Management system standards, also called meta‐standards, have been adopted by an
increasing number of organizations across the world. Although these management system …

Purpose–The majority of ISO 9001 certification research studies conducted so far are
supported by survey methodologies and descriptive statistics. As such, they express …

Many parts of the world are experiencing extreme weather events, energy poverty, food
insecurity, and lack of access to basic healthcare. Moreover, concerns over socioeconomic …

Voluntary environmental regulations play a crucial role in promoting green innovation.
However, the existing literature on the subject has yielded inconsistent conclusions. To …

This study analyzes the worldwide diffusion of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) from the
viewpoint of both a macro-and a microanalysis using data from the first decade of this …

This paper analyzes the impact of adopting the ISO 14001 standard on firm environmental
and economic performance. In particular, it is argued that the degree of environmental …

With growing evidence of positive relationships between social sustainability and financial
performance, there is a critical need for understanding how innovative organizations …

Environmental management system has become one of the main tools used by companies
to handle the environmental aspects and the impacts that their activities have on the …

Increasingly, companies implement social and environmental standards as instruments
towards corporate social responsibility (CSR) in supply chains. This is based on the …

Formally adopted in 1996 by the International Organization of Standardization, ISO 14001
represents a voluntary international environmental standard, which will likely be adopted by …