic for the SME sector. This thesis investigates collaboration amongst SMEs through networks as a way to increase environmental activity in this sector – focusing on the Hackefors model (a joint ISO 14001 certification network). The empirical study of this thesis involved a survey study of 4 networks that have implemented the Hackefors model to achieve ISO 14001 in Sweden. The networks represented SMEs from a large variety of industries and the study brought a 75% response rate. It explored different aspects of the Hackefors model, such as the motives and benefits for entering the network, drawbacks and disadvantages of the model, network relations, pressures for ISO 14001 certification and the possibility of extended network relations after certification. The results showed that group ISO 14001 certification using the Hackefors model is an effective way for an SME to implement an EMS. Not only is the model successful in achieving certification, it also brings many other benefits with it. The Hackefors model can be seen as an effective way to encourage SMEs who may not have previously considered an EMS, to implement ISO 14001. In addition, it helps companies become ISO 14001 certified at a significantly lower cost and to overcome some of the problems traditionally associated with SMEs, such as size and lack of time.

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Kotze, Ilse. "Effectiveness of environmental management systems (EMS) as an environmental management tool for local government in South Africa : the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality experience / I. Kotze." Thesis, North-West University, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1535.

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Halila, Fawzi. "Networks as a means of supporting the adoption of organisational innovations in SMEs : the case of environmental management systems (EMS) based on ISO 14001 /." Luleå, 2004. http://epubl.luth.se/1402-1757/2004/57/index.html.

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Vlasova, Olga. "Aplinkos apsaugos vadybos sistemos veikimo probleminiai aspektai (UAB "Aurivita" pavyzdžiu)." Master's thesis, Lithuanian Academic Libraries Network (LABT), 2006. http://vddb.library.lt/obj/LT-eLABa-0001:E.02~2006~D_20060529_122235-90188.

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This master’s final paper contains a research for problematical aspects of Environmental management system in action in a construction company. The conceptual part introduces the Environmental management system (EMAS) on the whole, EMAS principals, main requirements, conceptual model and environmental policy. The analytic part contains an “Environmental Manual” and also discusses the Environmental management system in action while presenting the ISO 14000 in personnel’s estimation. The conclusions and recommendations are presented at the end of the present paper. Various scientific literature, standards, company’s documentation and data recourses have been used while writing this work.

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Karlsson, Victoria. "Environmental management in China." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekologi, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-58642.

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In this study the aim was to investigate and nuance how the Volvo Construction Equipment (VCE) production Hub can evolve their environmental work, at Chinese wheel loader producer Shandong Lingong (SDLG), to reach Volvo standard. The study also aimed to investigate what international companies in China should take into consideration in their environmental work. The work was carried out by answering the following research questions; In which way or ways can the VCE Hub at SDLG evolve their environmental work to reach Volvo standard? What should international companies take into consideration in their environmental work when establishing on the Chinese market, and why? A lot of the information in this Thesis is based on empirical data, i.e. interviews. Three interviews with Swedish companies have been carried out. They are all highly valuing Environmental work but use different methods, their situations are unlike and they produce diverse products. Several interviews with people working with environmental issues in different ways have also been done, as well as with the SGS; a Chinese certification body. Three different companies with production in or around Shanghai were chosen; Volvo CE, SKF, and Sandvik. All three companies are originally Swedish but with production in China. Environmental work is highly prioritized in Sweden and the companies have global environmental policies and goals. The three companies were chosen because they are in different production areas but they are striving in the same direction with environmental issues in China. They are working differently and their situations are of various kinds. In 2006 Volvo CE invested in a Chinese wheel loader producer named Shandong Lingong. Volvo CE has a Hub, at the plant, which runs independently. SDLG are still not ISO 14001 certified and do not have an environmental management system (EMS) that is conformably with the Volvo demands. The most important to take into consideration when doing business in China is according to the study; top management support, to do training for the employees, mediate the importance of awareness, and to have knowledge about Chinese regulations. These are some of the issues International companies have to deal with when doing business in China. A well established EMS is a necessity for a good environmental work. To implement an EMS in the Hub as a pilot project is the best solution according to the information gathered in this thesis. SDLG could be a part-, they can evaluate-, and later it could be possible to implement the process in the whole SDLG. Due to this methodology they will learn how to work according to Volvo requirements and obtain benefits of an implementation. There are three different alternatives for the ISO 14001 certification of the Hub according to this work. For the Hub to be ISO 14001 certified together with another Volvo plant seems to be the best alternative thought it reduces the amount of work with legal authorities. VCE’s EMS will also not be compared with SDLG and it will be moneysaving. The policies and Environmental aspects (EA) though have to be rewritten to be suitable for both the factories.

