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In years to come, environmental performance will be an increasingly important factor in determining the competitive success of manufacturing companies. The demands of the environmental challenge will require considerable changes in the organisation of firms, as they have to respond to an ever-tightening environmental legislation and to the needs of more environmentally aware consumers, investors and employees. The `greening of industry’ will also have long-term consequences for technological change and regional development. This paper intends to explore one facet of these profound changes¡ªthe adoption of environmental management systems (EMS) by manufacturing companies in the United Kingdom and Germany. More specifically, the study aims to compare British and German manufacturing establishments which have successfully implemented the European Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS).
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Braun, B., Grotz, R. (2002). Environmental Management in Manufacturing Industry: A Comparison Between British and German Firms. In: Schätzl, L., Diez, J.R. (eds) Technological Change and Regional Development in Europe. Contributions to Economics. Physica, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57467-2_16
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