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2013 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Analysing the Determinants of Better Performance Through Eco Management Tools at the Food Industry: An Empirical Study

Authors : Ángel Peiró-Signes, Lluís Miret-Pastor, María-del-Val Segarra-Oña, Blanca De-Miguel-Molina

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Abstract

This chapter exploits a data set of 6118 Spanish firms from 2008 SABI Database (Economic Register) to analyse if there is any relation between economic indicators and the use of the ISO 14001 eco-management tool. Using quantitative analysis techniques applied to the Spanish food industry we try to make a contribution, on one side, in understanding the role of proactive environmental management tools and incremental organizational eco-innovation in creating value in the Spanish food sector by means of an analysis of the effects of the ISO 14001, and on the other side, identifying the aspects that determine whether a food company minimises its environmental impact as a result of its innovative activity, and evolves from being innovative to eco-innovative. Results show significant differences in most of the analysed variables among studied groups.

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Metadata
Title
Analysing the Determinants of Better Performance Through Eco Management Tools at the Food Industry: An Empirical Study
Authors
Ángel Peiró-Signes
Lluís Miret-Pastor
María-del-Val Segarra-Oña
Blanca De-Miguel-Molina
Copyright Year
2013
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
EcoProduction and Logistics

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-23552-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-23553-5

Copyright Year: 2013

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-23553-5_5