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Worgu, Stanley, and Adibi Soroush. "An exploratory study of the prospects and application of life cycle perspective and ISO 14001 in product design and development as a means of sustainability excellence." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-42149.

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Product life cycle perspective, a concept emanating from sustainable product development has gradually emerged as one of the key areas in product design and development. Several studies and research have shown the direct co-relationship between product design, development and manufacturing and its impact on our environment and ecosystem. The need to take these environmental factors into consideration is fundamental and highly prioritized in organizations that seeks to minimize the environmental impact of their operations in our ecosystem and if possible redirect these operations to contribute positively to saving the natural ecosystem. In the latest revision of ISO 14001:2015 standard, the term product life cycle perspective (LCP) has now become a fundamental requirement for organizations to fulfill. The requirement specifies the need for life cycle perspectives to be a significant factor during product design and development. However, the practical challenges of continuously integrating life circle analysis in product design is enormous for companies and organizations. This thesis will look at the challenges confronting ISO 14001 certified product manufacturing companies and allied services in implementing product LCP during product development and design and also the interpretations given by auditors from certification companies concerning how companies implement product LCP in relation to the requirements in ISO 14001:2015 at the product design and development stages.

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Trägårdh, Anna, and Nasrin Al-Shamkhi. "Miljöredovisningen som beslutsunderlag : en studie av Vattenfall AB Värme Upplsalas miljöredovisning." Thesis, Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies, 2008. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-8816.

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I denna uppsats diskuteras problematiken kring användandet av miljöredovisningen som ett beslutsunderlag vid leverantörsval. Syftet är att ta reda på om Vattenfall AB Värme Uppsalas miljöredovisning uppfyller de krav som ställs på den av externa intressenter i egenskap av beslutsunderlag. För att uppfylla detta syfte har de externa intressenternas intressen representerats av IASB:s kvalitativa egenskaper. På grund av denna substitution har vi valt att samla in det empiriska materialet genom intervjuer med två anställda på Vattenfall AB Värme Uppsala som arbetar med miljöredovisningen. Empiriskt material har även insamlats genom en källanalys av ”Säkerhet, hälsa och miljö 2006” som är den publikation där Vattenfall AB Värme Uppsalas miljöredovisning ingår. Den teoretiska referensramen består av ISO 14001:s 17 kategorier av miljöledningssystemet, EMAS krav på offentliggörande av information samt de tidigare nämnda kvalitativa egenskaperna. Den slutsats som har uppnåtts genom att ställa empirin mot teorin är att de krav som antas ställas av externa intressenter på Vattenfall AB Värme Uppsalas miljöredovisning till viss del är uppfyllda. Företaget möter dock delvis problem när det gäller att realisera tankar som kan relateras till de kvalitativa egenskaperna.

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Karlsson, Sundqvist Therese, and Karin Källmar. "Integration of Environmental Aspects in Product Development Process and Ship Design : a LEAP towards environmental awareness at Kockums AB." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Industriell Produktion, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-80969.

