Research on Environmental Design Implementation in Taiwan’s Manufacturers Certified by ISO 14001

Abstract

This research investigates the status of environmental design implementation in Taiwan’s industries (Certified by ISO 14001) by employing questionnaire survey. The correlation between the degree of environmental design implementation in Taiwan’s industries and the relevant entrepreneurial characteristics are examined. Twenty‐six environmental design principles in foru phases: design, manufacturing, sales and transportation,a nd disposal are used to define and assess the current status of environmental design. The data analysis methods applied to this research includes descriptive statistics, T‐test, Chi‐square test, and single‐factor analysis of variance (ANOVA). It is evident that 21 out of the 26 environmental design principles are frequently and consistently employed by the manufactureers in Taiwan. The results indicate that environmental design implementation is becoming mature in Taiwan’s industries.

Citation

Chung, Y. and Tsai, C. (2006), "Research on Environmental Design Implementation in Taiwan’s Manufacturers Certified by ISO 14001", Asian Journal on Quality, Vol. 7 No. 1, pp. 177-194. https://doi.org/10.1108/15982688200600011