Impact on Asian firms of product-related environmental regulations through global supply chains : a study of firms in Malaysia


Autoria(s): Michida, Etsuyo; Ueki, Yasushi; Nabeshima, Kaoru
Data(s)

07/04/2014

07/04/2014

01/03/2014

Resumo

This paper sheds light on the important role played by global supply chains in the adaptation to product-related environmental regulations imposed by importing countries, with a focus on chemicals management. By utilizing a unique data collected in Penang, Malaysia, we depict the supply chain structures and how differences among firms in participation to global supply chain link to differences in chemical management. We found that firms belonging to a supply chain are in a better position to comply with these regulations because information and requirements are transmitted through global supply chains. In contrast, those firms that are neither exporters nor a part of a global supply chain lack the knowledge and information channels relevant to chemical management in a product.

Identificador

IDE Discussion Paper. No. 453. 2014.3

http://hdl.handle.net/2344/1313

IDE Discussion Paper

453

Idioma(s)

en

eng

Publicador

Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO

日本貿易振興機構アジア経済研究所

Palavras-Chave #Malaysia #Environmental protection #International trade #Industrial standards #Foreign investments #Global supply chain #FDI #PRERs (product-related environmental regulations) #REACH #RoHS #519 #AHMY Malaysia マレーシア #F18 - Trade and Environment #O14 - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
Tipo

Working Paper

Technical Report