Corporative environmental management system (EMS) in the natural capital rational use and national transition to sustainable economy (the case of Thailand)

Abstract

Currently, environmental management standards’ incorporation in many countries is a national socio-economic progress priority, is considered as a factor ensuring not only the national welfare growth, but also a guarantee of high standards of the quality of life. Based on the results of a survey of 612 representatives of large and medium-sized businesses in the Kingdom of Thailand, this paper highlights the main delusions that limit the prospects for country's business community accelerated modernization, as well as motives that have the potential of their own application in the strategy of the widespread implementation of EMS in business practice; the main principles and tools of the national strategy for stimulating the greening of the Thai companies activities in the interrelation of the dominants of business efficiency growth and ensuring the strategic security of the state and society are also given.