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

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...

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Main Authors: Blênio Cezar Severo Peixe, Andréa Cristina Trierweiller, Antonio Cezar Bornia, Rafael Tezza, Lucila Maria de Souza Campos
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Language:English
Published: Fundação Getulio Vargas, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo 2019-03-01
Series:RAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rae/v59n1/en_0034-7590-rae-59-01-0029.pdf
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author Blênio Cezar Severo Peixe
Andréa Cristina Trierweiller
Antonio Cezar Bornia
Rafael Tezza
Lucila Maria de Souza Campos
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description 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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spelling doaj.art-af872ae7686241afaa3af1ff8eff4ab82023-09-02T14:39:45ZengFundação Getulio Vargas, Escola de Administração de Empresas de São PauloRAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas0034-75902178-938X2019-03-015912942Factors related to the maturity of Environmental Management Systems among Brazilian industrial companiesBlênio Cezar Severo Peixe0Andréa Cristina Trierweiller1 Antonio Cezar Bornia 2Rafael Tezza 3Lucila Maria de Souza Campos 4Universidade Federal do Paraná, Departamento de Ciências Contábeis, Curitiba, PR, BrazilUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Araranguá, SC, BrazilUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Engenharia de Produção, Florianópolis, SC, BrazilUniversidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Escola Superior de Administração e Gerência, Florianópolis, SC, BrazilUniversidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Departamento de Engenharia de Produção, Florianópolis, SC, BrazilThis 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.http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rae/v59n1/en_0034-7590-rae-59-01-0029.pdfEnvironmental Management systemenvironmental disclosureenvironmental maturityISO 14001 certificationBrazilian industrial companies
spellingShingle Blênio Cezar Severo Peixe
Andréa Cristina Trierweiller
Antonio Cezar Bornia
Rafael Tezza
Lucila Maria de Souza Campos
Factors related to the maturity of Environmental Management Systems among Brazilian industrial companies
RAE: Revista de Administração de Empresas
Environmental Management system
environmental disclosure
environmental maturity
ISO 14001 certification
Brazilian industrial companies
title Factors related to the maturity of Environmental Management Systems among Brazilian industrial companies
title_full Factors related to the maturity of Environmental Management Systems among Brazilian industrial companies
title_fullStr Factors related to the maturity of Environmental Management Systems among Brazilian industrial companies
title_full_unstemmed Factors related to the maturity of Environmental Management Systems among Brazilian industrial companies
title_short Factors related to the maturity of Environmental Management Systems among Brazilian industrial companies
title_sort factors related to the maturity of environmental management systems among brazilian industrial companies
topic Environmental Management system
environmental disclosure
environmental maturity
ISO 14001 certification
Brazilian industrial companies
url http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rae/v59n1/en_0034-7590-rae-59-01-0029.pdf
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