Factors related to the maturity of Environmental Management Systems among Brazilian industrial companies

Autor: Blênio Cezar Severo Peixe, Andréa Cristina Trierweiller, Antonio Cezar Bornia, Rafael Tezza, Lucila Maria de Souza Campos
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: RAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas, Vol 59, Iss 1, Pp 29-42 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0034-7590
2178-938X
Popis: This study evaluates the factors that have a significant relationship to the level of maturity of the Environmental Management Systems (EMS) among Brazilian industrial companies. using a multiple linear regression model. The variables consider the respondents’ characteristics, their categories, and other dummy variables. The results, in ascending order of their influence on the EMS maturity level, were possessing ISO 14001 certification, participation in the carbon market, disclosing information in reports (environmental disclosure), having a project to reduce water consumption, having a professional management model, having insurance against environmental accidents, company age, operating in the textile sector, and the legal constitution of the company Ltda.
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