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The Swedish company Kockums AB, at the forefront within maritime and naval technology, is in need of a tool, document, and/or method to include environmental aspects in their product development process. This is mainly because of additional requirements put on Kockums AB from their main customer. Ship recycling is the major issue that has to be addressed and included in Kockums AB’sworking procedures. Moreover, ship recycling is a pressing issue to handle due to horrible conditions in South Asian countries, where most ship dismantling is taking place. For these reasons, the objective of this M.Sc. thesis was to integrate environmental aspects in the product development process at Kockums AB by designing and proposing a way of implementing a tool, document, and/or method. Environmental product requirements that Kockums AB is demanded to fulfill mainly derives from customers, classification societies, laws and legislations, and themselves. The Hong Kong Convention has been adapted, in 2009, but is yet to enter into force. Ship recycling is covered by the convention,and an ‘Inventory of Hazardous Materials’ has to be provided from the ship builder, and hence this is the main aspect for Kockums AB to consider. Naval ships are, however, excluded from the Hong Kong Convention. Kockums AB does not have a routine on how to handle environmental requirements nor are environmental aspects included in their product development process. Consequently, Kockums AB’senvironmental ambition should not be put too high and rather aim at follow laws. In an empiricalstudy, regarding environmental aspects at Kockums AB, difficulties were identified. Lack of environmental knowledge, communication problems, and misunderstandings regarding the ambiguous term environment showed to be most notable. The three most prominent success factors for asuccessful integration of ecodesign, from the conducted literature review and empirical findings, are education for employees, existence of an environmental champion, and top management support. A Long-term Environmental Action Plan (LEAP), which took the success factors into account and contains 18 Actions, was developed for Kockums AB, and is the ultimate result of this research. The LEAP was developed in accordance with ISO 14006, a new standard for incorporation of ecodesign in Environmental Management Systems, with the aim of reducing adverse environmental impactsthroughout a product’s lifecycle. Moreover, the proposed way of implementing the LEAP was based on a ”Plan, Do, Check, Act” methodology from Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS). POEMS focus on a product’s environmental efficiency throughout its lifecycle, by a systematic integration of ecodesign in the company’s strategies and practices, and hence continual improvements. This way of implementation should be familiar to Kockums AB because the company is certified according to ISO 14001, where continual improvement of environmental performance is a key factor. The proposed LEAP includes tools, documents, and methods that are to be used in daily work and product development at Kockums AB. It is a step towards environmentally conscious design and enhanced environmental knowledge at Kockums AB. Additionally, as a result of the LEAP, the expectation is that environmental conscious mindsets of employees arise.

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Darbra, i. Roman Rosa Mari. "Una nova metodologia per a l'avaluació de la gestió ambiental en ports de mar." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/6450.

