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Do environmental management systems improve environmental performance? Empirical evidence from Italian companies

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  • M. Magistrelli
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  • T. Daddi & M. Magistrelli & M. Frey & F. Iraldo, 2011. "Do environmental management systems improve environmental performance? Empirical evidence from Italian companies," Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, Springer, vol. 13(5), pages 845-862, October.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s10668-011-9294-8
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