Análise do apoio dos sistemas de informação para as práticas de gestão ambiental em empresas com ISO 14001 - estudo de múltiplos casos

The purpose of this article is to identify the contributions of Information Systems (IS) for environmental management practices, as well as the opportunities and challenges in this relation. Thus, we performed two case studies with Brazilian enterprises certified ISO 14001, by conducting interviews, document analysis and direct observation. As results, we present the identification of the main contributions of information systems for environmental management practices in the studied cases, the verification that a more advanced stage regarding IS is a factor that implies a more effective contribution, besides finding challenges and opportunities in this relation. The main contribution of this research consists of the presentation of a framework that identifies the support of information systems for environmental practices.

Proposta de implementação da ISO 14001 em uma empresa química

Due to environmental concerns and the current legal requirements, companies are looking for ways to reconcile economic growth with environmental preservation. The purpose of this project is to show the stages of implementation of ISO 14001 in a chemical company and propose changes in chemical procedures creating goals to be achieved. In this paper, the study for the implementation of ISO 14001 is in Viapol ltda., where the lack of environmental management can cause enormous impact to the environment and may generate air, soil and water pollution. The project resulted in a mapping of all the processes and a broad survey of waste and emissions, generating proposals to change some of the processes and and creating programs to achieve the goals and objectives proposed in the Environmental Policy. Adopting an environmental management system (EMS), the company will reduce costs by decreasing the amount of raw material used, shooting down on waste disposal and the amount of it, and increasing productivity. By committing to the implementation of the EMS, companies will be demonstrating a proactive approach to environmental issues and enrich its image to consumers’ point of view

Um estudo sobre a influência do sistema de gestão ambiental ISO 14001 sobre a imagem de organizações industriais e o papel das relações públicas

The consumers' requirements are constantly growing, as well as the concern for the environment. Considering this change of scenario, industrial companies started paying more attention to environmental issues and decided to resort to solutions such as the adoption of the Environmental Management System based on the ISO 14001 model. It is believed that the adoption of this model changes the organizational image, both internally and externally. This possible change was the focus of this research, considering that many publics related to certified companies may have the wrong idea about what being a green company really means. The objective of this study is to verify, through a survey research, the relation between the Environmental Management System based on ISO 14001 with organizational image of Brazilian firms. At first, this paper presents a theoretical review on Environmental Management System, IS0 14001, Organizational image, green Marketing, Greenwashing and Public Relations. Next, the research method is presented, as well as the results obtained through theoretical study, the research application and data analysis, and a brief analysis of the Public Relations' role in the organizational environment at issue. Finally, it presents the results obtained by tabulating the questionnaires, analysis of related data, and consideration about these

Rinnovo della certificazione uni en iso 14001:2004 - il sistema di gestione ambientale quale strumento per l'attuazione del miglioramento continuo

Il mercato, in questi ultimi dieci anni, si è modificato in un qualcosa di più globale e competitivo. Questa trasformazione ha imposto alle imprese l’adozione di strategie orientate all’innovazione di prodotto e di processo, e all’efficienza industriale “Environmentally friendly” di lungo periodo. Le aziende, infatti, per competere sia nel territorio nazionale sia in quello internazionale, sono alla costante ricerca di una continua ottimizzazione, attraverso il processo “deming” del miglioramento continuo, delle proprie prestazioni; spesso però capita che massimizzino esclusivamente la performance produttiva, che è stata migliorata con l’introduzione, oramai da circa 35 anni, della Lean production e oggi quindi presenta limitati margini di miglioramento. È alla luce di questo ragionamento che le aziende, quelle più lungimiranti, stanno cercando di dirigersi verso un’altra direzione, ovvero quella che mira a ridurre gli sprechi e le perdite, di risorse naturali, nei processi produttivi, in accordo coi principi della sostenibilità ambientale. Considerando le quantità di risorse naturali messe in gioco in grandi aziende quali la VM Motori S.p.A. possiamo intuire quanta marginalità di miglioramento potremmo ottenere con l’attuazione di processi di miglioramento focalizzati sui singoli aspetti. I primi due capitoli trattano il tema dello sviluppo sostenibile e del S.G.A. in Italia e all’estero. Nel capitolo 3 introduco l’Azienda, descrivo tutte le fasi di processo per la fabbricazione di varie tipologie di motori rigorosamente diesel, l’impianto elettrico, termico e di aria compressa. Nel capitolo 4 faccio l’analisi di tutti gli aspetti e gli impatti ambientali; inoltre, per ogni fattore d’impatto ambientale, verrà compilata la cosiddetta VIA che sarà riassunta nell’ultimo paragrafo. Nel capitolo 5 affronto il concetto del miglioramento continuo applicando la filosofia del World Class Manufacturing che è stato implementato in Azienda.

