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Table 6.41 Prevalence of iso 21401 Adoption Needs and Their Classification
Enabling condition/need () () ()
External auditor provides a full staff . Contextual External support substitutes
support for the implementation of factors internal capacity and reduces
iso  standard time and coordination costs
Benefits of iso  for your . Attitudinal Clear perceived benefits
stakeholders (e.g., customers, re- factors strengthen the perceived
duced operational costs, improved value of adoption
quality of services)
Auditing costs of iso  would . Contextual Predictable and limited costs
not exceed an average monthly factors reduce financial barriers
salary of a middle management em-
ployee
iso  standard requirements . Contextual Better design fit reduces mis-
arefully adjusted to thesizeand factors match with sme operational
type of your business/organisation realities
iso  standard renewal costs . Contextual Affordable long-term costs
do not exceed half of the average factors support sustained engage-
monthlysalaryofa middle manage- ment
ment employee
iso  auditing team fully ad- . Contextual Flexible auditing reduces dis-
just to thetimeavailabilityofthe factors ruption of everyday opera-
staff at your business/organisation tions
Information collected during audit- . Contextual Trust and data security re-
ing is fully anonymized and confi- factors duce perceived compliance
dentiality statement of auditors is risk
provided
Requirements on sustaining sus- . Contextual Feasible sourcing require-
tainable supply chain take into ac- factors ments reduce operational
count market availab. of suppliers constraints
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ganisational capacity is strengthened, and procedural complexity is man-
aged through external support. From a cross Mediterranean perspective,
enabling environmentally significant organisational behaviour therefore
requires interventions that restructure the decision environment rather
than attempts to modify values or attitudes.
Table 6.41 presents a cross sample synthesis of the conditions that re-
spondents identify as necessary to enable the adoption of iso 21401. By
reporting the prevalence of high importance ratings and aligning each
enabling condition with Stern’s environmentally significant behaviour
framework, the table provides insight into how organisations perceive

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