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Els ports de mar constitueixen una infraestructura molt important en els països costaners, tant des del punt de vista econòmic com social. Però a la vegada són sistemes molt complexes des del punt de vista ambiental, ja que poden crear impactes significatius sobre l'entorn, magnificats sovint per la seva habitual proximitat a nuclis urbans. Per tant, l'equilibri entre la conservació del medi costaner i la continuïtat de les activitats antròpiques en aquesta zona és força difícil d'aconseguir. En aquesta tesi han estat identificats els principals impactes ambientals generats per l'activitat portuària (emissions a l'aigua, a l'aire, soroll, etc.), destacant de forma especial l'impacte ambiental accidental. El primer pas per tal de minimitzar aquests impactes és dur a terme una gestió adequada dels aspectes ambientals. Per això, s'han analitzat les metodologies existents en el camp de la gestió ambiental en ports, i s'ha arribat a la conclusió que existia la necessitat de crear una metodologia específica per avaluar la gestió ambiental en ports de mar. La metodologia desenvolupada consta de dues eines, per una banda el mètode d'autodiagnosi ambiental (SDM) per avaluar l'estat de la gestió ambiental en ports i, per altra, el mètode per a identificar i valorar aspectes ambientals significatius (SOSEA). L'SDM s'estructura en forma de qüestionari i cobreix els principals requeriments dels estàndards ambientals pel que fa a la gestió ambiental (ISO 14001 i EMAS). Permet identificar els punts forts i febles de la gestió que es duu a terme, tenir la referència dels ports europeus i fixar mesures de millora ambiental. El SOSEA es basa en l'aplicació d'una matriu activitats/aspectes, un qüestionari i una llista de comprovació. A partir de la informació obtinguda en aquests apartats es pot identificar els aspectes ambientals més importants i avaluar com s'està duent a terme la seva gestió. Aquestes eines han estat desenvolupades en el marc del projecte europeu ECOPORTS (2002-2005) i, per al seu disseny i prova, s'ha treballat amb estreta col·laboració amb els ports europeus. Finalment, ambdues eines han estat aplicades a un grup de ports (Goteborg, Barcelona, Gènova, Rotterdam, etc.) i s'ha pogut veure que els resultats de la seva aplicació han estat clarament positius, tant pel que fa a la seva acceptació com a la seva utilitat. The sea ports are very important for the coastal areas, not only from the economic point of view but also from the social one. But at the same time, they are very complex systems from the environmental point of view since the port activities may create significant impacts on the environment and also disturb the nearby urban areas. So, the equilibrium between nature conservation and port activities in this area is quite difficult to attain. The main environmental impacts created by the port activities (water emissions, air emissions, dust, etc.) have been identified in this thesis, stressing in an important way the accidental (environmental) impact. The first step in order to minimize such impacts is to undertake an adequate management of the environmental issues. In this sense, the main environmental management initiatives in port have been described, concluding that it was necessary to develop a new methodology to assess the environmental management in sea ports. The methodology developed consists of two tools, on one hand the self diagnosis method (SDM) to assess the situation of the environmental management in ports and on the other hand the strategic overview of significant environmental aspects (SOSEA) to identify and assess the significant environmental aspects. SDM is a questionnaire where the main sections required for the implementation of an environmental management system are represented. It also follows the main requirements of ISO 14001. SDM feedback allows the ports to identify the strengths and weaknesses, to compare the results with the European Benchmark and to set up measures for the environmental improvement. SOSEA is based on the application of a matrix of activities/aspects, a questionnaire and a checklist. From the information gathered in these sections it is possible to identify the significant environmental aspects and assess their management. These tools have been developed in the frame of ECOPORTS project (2002-2005), funded by the European Union. For the design and test of the tools a very close collaboration with ports has been carried out. Finally, both tools have been applied to a group of ports (Gothenburg, Barcelona, Genoa, Rotterdam, etc.) and the results of their application have been clearly positive, not only for the good acceptance of the tools but also for their utility.

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Darbra, Roman Maria Rosa. "Una nova metodologia per a l'avaluació de la gestió ambiental en ports de mar." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/6450.

