Private firms often take voluntary environmental actions. I have investigated the motivations and effectiveness of those actions, such as ISO14001 adoption and voluntary actions by the Japanese Business Federation.

Major publications

1. Refereed Papers

   The Effect of ISO 14001 on Environmental Performance: Resolving Equivocal Findings,

   Journal of Environmental Management, Vol.166(15), pp.556-566.(Toshi H. Arimura, Nicolle Darnall, Rama Gangui & Hajime Katayama (2016))

   Voluntary agreements to encourage proactive firm action against climate change: an empirical study of industry associations' voluntary action plans in Japan,

   Journal of Cleaner Production,Vol.112 (4), pp. 2885-2895.(Masayo Wakabayashi & Toshi H. Arimura, (2016))

   A new insight into environmental innovation: Does the maturity of environmental management systems matter?

   Ecological Economics, 94, pp. 156-163.(Emiko Inoue, Toshi H.Arimura & Makiko Nakano (2013))

   The Effects of Voluntary Action Plans on Energy-Saving Investment: An Empirical Study of the Japanese Manufacturing Sector,

   Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, Vol.13(3), pp.237-257.(Makoto Sugino & Toshi H. Arimura (2011))

   Is ISO 14001 a gateway to more advanced voluntary action? The case of green supply chain management,

   Journal of environmental economics and management, 61(2), pp. 170-182.(Toshi H. Arimura, Nicolle Darnall, & Hajime Katayama (2011))

   Is a Voluntary Approach an Effective Environmental Policy Instrument? A Case for Environmental Management Systems,

   Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 55(3),pp.281-295.(Toshi H. Arimura, Akira Hibiki & Hajime Katayama (2008))

2. Conference Presentations（Including presentations by coauthors）

   Energy Efficiency Investment in Japanese Firms: Influences of The Energy Saving Act and Organizational Factors

   2018, 6th International Association for Energy Economics Asian Conference, Wuhan(Naonari Yajima, Toshi H. Arimura, & Emiko Inoue)