Implementazione del sistema di gestione ambientale secondo la normativa ISO 14001 per l'azienda Profilglass S.p.A

tesi sperimentale volta presso l'azienda Profilglass s.p.a. specializzata nella produzione di laminati alluminio e trattamento rottame

Benefits of the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards: a literature review

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to determine the similarities and differences between the benefits derived from implementing the ISO 9001 and the ISO 14001 standards. Methodology/Approach: The paper reviews the literature using an electronic search in the ScienceDirect, ABI/Inform, Emerald databases to identify papers focusing on the adoption of the ISO 9001 and 14001 standards and the benefits derived from implementing them. Findings: The paper identifies 82 articles about ISO 9001 and 29 about ISO 14001. Although some differences can be observed between the benefits considered by ISO 9001 and 14001, there is a great degree of coincidence in the benefits studied. The review suggests 13 benefits as the most usually analyzed (including environmental performance for the case of the ISO 14001 standard) by scholars. It is suggested that both standards have clear benefits on operational, people and customer results and that the effects on financial performance are inconclusive. Limitations/implications: One limitation of this paper is that the works identified are conditioned by the search strategy used. In addition, other key words could be included in future studies such as operational, market, quality, financial performance, and customer satisfaction in order to expand this search. Originality/Value: The main contribution is that the paper identifies the literature gap and future research proposals with regard to the benefits of the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards.

Going green: prospects for SME's to attain ISO 14001 and the challenges they face in the process

This research aimed to identify any common factors that have enabled and/or motivated SMEs to successfully implement ISO 14001 whilst the majority have not. It also identified what challenges and barriers SMEs face in doing so and how some have overcome these. The existing literature suggests that the majority of SMEs perceive their environmental impacts to be proportional to their size; have a poor understanding of environmental issues; have a poor awareness of environmental regulations; do that have the necessary expertise or leadership to address environmental issues and that SMEs with an environmental management system such as ISO 14001 are very much the minority. The main factors that influenced whether an SME had implemented ISO 14001 were: competitive advantage, regulatory compliance, supply chain pressures, leadership, expertise, resources and external support. This research used qualitative analysis of interviews with managers and directors from 8 SMEs with ISO 14001 and 4 without. All of the SMEs were based in the West Midlands or Staffordshire. Interviews were also conducted with 3 organisations offering support to businesses on environmental issues and with 1 large business who was engaging their suppliers (which included SMEs within this sample) on environmental issues. The research found that there were four main factors that enabled or motivated the SMEs to implement ISO 14001, these were: leadership, supply chain pressures, external support and SMEs' history and experience of accredited management systems. The main challenges that these business had to overcome and that prevented the other SMEs from achieving ISO 14001 were: achieving regulatory compliance, perceived financial cost, lack of perceived competitive advantage, access to relevant and affordable support and for those SMEs without ISO 14001 there was very little perceived external pressure or need for them to do so.

Implementación de un manual SIG basado en la familia de normas ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001 para la empresa PAYC S.A.

