ISO 14001 and Beyond : Environmental Management Systems in the Real World

ISBN-13: 9781874719014 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 395 str.

Opis

On September 1st 1996, ISO 14001 was published, worldwide. Written over five years in consultation with international industrial experts, non-governmental organisations and regulators, this environmental management systems standard will help organisations manage their impacts on the environment, no matter what their size, nature or location. The implications for the future are enormous.

Recenzje

This lively and wide-ranging book provides the clearest account yet of the difference between a public commitment to a standard ... and a proven commitment to actual environmental improvement. This book is timely indeed. Recommended. - Martin Wright, 'Tomorrow'

Spis treści

Foreword John Elkington Introduction: ISO 14001 and beyond: EMS in the real world Christopher Sheldon Part 1: Laying down the law: How self-regulation came of age1. Beyond 14001: An introduction to the ISO 14000 series Dick Hortensius and Mark Barthel 2. Neither international nor standard: The Limits of ISO 14001 as an instrument of global corporate environmental management Harris Gleckman and Riva Krut 3. The ISO 14001 environmental management systems standard: One American's view Christopher L. Bell 4. Squaring the circle: Fundamental barriers to effective environmental product labelling Mark Smith 5. Trade, competitiveness and the environment Donal O'Laoire 6. Environmental management standards and certification: Do they add value? Tim J. Sunderland Part 2: Coping strategies: Important trends7. Environmental management systems: Challenges for Russian manufacturing industry Jim Hutchison, Anatoly Pichugin and Ann Smith 8. Attitudes and experiences of the Japanese business community vis-a-vis EMS standards Tomoko Kurasaka 9. Environmental management systems: ISO 14001 issues for developing countries Aidan Davy 10. Training and environmental management systems Andy Wells 11. Environmental management standards: Who cares? Andrew Blaza and Nicky Chambers 12. Targeting sustainability: The positive application of ISO 14001 Philip Sutton 13. From EMAS to SMAS: Charting the course from environmental management to sustainability Andrea Spencer-Cooke Part 3: Tactical responses: Managers at the greenface14. Beyond ISO 14001: Ontario Hydro's environmental management system Philip M. Stoesser 15. EMAS implementation at Hipp in Germany Matthias Gelber, Bernhard Hanf and Sven Huther 16. Training: Preparations for maintaining effective environmental management systems Gabriele Crognale 17. Eco-management and audit scheme for UK Local Authorities: Three years on Nigel Riglar 18. Environmental management standards: What do SMEs think? Ruth Hillary 19. Towards innovative, more eco-efficient product design strategies J.M. Cramer 20. Establishing workable environmental objectives Alison Bird 21. Environment risk: Assessment, management and prevention of loss David Shillito

O autorze

Christopher, Sheldon