Does symbolism benefit environmental and business performance in the adoption of ISO 14001? Ferrón Vílchez, Vera Business performance Environmental performance ISO 14001 Multivariate probit Symbolic adoption Much research has focused on the organisational and reputational benefits of ISO 14001. However, less discussed is the symbolic adoption that some firms are implementing without experiencing significant reductions in environmental impacts. This work analyses the relationships between the different ISO 14001 adoption profiles (from symbolic profile to factual approach) and both environmental performance and profitability. These relationships are examined using a sample of 1214 manufacturing firms in 7 OECD countries while controlling for selection bias. The results suggest that only ISO 14001 adopters that monitor an extensive set of negative environmental impacts are associated with real improvements in both environmental performance and business performance. 2019-06-24T09:19:10Z 2019-06-24T09:19:10Z 2016-12 journal article Ferrón Vilchez, Vera. Does symbolism benefit environmental and business performance in the adoption of ISO 14001?. Journal of Environmental Management, 2016 Ferrón Vilchez, V. Volume 183(3), 882-894 [postprint] [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.047] http://hdl.handle.net/10481/56099 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.09.047 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ open access Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 3.0 España Elsevier