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Els ports de mar constitueixen una infraestructura molt important en els països costaners, tant des del punt de vista econòmic com social. Però a la vegada són sistemes molt complexes des del punt de vista ambiental, ja que poden crear impactes significatius sobre l'entorn, magnificats sovint per la seva habitual proximitat a nuclis urbans. Per tant, l'equilibri entre la conservació del medi costaner i la continuïtat de les activitats antròpiques en aquesta zona és força difícil d'aconseguir. En aquesta tesi han estat identificats els principals impactes ambientals generats per l'activitat portuària (emissions a l'aigua, a l'aire, soroll, etc.), destacant de forma especial l'impacte ambiental accidental. El primer pas per tal de minimitzar aquests impactes és dur a terme una gestió adequada dels aspectes ambientals. Per això, s'han analitzat les metodologies existents en el camp de la gestió ambiental en ports, i s'ha arribat a la conclusió que existia la necessitat de crear una metodologia específica per avaluar la gestió ambiental en ports de mar. La metodologia desenvolupada consta de dues eines, per una banda el mètode d'autodiagnosi ambiental (SDM) per avaluar l'estat de la gestió ambiental en ports i, per altra, el mètode per a identificar i valorar aspectes ambientals significatius (SOSEA).L'SDM s'estructura en forma de qüestionari i cobreix els principals requeriments dels estàndards ambientals pel que fa a la gestió ambiental (ISO 14001 i EMAS). Permet identificar els punts forts i febles de la gestió que es duu a terme, tenir la referència dels ports europeus i fixar mesures de millora ambiental.El SOSEA es basa en l'aplicació d'una matriu activitats/aspectes, un qüestionari i una llista de comprovació. A partir de la informació obtinguda en aquests apartats es pot identificar els aspectes ambientals més importants i avaluar com s'està duent a terme la seva gestió.Aquestes eines han estat desenvolupades en el marc del projecte europeu ECOPORTS (2002-2005) i, per al seu disseny i prova, s'ha treballat amb estreta col·laboració amb els ports europeus. Finalment, ambdues eines han estat aplicades a un grup de ports (Goteborg, Barcelona, Gènova, Rotterdam, etc.) i s'ha pogut veure que els resultats de la seva aplicació han estat clarament positius, tant pel que fa a la seva acceptació com a la seva utilitat. The sea ports are very important for the coastal areas, not only from the economic point of view but also from the social one. But at the same time, they are very complex systems from the environmental point of view since the port activities may create significant impacts on the environment and also disturb the nearby urban areas. So, the equilibrium between nature conservation and port activities in this area is quite difficult to attain.The main environmental impacts created by the port activities (water emissions, air emissions, dust, etc.) have been identified in this thesis, stressing in an important way the accidental (environmental) impact.The first step in order to minimize such impacts is to undertake an adequate management of the environmental issues. In this sense, the main environmental management initiatives in port have been described, concluding that it was necessary to develop a new methodology to assess the environmental management in sea ports.The methodology developed consists of two tools, on one hand the self diagnosis method (SDM) to assess the situation of the environmental management in ports and on the other hand the strategic overview of significant environmental aspects (SOSEA) to identify and assess the significant environmental aspects.SDM is a questionnaire where the main sections required for the implementation of an environmental management system are represented. It also follows the main requirements of ISO 14001. SDM feedback allows the ports to identify the strengths and weaknesses, to compare the results with the European Benchmark and to set up measures for the environmental improvement. SOSEA is based on the application of a matrix of activities/aspects, a questionnaire and a checklist. From the information gathered in these sections it is possible to identify the significant environmental aspects and assess their management. These tools have been developed in the frame of ECOPORTS project (2002-2005), funded by the European Union. For the design and test of the tools a very close collaboration with ports has been carried out.Finally, both tools have been applied to a group of ports (Gothenburg, Barcelona, Genoa, Rotterdam, etc.) and the results of their application have been clearly positive, not only for the good acceptance of the tools but also for their utility.

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Willnow, Andreas. "Öko-Audit als ein Instrument der ökologieorientierten Unternehmensführung. Die neue EG-Öko-Audit-Verordnung (EMAS II): Neue Anforderungen an das Umweltmanagement." Doctoral thesis, Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2004. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:swb:ch1-200400178.

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Inhalt: Das EG-Öko-Audit wird als ein relativ neuartiges Managementinstrument einer umfassenden theoretischen und wirkungsbezogenen Analyse unterzogen. Bei der Teilnahme an diesem Gemeinschaftssystem muß ein nach innen gerichtetes Umweltmanagementsystem implementiert werden, das einer Umweltbetriebsprüfung und zusätzlich einer externen Kontrolle unterworfen werden muß. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt der Arbeit liegt darin zu untersuchen, welche ökonomischen und ökologischen Nutzenpotentiale durch die Einrichtung und den Aufbau eines EMAS-Umweltmanagementsystems prognostiziert werden können. Weiter ist auf Basis der verschiedenen empirischen Erhebungen zu untersuchen, in welchem Umfang diese prognostizierten Nutzenvorteile bei den Unternehmen bei der Teilnahme an EMAS tatsächlich eingetreten sind. Abschließend erfolgt eine Einschätzung der Stärken und Schwächen sowie eine Zukunftsprognose des EG-Öko-Audit-Systems. Es handelt sich bei dieser Arbeit praktisch um die erste umfassende Auseinandersetzung mit dem EMAS-II-System.

