Adoption of Environmental Management Practices

The document analyzes the environmental management strategies of Epson (China) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of the Japanese Seiko Epson Corporation. It details the company's efforts to implement ISO 14001 certification across its office and production sites in China, alongside initiatives to reduce energy and paper use and replace CFC-based fire extinguishers. A central focus is the critique of a proposed cartridge take-back system in China, which the document argues is flawed due to low participation goals (one percent of cartridges sold), a lack of competitive intelligence, and insufficient consumer information.

• Seiko Epson Corporation implemented a comprehensive environmental management program with goals including the creation of "earth-friendly products and processes," the reduction of global warming substance emissions, and the pursuit of ISO 14001 certification for all facilities.
• Epson (China) Co., Ltd. successfully achieved ISO 14001 certification at its office locations and implemented programs to recycle solid waste, reduce energy and paper usage, and replace CFC-based fire extinguishers.
• The cartridge take-back program designed by Epson (China) is characterized as ineffective because it set a very low success goal of recovering only one percent of sold cartridges and lacked necessary competitive and governmental data.
• The primary motivation for Epson (China) to adopt environmental management practices was the directive from its parent company, Seiko Epson, rather than strategic or risk-based drivers.

APA

Diener, B., & Ming, C. (2003). Adoption of Environmental Management Practices. World Resources Institute. https://pdf.wri.org/bell/tn_1-56973-513-1_teaching_note_english.pdf

Chicago

Diener, Betty, and Cheng Ming. Adoption of Environmental Management Practices. World Resources Institute, 2003. https://pdf.wri.org/bell/tn_1-56973-513-1_teaching_note_english.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{diener2003adoption, author = {Diener, Betty and Ming, Cheng}, title = {{Adoption of Environmental Management Practices}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2003}, url = {https://pdf.wri.org/bell/tn_1-56973-513-1_teaching_note_english.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }