Clean and Competitive : Motivating Environmental Performance in Industry

ISBN-13: 9781853834905 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 208 str.

Jim Skea; Bob Whelan; Rupert Howes

Opis

This title seeks to examine how wealth creation can be made compatible with preserving the environment and achieving sustainable economic development. The question of business motivation is seen as the central issue.

Spis treści

The Business-Environment Debate * Managing the Environment * Global Environmental Issues: Ozone Depletion and Climate Change * National Environmental Issues: Acid Rain; Air Quality and Road Transport; and Volatile Organic Compounds * Regional and Local Environmental Issues: Water Quality and Contaminated Land * Integrated Pollution Control * Waste Minimization: a Route to Profit and Cleaner Production * Voluntary Approaches to Environmental Management: End-of-Life Electrical and Electronic Equipments Recycling * Economic Instruments * Next Steps * Endnotes * Selected Bibliography * Index