Alternative models for environmental management in SMEs: the case of Ekoscan vs. ISO 14001 |
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| Authors: | Iñaki Heras German Arana |
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| Institution: | 1. University of the Basque Country, E.U.E. Empresariales, Dpto. Organización de Empresas, Plaza Oñati 1, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain;2. University of the Basque Country, E.U. Politécnica, Dpto. Organización de Empresas, Plaza Europa 1, 20018 San Sebastian, Spain;1. Sant''Anna School of Advanced Studies, Institute of Management, Piazza Martiri della Libertà 33, 56127 Pisa, Italy;2. IEFE e Institute for Environmental and Energy Policy and Economics, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy;1. Federal University of Santa Catarina, Department of Production Engineering and Systems, Campus Trindade, 88.040-900, Florianopolis, SC, Brazil;2. Federal Institute of Santa Catarina, Getúlio Vargas Avenue, 830, Centro, 89.251-000, Jaraguá do Sul, SC, Brazil;3. Universidade do Vale do Itajaí, Uruguay Street, 458, Centro, 88.302-202, Itajaí, SC, Brazil;1. Department of International Trade, Fatih University, Buyukcekmece, Istanbul, Turkey;2. Department of International Trade and Marketing, Gediz University, Izmir, Turkey;3. Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, University of Memphis, USA;1. Department of Information, Logistics and Innovation, VU Amsterdam University, de Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands;2. Operations Management Department, ESSEC Business School, Avenue Bernard Hirsch, B.P. 105, 95021 Cergy Pontoise, Paris, France;3. Decision and Information Systems Department, ESSEC Business School, Avenue Bernard Hirsch, B.P. 105, 95021 Cergy Pontoise, Paris, France |
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| Abstract: | In the case of SMEs, ISO 14001 and EMAS have been the most used models of reference for implementing Environmental Management Systems (EMSs). Their success has eclipsed that of other alternative SME models deployed in the European Union and Japan. In this paper the authors analyze the content and objectives of one of these models, the Ekoscan model, and compare it to the ISO 14001. Furthermore, a survey composed of 262 participating companies is presented, where motivations, obstacles and benefits of adopting both models in SMEs are compared. The article concludes that only the drivers differ in a significant way, since the perceived obstacles and benefits of adopting the respective models by the SMEs are similar (although their respective signaling and market value are different). |
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