ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
  AND COMPANIES’ SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE IN ROMANIA


             Vasile Burja, “1 Decembrie 1918” University, Alba Iulia, Romania

ABSTRACT: The implementation of the sustainable development principles at the
macroeconomic level is able to ensure creation of the resource-efficient productive systems
which have the qualitative characteristics in compliance with the business sustainable model
featured in the European Union. This work support the literature in the field and presents the
action directions which companies can use for a correct management of the environment
issues. The research shows that implementation of the environment management system
within the Romania’s companies can lead to solving of some conflicts between economy and
nature, and contribute to increase the economic performance.

Key words: sustainable business, environmental performance, environmental management, EMAS,
environmental indicators

JEL Codes: Q51, Q56