Spanish Abstract: Las empresas manifiestan una creciente preocupación por comunicar sus prácticas sostenibles ya que esto puede favorecer su posicionamiento estratégico a través de la mejora de su reputación y legitimidad. Un adecuado diseño de los órganos de gobierno corporativo mejora...

Spanish Abstract: En el panorama empresarial actual tanto la implantación de sistemas de gestión de la calidad y medioambiental como su posterior certificación son prácticas de gestión cada más consolidadas debido a su gran importancia para el correcto desarrollo de la actividad...

This chapter first presents a brief theoretical review of environmental concerns and entrepreneurship. It then analyses the main motivating factors for ecopreneurs outlined in research literature. The next section uses a case study to discuss ecopreneurship in the hotel sector, including the...

Little is known about the complementary performance benefits associated with facilities' combined use of both quality management systems (QMS) and environmental management systems (EMS), and how these performance benefits might differ from those associated with facilities' use of only one of...

In 2019, the Spanish government published a Presidential Order approving the General State Administration’s Green Public Procurement Plan. This plan covers all public administrations including the General State Administration, its autonomous bodies, and social security management entities. Its...

Environmental regulatory uncertainty has attracted extraordinary attention among scholars, managers, policy-makers and other members of society. Despite this increasing attention, the impact of environmental regulatory uncertainty on the environmental approaches of firms is difficult to estimate...

Environmental issues have over the last few years become an increasing concern for both the public and for companies, but, less is known about how companies could internalize the negative effects of environmental issues. Public regulators are taking a tougher stance with regards to environmental...

Environmental impact, a consequence of ever-increasing industrial activities around the globe, is a growing problem in the world. Firms actively engaging in green innovation can not only minimize production waste but also increase their corporate reputation and legitimacy while satisfying...