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Besnard, Jean-François. "Implementation of Environmental Management Systems in the Thai Industry." Thesis, KTH, Industriell ekologi, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-32776.

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With the hot topic of the climate change effects a desperate change is needed in the world ofthe national and global industry. A good start is an environmental management system, EMS.The main focus of the on-going process of an EMS is to organise the company’s work, to decrease the use of raw materials and energy, and to severely reduce pollutions to air, water and land. The EMS is a part of a sustainable development and a valuable tool for everyindustry who wants to better their image and keeping environmental concerned customers. Asia and Thailand are growing markets where SME and large-scale industries have started tointroduce ISO standards. The top management of these organisations have opened their eyes to the demand of the clients regarding less environmental impact from their products and services. The motive for this study, carried out as an MFS is to get an insight of the Thai industries and how well they have implemented their EMS. www.ima.kth.se

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Ammenberg, Jonas, and Erik Sundin. "Products in environmental management systems : drivers, barriers and experiences." Linköpings universitet, Industriell miljöteknik, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-13541.

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Do standardised environmental management systems (EMS) lead to improved environmental performance? This depends on to what extent these systems lead to changes in important flows of material and energy, which for manufacturing companies, in turn, mean that the product development process is important. Consequently, it appears vital to investigate the connection between EMS and ‘Design for the Environment’ (DFE), i.e. the connection between these management systems and concepts that deal with environmental issues in product development. This paper presents product-oriented environmental management systems (POEMS), including characteristics of existing models, experiences from projects where these models have been tested and experiences concerning the product connection in ‘normal’ EMS. It includes a discussion of important factors influencing to what extent DFE activities are integrated into EMS and/or the outcome of such integration. There are many motives for integrating the two concepts. Firstly, DFE thinking might enrich EMS by contributing with a life-cycle perspective. If EMS encompassed products' life cycles to a greater extent, they would be a better complement to the often facility-oriented legal requirements and authority control. Secondly, EMS might remove the pilot project character of DFE activities and lead to continuous improvement. Thirdly, integration could lead to successful co-operation, both internally and externally. However, existing studies show that there is a mixed picture concerning the extent ‘normal’ EMS currently encompass products.

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Menozzi, Alessandro. "Environmental Management System: Implementation in a construction company." Master's thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2018.

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This thesis expands my work done during my period of internship at Rosetti Marino spa. This work is focused on the environmental management system of the company and in particular on a revision of the planning phase of the EMS and on the creation of some environmental indicators that permit the company to have record of its environmental impact. The thesis is divided in three parts the first one that analyzes the standard that is the basis of the EMS (ISO 14001:2015), the second that analyze the environmental management system itself at the company and the third where the indices I created based on the GRI standards are shown.

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Giménez, Leal Gerusa. "Anàlisi d'escenaris i tendències en l'àmbit de la gestió mediambiental a la indústria catalana." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Girona, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/7695.

