Hackefors model for providing joint ISO 14001 certification for small and medium size enterprises – a discussion about the application in Brazilian enterprises
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This article describes a Swedish initiative for providing a joint ISO 14001 certification to small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The model started in 1997 in the Hackefors industrial district – so named Hackefors model – is now used by 450 enterprises of a wide variety of different business in 24 other districts. In this study we examine the use of this successful experiment in a Brazilian industrial district, Fazenda Botafogo, in Rio de Janeiro that, at the same way than Hackefors, is composed by small to medium-sized enterprises.
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Abdalla, J. J. A., & Feichas, S. A. Q. (2005). Hackefors model for providing joint ISO 14001 certification for small and medium size enterprises – a discussion about the application in Brazilian enterprises. Cadernos EBAPE.BR, 3(3), 1 a 14. Retrieved from https://periodicos.fgv.br/cadernosebape/article/view/4933
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