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Abstract: Despite growing interest in, and government support for, ISO14001 certification across Asia in recent years, little is known about issues surrounding the uptake and the effectiveness of environmental management systems in this region. There is a particular void of academic work in relation to ISO certification in India and the country's large number of small and medium enterprises; a field of inquiry this paper seeks to advance. Specifically, as a means of providing a basis for classification of firms for an analysis of the state of ISO14001 in India we test the adequacy of critical factors such as nature of business, size, year of establishment and internationalisation among small and medium enterprises and industry best companies. An analysis is presented of secondary data derived from the websites of a sample of ISO14001 certified firms located in the cities of Delhi and Noida. The data show that in the area of manufacturing the highest number of ISO14001 certifications can be recorded and that established small and medium enterprises with high turnover are more likely to adopt ISO14001 certification compared to low turnover firms. The findings inform the status of environmental management systems in India and have implications for government policy intended to foster ISO14001 uptake by Indian firms. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: The purpose of the present paper was to examine if Environmental Management Accounting, and especially its tool Environmental Cost Accounting, can support both the augmentation of environmental nonprofit/nongovernmental sector’s accountability, and the provision of meaningful results for policy decision making. Based on a case study at the Hunting Federation of Macedonia and Thrace, a nonprofit forestry organization responsible for the management and protection of wildlife resources in Greece, implications about the challenges of applying Environmental Management Accounting in the sector were examined. It was concluded that the existing Environmental Management Accounting tools can partly address the several dimensions of their operation and additional accounting regimes may be needed. Nevertheless, these tools can prove to be a useful starting point. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: This study integrates procedures of ISO14001 and port state control to establish environmental performance indicators (EPIs), specific to industrial ports and estates. Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT), an owner of Map Ta Phut industrial port and estate, was used as a case study. Twelve EPIs were developed to assess 5 environmental management aspects being success, awareness, determination, preparedness, and environmental policy coverage. IEAT''s deficiencies in managing the environment were identified for each management aspect. At the end of the study, suggestions on how to improve IEAT''s environmental performance were recommended. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]