Using Japanese facility-level data, we estimate the effects of ISO 14001 certification on the promotion of more advanced practices, namely green supply chain management (GSCM). Our results show that ISO 14001 promotes GSCM practices, in that facilities with environmental management systems (EMS)...

Alternative and nonregulatory approaches to environmental governance have increased in prevalence over the last 16 years, as have scholarly evaluations of them. We reflect on the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory’s (JPART’s) offerings to the scholarly landscape. We...

While prior ecolabel research suggests that consumers’ trust of ecolabel sponsors is associated with their purchase of ecolabeled products, we know little about how third-party certification might relate to consumer purchases when trust varies. Drawing on cognitive theory and a stratified...

Local governments nationwide have been adopting a variety of sustainability practices in the absence of strong federal guidance. The collection of these practices, which differ in design, forms the local government’s sustainability strategy. Some local governments may develop a more focused...

Previous research evaluating ISO 14001 certification has shown that it both increases environmental performance and has no effect. We hypothesize that the equivocal findings are due to two factors: institutional pressures arising from differences in regulatory settings across and within...

While there is little empirical evidence regarding which types of environmental management systems (EMSs) are associated with greater environmental improvements, governments worldwide are encouraging facilities to adopt them. This research compares the environmental performance of facilities...

Ecolabels are designed to help consumers identify environmentally superior products and services, however, they are not all created equal. Some ecolabels have strong rules that promote environmental improvements, while others have weaker rules that permit free-riding. Since information about...

ESG reporting guidelines are institutional rules that can enhance the credibility of firms’ publicly disclosed information related to environment, social, and governance (ESG). Reporting is often voluntary and global ESG reporting guidelines typically rely on process-focused third party...

While prior research suggests that consumers are willing to pay higher prices for products with environmentally friendly attributes, this relationship may not apply to “circular economy” products because of their perceived quality issues. The main aim of this study is to assess the...