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Actualment, la indústria afronta el repte d'integrar les consideracions mediambientals en els seus plans de negoci. I no tan sols pel compromís ètic vers una correcta actuació mediambiental, sinó pel fet de que els clients i la societat en general estan cada cop més sensibilitzats per aquesta problemàtica i comencen a valorar a les empreses que realment tenen en compta els aspectes ambientals en els seu funcionament, i aquest comportament pot ésser també la base d'un bon negoci. És en aquest context on s'explica el gran interès empresarial per l'àrea de la gestió mediambiental en la indústria experimentat en l'última dècada del segle XX. Les consideracions ambientals són una font de profunds canvis en les pràctiques empresarials, i un primer pas que pot ajudar a les organitzacions a afrontar aquests nous reptes és el reconeixement de l'avantatge competitiu que la gestió mediambiental pot aportar, pel fet d'assegurar que el compromís amb la millora ambiental existeix en l'empresa. En el centre de tot aquest procés cap a un nou paradigma de gestió empresarial, els sistemes de gestió mediambiental tracten d'ajudar a les empreses a millorar l'impacte ambiental del seu procés productiu, activitats i productes, a través de procediments específics, així com a minimitzar el risc d'accidents. Aquests procediments possibiliten, d'una manera sistemàtica i a través d'una estructura organitzativa, assolir compromisos de gestió ambiental. L'objectiu general que es persegueix amb aquest treball de tesi doctoral es centra en l'anàlisi del desenvolupament de la gestió mediambiental a la indústria catalana. Així, s'estudia com es percep la dimensió ambiental en la gestió d'empresa. També s'identifiquen els factors impulsors i limitadors de la introducció de la gestió ambiental a la indústria, a través de la implantació de sistemes de gestió mediambientals (Norma ISO 14001 o Reglament EMAS) i s'analitzen les inversions i despeses mediambientals que està realitzant el teixit industrial català en l'actualitat. Aquest treball també estudia el nivell de coneixement de les empreses quant a polítiques, normatives i eines associades a la gestió ambiental. Environmental aspects have important and increasing implications for companies, because the way they deal with them will have a positive or negative affect on the objectives set by the companies themselves. In the literature on the subject, there is talk of environmental opportunities as areas in which companies have to improve to achieve an advantageous position among their competitors. In other words, the environment has become a basic component of strategic positioning with regard to the decision making process of a company and is crucial in considerations of cost and design of the product. In the same way, it is the key to opening up new markets. Furthermore, environmental problems are becoming more and more numerous, complex and interrelated and the traditional way of dealing them, at the end of the process, has proved to be highly inefficient. Because of the situation described above, more and more companies are moving down the road of environmental management. Usually, as a first step they adopt the UNE-EN-ISO 14001 rules or Regulation 1836/93 of Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) as introductory models of EMS, since each of these offer a systematic framework for incorporating environmental aspects in the daily decisions of a company. The main objective of this dissertation is to analyse the introduction of corporate environmental management and the EMS implementation in Catalonian industry.

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Alcalà, Vilavella Manel. "Tendències dels sistemes de gestió estandaritzats: el cas del sector paperer." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Girona, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/109375.

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In recent years, organizations have sought an efficient and effective means of management systems (MS). Quality management systems (QMS) and environmental management systems (EMS) are important contributors towards this goal, together with the introduction of more widely known standards published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). The QMS is based on the international standard ISO 9001 and for the case of EMS the ISO 14001 norm represents the standard. Their implementation has led to unprecedented worldwide figures. By the end of 2011, there were over one million (1,111,698) ISO 9001 certificates and more than a quarter million (267,457) organisation were certified in ISO 14001 (ISO, 2012). Based on the previous, the present study aims to analyse and capture present and future trends regarding these standards. An empirical analysis is performed focusing primordially on the pulp and paper industry. The main results show changing trends regarding the future of these standards En els darrers anys, en l’àmbit mundial, les empreses i organitzacions han buscat una eficiència i eficàcia mitjançant sistemes de gestió (SG). La majoria dels països ho han fet a través de sistemes de gestió de la qualitat (SGQ) i sistemes de gestió mediambiental (SGMA), mitjançant la implantació dels estàndards més coneguts arreu publicats per l’Organització Internacional per a l’Estandardització (ISO). El SGQ està basat en la norma internacional ISO 9001 i, el SGMA, en la norma ISO 14001. L’èxit d’aquesta implantació sense precedents ha provocat que arreu del món, a finals de l’any 2011, hi hagués més d’un milió (1.111.698) de certificats de l’ISO 9001 i més d’un quart de milió (267.457) de certificats de l’ISO 14001 (ISO, 2012). Partint d’aquesta base, s’ha elaborat un anàlisi quantitatiu i qualitatiu centrat en el sector paperer amb l'objectiu principal d'analitzar quines són les tendències en sistemes de gestió. Els resultats, mostren canvis de tendència respecte l'estandardització d'aquestes normes

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HOUZIM, Pavel. "Implementace normy ISO 14001 v průmyslovém podniku." Master's thesis, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-154390.

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The work deals with the implementation of an environmental management system according to ISO 14001 in a particular enterprise. The aim was to design an appropriate way of implementation of ISO 14001 certifications topped successful.

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Carruthers, G. "Demonstrating the benefits of environmental management systems in agriculture." Thesis, 2012. https://eprints.utas.edu.au/14974/2/whole-Carruthers-thesis-exc-pub-mat.pdf.

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An environmental management system (EMS) is a management process designed to address systematically the environmental impacts of any entity. The process utilises a risk-based assessment of issues, focusing on continual improvement using data generated by the system. The best-known codification of EMS is the international Standard, ISO 14001. Ratified in 1996, and arguably applicable to any industry, this Standard was initially used in agriculture in 1997. This thesis considers the potential and actual outcomes of EMS use in agriculture. A multi-methods approach (involving case studies, document analysis, participant observation, reflection, and key informant interviews) was used to determine the benefits of EMS use and barriers to implementation. Firstly, 40 case studies of adoption of EMS by farmers were conducted to assess the applicability of EMS to the agricultural context. A subsequent study compared the outcomes, costs, benefits, behaviours and practices between 17 EMS users and 23 non-users. These studies indicated that EMS use conferred diverse benefits, and that EMS users differed in some ways to non-users. The benefits of EMS use were considered further, specifically the potential to assess outcomes using commonly recognised sustainability indicators, and for EMS to act as an integrative management tool. The implications of conceptualising EMS as an innovation and the role of elements of EMS in encouraging adoption of other innovations were then considered. Finally, the potential of EMS to promote social and cultural change was examined. The research revealed that the EMS process was very useful to agriculture and easily implemented on-farm with minimal changes to the way in which EMS was typically applied. Using EMS provided farmers with a flexible tool to deal with a diverse range of intra- and extra-business considerations. Importantly, EMS gave a transparent and credible link to the information desired by natural resource management agencies. The EMS process enhanced and embedded innovation, while also being an innovation in itself. Most importantly, the EMS process strengthened change in social domains, leading to a culture shift in thinking about environmental and business management, increasing communications and interactions, and embedding and reinforcing change in practices. EMS use provided diverse outcomes across the triple bottom line spectrum, providing a powerful mechanism to achieve policy, environmental, business and social outcomes. Despite the benefits of EMS use in agriculture, however, total adoption remains low. The use and applicability of EMS in agriculture could be greatly enhanced by clearer government policy and support. Other issues include clarity around the implementation of the various components of EMS, recognition of the scope and context in which the EMS process is used, mechanisms to encourage adoption, and the development of well-trained and knowledgeable EMS facilitators. Recommendations for addressing these issues are provided and implications of this thesis for future research are discussed.

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CHVÁTAL, Jiří. "Tvorba integrovaného systému řízení jakosti na bázi ISO 9001 a ISO 14001 v konkrétní firmě." Master's thesis, 2012. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-126498.

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This diploma thesis with the title Creation of the integrated system of the quality management on the base of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 in the particular firm has the target to develop the proposal of the procedure of the implementation of the system of the environmental management according to the norm ČSN EN ISO 14001 and of the quality management according to the norm ČSN EN ISO 9001 in the company LAMIVEX s.r.o. To reach the target it was necessary to hold a conversation with the senior management and the employees, to observe their every day activities and to make the internal audit. The following step was to elaborate the gained information and to create the documentation according to the norm ČSN EN ISO 14001 and the norm ČSN EN ISO 9001.

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