The Role of Environmental Management in Improving the Environmental Performance of Industrial Institutions: A Case Study of SABIC Saudi Arabia
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This research paper aims to explore the role of environmental management in enhancing the environmental performance of economic institutions. It includes a presentation of the theoretical aspect of both variables. In the applied aspect, SABIC, the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation, was chosen as the case study institution because it belongs to one of the most economically influential sectors directly impacting the environment. The study also investigated the current state of environmental management in this institution, along with presenting and analyzing some of its environmental performance indicators during the period (2018-2022). This study concludes that environmental management plays a fundamental and significant role in improving environmental performance, as demonstrated by the case study of SABIC. The company possesses a distinguished and successful environmental management that continuously achieves improvement in environmental performance through effective management aligned with all environmental developments, especially concerning waste and gas emissions management.
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