An approach to environmental management based on the EFQM organizational excellence model in the copper industry (Case Study: Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex)

Subject Areas : environmental management

Mahnaz Amrollahi Jalal Abadi ¹ , Mohsen Dehghani Ghanatghestani ² , Vali Ali Pour ³ , Parvaneh Peykan Pour ⁴

1 - PhD Student in Environmental Management, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Bandar Abbas Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bandar Abbas, Iran. *(Corresponding Author
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Hormozgan Uviversity of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abass, Iran.
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Management, Health, Safety and Environment, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.

Received: 2021-10-24 Accepted : 2022-04-20 Published : 2022-05-22

Keywords: Sarcheshmeh Copper Industries, EFQM, Environmental Management,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: Industrial activities in modern era cause several critical environmental issues, such as biodiversity loss, global warming, and ozone layer depletion. Sustainable industrial development requires protection of the environment. In several important decades of political history, environmental protection has become an important factor in the decision-making process Industries and companies can reduce these harmful impacts by implementing an environmental management system (EMS). Through this system, environmental goals can be aligned with companies’ policy. The present study aimed to establish a model for an environmental management system using the EFQM organizational excellence model in the Iranian copper industry.Material and Methodology: this was a descriptive study and survey using a checklist for data collection. The statistical population consisted of managers, experts and professionals from the Safety, Health and Environment Department of Sarcheshmeh Copper Complex. SPSS and LISREL software were used to analyze the research data.Findings: The results showed a significant and direct relationship between all EMS and EFQM variables. In addition, the correlation coefficients revealed that the implementation of environmental management models had a significant impact on the performance of the copper industry. Furthermore, the strategies and policies variable (10.42) had the strongest relationship with a correlation coefficient of 0.81.Discussion and Conclusion: According to the our results, the conceptual model for implementing environmental management systems in Iranian copper industry was effective and acceptable. Moreover, the model investigated and validated the effects of each of the EMS variables on the EFQM variables. 

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