Impact of the ISO 14001 Certification on the Environmental Performance: Case Study of Two Moroccan Companies
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A. Laaraifi, Laboratory of Energy and Material, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
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M. Aouane, Laboratory of Energy and Material, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
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Z. Saadoune, Laboratory of Energy and Material, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
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A. Chaouch, Laboratory of Biotechnology, Quality and Environment, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
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A. Echchelh, Laboratory of Energy and Material, Faculty of Science, Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra, Morocco.
Nowadays the environmental problems have become a matter of social issue that upholds great public interest. It brought together many authorities: whether it will be public or political, not to mention the associative ones. Academic researchers and policy makers have been devoted and invested in the basic and applied research for the sole purpose of looking for viable solutions that draw together the industry with human beings and the environment. Furthermore, the environmental problem is a multidisciplinary one, in addition to being complex, and sensitive because of the interveners. In fact, the environmental performance is one of the major concerns of business executives. In order to evaluate it, these executives have been vigorously caught up in taking responsibility for environmental concerns by adopting certification processes according to several standards (ISO 14001, Environmental Management and Audit System (EMAS), etc.) and by designing means for evaluating environmental performance (audits, environmental indicators, etc.). The intention of the present study is to investigate the impact of performance tools and their contribution to the organizational needs. On top of that, we will attempt to answer the following questions: Are the tools indispensable? Where are they used? What is their contribution to the image of the company in the face of the ever increasingly strong institutional constraints? For this purpose, a research is executed through a survey of two companies, one of them is ISO 14001 certified. Moreover, we will evaluate the impact of this certification on environmental performance.
Environment, ISO 14001, Performance, Environmental Management System, Indicator
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