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External factors influencing the environmental performance of South African firms

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dc.contributor.author Peart, R en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2007-03-26T09:52:20Z en_US
dc.date.accessioned 2007-06-07T10:04:38Z
dc.date.available 2007-03-26T09:52:20Z en_US
dc.date.available 2007-06-07T10:04:38Z
dc.date.copyright en_US
dc.date.issued 2001-01 en_US
dc.identifier.citation Peart, R. 2001. External factors influencing the environmental performance of South African firms. South African Journal of Science, vol. 97, 02 January, pp 2-8 en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0038-2353 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2042 en_US
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2042
dc.description.abstract This article reviews the external factors that influence environmental performance of companies in South Africa, drawing on international and local literature. After considering factors within the natural, social, economic and institutional environments, the article develops a typology for predicting the environmental performance of the business sector. This model is then applied to the South African context to identify positive and negative influences on environmental behaviour. The analysis indicates that, of the 18 factors identified, only five are currently promoting good performance. A further seven factors, however, are likely to show gradual improvement as a result of government policies in the economic, social and environmental arenas. Issues raised for consideration by policy makers include: the integration of financial, industrial and education policies with environmental initiatives: the pricing of minerals, electricity, and disposal of waste into the air and sea; and improved enforcement of environmental legislation. en_US
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dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Bureau Scientific Publications en_US
dc.rights Copyright: 2001 Bureau Scientific Publications en_US
dc.source en_US
dc.subject Environmental performance-companies en_US
dc.subject Environmental regulations en_US
dc.subject Mineral extraction en_US
dc.subject Environmental behaviour-influences en_US
dc.subject South African firms en_US
dc.subject Multidisciplinary sciences en_US
dc.title External factors influencing the environmental performance of South African firms en_US
dc.type Article en_US
dc.identifier.apacitation Peart, R. (2001). External factors influencing the environmental performance of South African firms. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2042 en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation Peart, R "External factors influencing the environmental performance of South African firms." (2001) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2042 en_ZA
dc.identifier.vancouvercitation Peart R. External factors influencing the environmental performance of South African firms. 2001; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2042. en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Article AU - Peart, R AB - This article reviews the external factors that influence environmental performance of companies in South Africa, drawing on international and local literature. After considering factors within the natural, social, economic and institutional environments, the article develops a typology for predicting the environmental performance of the business sector. This model is then applied to the South African context to identify positive and negative influences on environmental behaviour. The analysis indicates that, of the 18 factors identified, only five are currently promoting good performance. A further seven factors, however, are likely to show gradual improvement as a result of government policies in the economic, social and environmental arenas. Issues raised for consideration by policy makers include: the integration of financial, industrial and education policies with environmental initiatives: the pricing of minerals, electricity, and disposal of waste into the air and sea; and improved enforcement of environmental legislation. DA - 2001-01 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Environmental performance-companies KW - Environmental regulations KW - Mineral extraction KW - Environmental behaviour-influences KW - South African firms KW - Multidisciplinary sciences LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2001 SM - 0038-2353 T1 - External factors influencing the environmental performance of South African firms TI - External factors influencing the environmental performance of South African firms UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/2042 ER - en_ZA


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