... and knowledge of environmental management ”, Industrial Management & Data Systems , Vol. 106 No. 6 , pp. 896 ‐ 909 . Silverman , D. (2005), Doing Qualitative Research , Sage , London . Simnett , R. , Vanstraelen , A. and Chua , W.F. (2009), “ Assurance...

... composition and audit quality. Khaled Hussainey can be contacted at: Khaled.Hussainey@stir.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Environmental management Information disclosure Earnings Corporate governance United Kingdom Three theoretical perspectives can be used to explain...

.... Environmental management Construction industry For some time now it has been acknowledged by various authorities that the environment is in crisis (Suzuki and Dressel, 1999). Increasingly, people within Australia and elsewhere are becoming concerned about the environmental implications of current...

... and 1993, the Control of Pollution Act 1974 (noise), and the Water Resources Act 1991 (water pollution controls). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004 Environmental management Auditing Europe This article will examine the recent growth of NEPIs in the European Union (EU...

...Michael Watson; Anthony R.T. Emery Environmental management systems (EMS) first appeared in North America in the 1970s and are now widely used by commercial companies and other organisations in all parts of the developed world. Although various systems exist, the most important are ISO 14001...

... to obtain …”. Those that have no experience claim to a higher extent, than those that already have some experience, that they need support from experts. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Accountants Public accounting Surveys Environmental management Administrative data processing Sweden...

... to pollute. © MCB UP Limited 2003 Environmental regulations Environmental management Audit reports Environmental testing Evidence‐based practice Liability Environmental regulation is a comparatively recent development on both sides of the Atlantic. In the USA the first...

... environmental performance against stated objectives and environmental policy. It is an integral part of the environmental management system (EMS) and is promoted by institutions such as the International Chamber of Commerce and the European Commission. The aims and objectives of the audit would be to check...

... satisfying the mandatory requirements of the standard. The responsibility for reviewing of the results and making changes in environmental management programs/plans rests primarily with the top management of the company. Furthermore, the involvement of suppliers in environmental audits needs to be nurtured...