Environmental Management Systems: Understanding Organizational Drivers and Barriers

ISBN-13: 9781853839368 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 192 str.

Stephen Tinsley; Ilona Pillai

Opis

This practical book offers insight into why environmental management systems (EMSs) have been developed, how large organisations implement them and the barriers that can hamper their effectiveness. It provides a review of EMS modelling tools, advice on accreditation and case studies of companies.

Spis treści

The Theory of Environmental Management Systems  Environmental Risk Minimization  Organizational Drivers for Environmental Management  Interventions for Drivers  Economic Success Versus Environmental Improvements  Managing the Environment  Corporate Environmental Plan  The Development of Environmental Management Systems  Implementing an Environmental Management System  Management Commitment  The Environmental Audit  Aspects and Impacts Analysis  Register of Legislation  Objectives and Targets  Organization and Responsibility  Environmental Operating Procedures and Environmental Management Procedures  Monitoring and Measuring  Environmental Management System Audit  Management Review  The Corporate Environmental Plan  The Audit of Environmental Management Objectives, Policies and Activities  Environmental Management Plan Budget  Organizational Barriers  Organizational Theory  Organizational Barriers  Barriers in Small to Medium Enterprises  Models for Classifying Environmental Management Strategies  Types of Environmental Strategy  Studying Environmental Management Using Comparative Models  An Integrated Approach  Towards a Conceptual Research Model  Linking Environmental Management with Business Strategy  Devoid EMS Model   Isolated EMS Model  Devolved EMS Model  Integrated EMS Model  Use of Devoid, Isolated, Devolved and Integrated Models  Appendix: Examples of Environmental Charters

O autorze

Stephen Tinsley is founder and Chief Executive of the Sustainable Development Research Centre, UK. Ilona Pillai is Head of Research at the Sustainable Development Research Centre, UK.