Esta tesis comprende el desarrollo del diseño del manual de interventoría del sistema integrado de gestión de la empresa PAYC S.A. el cual es desarrollado en tres fases, la primera comprende un diagnóstico de debilidades del proceso de gestión de proyectos de interventoría en la organización, basado en el análisis FODA en donde se identificaron falencias en el sistema y donde se estudiaron cada una de la áreas de la organización por medio de una caracterización de las mismas, de acuerdo a esto se diseñó un manual operativo de interventoría en donde se describe cada uno de los procedimientos que comprende esta área, se diseñaron formatos para el registro de cada una de los procedimientos y finalmente se elaboró adicional un modelo de control adecuado a las necesidades actuales del proceso de gestión para la empresa (Lista de chequeo), todo esto con el propósito de aumentar la competitividad de la empresa y reducir la probabilidad de incurrir en sanciones que pueda afectar el normal funcionamiento de la organización y adicionalmente facilitar el cumplimiento de las exigencias del gobierno. Se mencionan los puntos normativos ISO 9001 Sistema de Gestión de la Calidad; ISO 14001 Sistema de Gestión Ambiental; OHSAS 18001Seguridad industrial y salud ocupacional, a los cuales se hace referencia para crear los procedimientos del Sistema Integrado de Gestión.

Formalização e Implementação de um Sistema de Gestão Ambiental Segundo a Norma ISO 14001:2004 numa empresa de Construção Civil

Dissertação de Mestrado em Gestão Integrada da Qualidade, Ambiente e Segurança

Formalização e Implementação de um Sistema de Gestão Ambiental de acordo com a norma NP EN ISO 14001:2012 na empresa Maranhão - Sociedade de Construções, Lda

Dissertação de Mestrado em Gestão Integrada da Qualidade, Ambiente e Segurança

Green teams: Understanding their roles in the environmental management of companies located in Brazil

Green teams are frequently considered in the state-of-the-art literature as an essential factor for companies aiming to implement and improve environmental management approaches and practices. However, most of the available literature on green teams is conceptual and theoretical by nature. Therefore, the main purpose of this article is to evaluate the main characteristics of green teams in Brazilian companies and to analyse the relationships between green teams and the maturity level of environmental management in those companies. Based on a conceptual background on corporate environmental management and green teams, a research was done in two complementary phases: a survey of 94 companies with ISO 14001 certification; and a multiple case study of four industrial companies. Survey results suggest that 82% of the studied companies have cross-functional green teams, i.e. involving various companies' departments; and 65% have functional green teams, i.e. individual department teams. The results of the case study suggest that the use of green teams is an instrument to the greening of companies with ISO 14001 in Brazil. The company with the most proactive and advanced environmental management is the same company which uses green teams more intensely. Green teams are especially necessary for implementing more technical environmental management practices, e.g. Life Cycle Assessment. Since this is one of the first studies analysing green teams, the results presented can be useful for companies and public policies aiming to implementation of environmental initiatives. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Treinamento ambiental em organizações brasileiras: estudo de múltiplos casos

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Um estudo sobre a certificação ISO 9001 no Brasil: mapeamento de motivações, benefícios e dificuldades

This work aims to identify the main motivations and difficulties faced by Brazilian companies to obtain ISO 9001 certification. The key quality management practices that provide support to this certification and the relationship with other types of systems, such as ISO 14001 (Environmental Management) and OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety Management System), were also investigated. A survey research was conducted with 191 companies. The main motivations for implementing ISO 9001 are the following: internal organization improvement, production efficiency increase, and brand reliability improvement. Employee resistance was the greatest challenge found during the implementation process. On the other hand, the main benefits identified were: quality processes improvement and increased employee awareness of quality. The results reveal that the most common quality programs and tools used are: 5S, brainstorming, and Ishikawa diagram, while the least common are SERVQUAL and QFD.

Quality certification and company performance: The newly developed country experience

This study investigates the impacts of ISO 9001:2008 certification on companies in Malaysia. Data were collected from CEOs and Managers through a questionnaire survey. A multivariate analysis and SPSS macro were used as statistical techniques to assess the effects of ISO 9001 certification. Results of the study indicate that ISO 9001 certified companies were having significantly greater benefits and financial performance compared to non-certified companies. However, no significant direct relationship between ISO 9001 certification and company's financial performance was found. A further investigation revealed that financial performance is actually directly related to quality and local and international business performance, which are significantly influenced by ISO 9001 certification. Therefore quality and business performances are involved in the mediational process between the financial performance of companies and ISO 9001 certification. The novelty of this research lies in the establishment of, for the first time, high level statistical relationship between ISO 9001 certification, its mediating factors and financial performance of companies.