Umfang:
1 online resource (609 pages)
Ausgabe:
2nd ed.
ISBN:
9781849710626
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9781135072469
Inhalt:
This new edition of Environmental Management in Organizations significantly updates the original handbook to provide all the management tools, performance measures and communication strategies that organizations need to manage their environmental responsibilities effectively. Leading experts on each topic provide focused explanations and clear practical guidance, as well as setting out the context and the key environmental and management drivers
Anmerkung:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures, Tables and Boxes -- About the Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part 1 The Environmental Context -- 1.1 The Earth's Natural Systems -- The origins of the Earth -- The living system of planet Earth -- Natural laws, living organisms and ecosystem resources -- Nature's cycles -- Biological diversity -- Human ecology -- Our industrial legacy -- Rediscovering our nature -- References and further reading -- 1.2 The State of the Global Environment -- All things are linked -- Material behaviour within nature's cycles -- Pollutants within the Earth system -- Physical degradation of natural systems -- The human population -- Overburdening an interconnected world -- Trends in water -- Biodiversity struggling on -- Vanishing forests -- Shrinking earth, barren oceans and empty food baskets -- Caught in the cross-winds -- The human cost -- Money makes the world go around -- Our common destiny -- References and further reading -- 1.3 Sustainability and Sustainable Development -- Introduction -- A track record of progress -- The funnel effect -- Sustainability principles -- Systems thinking -- Backcasting -- The social dimension of sustainable development -- Models of sustainability and sustainable development -- Transformation -- Making sense of sustainable development -- References and further reading -- 1.4 Valuing Ecosystems and their Services -- Evolution of ecosystem services -- Ecosystem services and natural resource management -- The ecosystem approach -- Valuation of ecosystem services -- Ecosystem services for equity and sustainability -- References and further reading -- 1.5 Overview of the Law and International Legislation -- What is law? -- Types of law -- How laws arise -- Environmental principles -- When laws are breached
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Aspects of international law -- International trade and the environment -- References and further reading -- 1.6 European Union Environmental Policy and Legislation -- Introduction -- Development of EU environmental policy and legislation -- Making policy -- Implementation and enforcement of legislation -- Sixth Environment Action Programme 2002 - 2012 and its achievements -- Tackling climate change -- Protection of human health -- Protection of biodiversity -- Managing resources -- Ecological modernization -- Conclusions -- References and further reading -- 1.7 The UK Legislative Context -- Introduction -- The planning system -- The Environmental Permitting Regulations -- Energy and climate change -- Water pollution and water quality -- Contaminated land regime -- Environmental Liability Directive and the Environmental Damage Regulations -- New environmental sanctions -- References and further reading -- Part 2 Environmental Themes -- 2.1 Biodiversity and Conservation -- What is biodiversity? -- Why does conserving biodiversity matter? -- International legislation and policy -- EU policy and legislation -- UK policy and legislation -- Local biodiversity action plans -- National policy and country biodiversity strategies -- The ecosystem approach -- Legal status of biodiversity action plans -- Organizations' approaches to biodiversity conservation -- Biodiversity and land use planning -- References and further reading -- 2.2 Chemicals -- Introduction -- EU regulatory framework -- REACH -- Industry product stewardship -- Conclusions -- References and further reading -- 2.3 Climate Change -- Introduction -- The science of climate change -- Impacts and climate feedbacks -- Responding to climate change -- The policy framework -- Successor to Kyoto -- Domestic policy -- References and further reading -- 2.4 Energy -- Energy as a service
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Energy supply options -- Evaluating energy supply options -- Energy in transition -- Policy context -- Conclusion, energy in the organization -- References and further reading -- 2.5 Food and Agriculture -- Policy background -- National and European policy -- Global influence -- Good environmental practice in farming -- Environment and rural development: Common Agricultural Policy reform -- Sustainable agriculture and organic farming -- Indicators -- Food production, environmental performance and the supply chain -- References and further reading -- 2.6 Pollution Prevention and Control -- Introduction -- Background -- Legislation -- Improving performance -- Guiding principles -- Regulation -- Tools to achieve pollution prevention and control -- Risk-based regulation -- Monitoring -- Communications -- Enforcement -- Challenges to industry -- Conclusions -- References and further reading -- 2.7 Transport and Greenhouse Gases -- Introduction -- The policy challenge -- Shipping -- Aviation -- The land transport sector -- References and further reading -- Part 3 Managing Environmental Performance -- 3.1 The Response of Organizations -- Environmental issues -- The impact of environmental issues on organizations -- Understanding the pressures on an organization -- Taking action -- 3.2 Environmental Management Systems -- Introduction -- EMS background -- ISO 14001 - EMS specification -- EMS certification and accreditation -- Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) -- The ISO 14000 environmental management series -- References and further reading -- 3.3 Sustainable Procurement -- Introduction -- Developing a sustainable procurement strategy -- Contract-specific risk assessment -- References and further reading -- 3.4 Environmental Product Development -- Introduction -- Environmental product development -- Understanding the environmental impact of products
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Generic steps for environmental performance reporting -- Guides to environmental performance evaluation -- Carbon reporting - how to measure and report greenhouse gas emissions -- Biodiversity performance indicators -- Convention on Biological Diversity -- Products -- Mandatory or voluntary reporting -- Future trends -- References and further reading -- 4.5 Reporting and Accounting -- Introduction -- Financial statements, financial auditing and environmental issues -- What accounting can do for environmental management -- Environmental reporting -- Social reporting, the GRI and towards the 'triple bottom line' -- Accounting and reporting for sustainability and sustainable development -- Conclusions -- References and further reading -- 4.6 Engaging with Stakeholders -- Introduction -- Who are the stakeholders? -- The objectives of stakeholder engagement -- Levels of stakeholder engagement -- Techniques for stakeholder engagement and participation in environmental decision-making -- Stakeholder engagement and participation: case studies -- Taking stock and future directions -- References and further reading -- Part 5 Evaluation Tools -- 5.1 Environmental Impact Assessment -- What is EIA? -- The EIA process -- Review and other issues -- Conclusions -- References and further reading -- 5.2 Strategic Environmental Assessment -- What is SEA? -- The SEA Directive and Protocol -- Application of the Directive -- Undertaking SEA -- References and further reading -- 5.3 Environmental Risk Governance -- The governance of environmental risks -- The regulatory context -- Tools and techniques for practitioners -- Evaluating risk assessments -- Future trends -- References and further reading -- 5.4 Life Cycle Assessment -- Introduction -- LCA methodology -- Applications of LCA -- References and further reading
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Improving the environmental performance of products -- Communicating the environmental performance of products -- References and further reading -- 3.5 Waste Management and Producer Responsibility -- Environmental impacts caused by waste -- Strategy and policy background -- Waste minimization -- Legislation and regulations -- Producer responsibility -- Future trends -- References and further reading -- 3.6 Contaminated Land -- What is meant by contaminated land? -- Why it can be a problem -- Managing land contamination -- Land condition record -- Dealing with other issues -- Skills and professional development -- A checklist for environmental management of land contamination -- References and further reading -- 3.7 Engaging with People in Your Organization -- Introduction -- Preparing the ground -- Change management -- The training cycle: analysis and design -- The training cycle: delivery -- The training cycle: evaluation -- Summary -- References and further reading -- Part 4 Measuring and Communicating Environmental Performance -- 4.1 Emissions and Contamination Standards -- Emissions to atmosphere -- Emissions to land -- Discharges to water -- References and further reading -- 4.2 Measurement and Monitoring -- Introduction -- Why carry out monitoring? -- Monitoring strategy and programmes -- Monitoring of air -- Monitoring of water -- Monitoring of contaminated land -- Monitoring of noise -- Quality assurance and control -- References and further reading -- 4.3 Auditing -- Introduction -- Definitions -- Scope and objectives of auditing -- Standards for environmental auditing -- Management systems auditing -- Auditor qualifications -- Links with other business systems -- Conclusions -- References and further reading -- 4.4 Environmental Performance Indicators -- Introduction -- Environmental performance indicators (EPIs)
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Part 6 The Challenges Ahead for the Environmental Profession
Weitere Ausg.:
Print version Brady, John Environmental Management in Organizations Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group,c2011 ISBN 9781849710626
Sprache:
Englisch
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