 Assessing environmental product declaration opportunities: a reference frameworkRaffaella Manzini, Giuliano Noci, Massimiliano Ostinelli and Emanuele Pizzurno Business Strategy and the Environment, 2006, vol. 15, issue 2, 118-134 Abstract: The growing awareness about environmental issues places greater responsibility on firms to transmit information about the environmental quality of their products. One of the most innovative ways to achieve this objective is through the ‘environmental product declaration’. Unfortunately, from an operating viewpoint, there is a very little evidence on the effects associated with the introduction of this label. In lieu of this context, the paper suggests operating guidelines and a methodological approach for managers who aim to understand under which conditions the EPD can represent a useful tool for the company's competitiveness. In particular, the paper will identify 1 the specific peculiarities and requirements of the EPD; 2 the EPD parameters of attractiveness, related to its potential costs and benefits; 3 an operational framework in order to assess the EPD target audience. In this respect, an empirical analysis on 17 Italian firms will be carried out. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment. Date: 2006 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bla:bstrat:v:15:y:2006:i:2:p:118-134 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from Access Statistics for this article Business Strategy and the Environment is currently edited by Richard Welford More articles in Business Strategy and the Environment from Wiley Blackwell |
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