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Strategic Sustainability : The State of the Art in Corporate Environmental Management Systems.
Title:
Strategic Sustainability : The State of the Art in Corporate Environmental Management Systems.
Author:
Sroufe, Robert.
ISBN:
9781907643231
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (274 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part I. EMS planning and design -- 1. EPI Design -- 2. A comparison of environmental management system components and practices -- 3. EMS and sustainable development -- 4. Designing a sustainability management system at BMW Group -- 5. Core values and environmental management -- Part II. Implementation and operation -- 6. A product-based environmental management system -- 7. Environmental reporting on the internet -- 8. Web-based environmental management systems for SMEs -- 9. Integrating sustainability practices into power generation operations -- 10. The environmental management system of the Environmental Services Department of Athens International Airport, Eleftherios Venizelos -- Part III. Environmental management system evaluation -- 11. Factors influencing the implementation of environmental management systems, practices and performance -- 12. Environmental management systems in the US and Thailand -- 13. Change management -- 14. Environmental management systems and environmental performance -- Abbreviations -- About the contributors -- Index -- Back cover.
Abstract:
There is increasing awareness of the importance of understanding corporate Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) and their relationships with sustainability, competitiveness and institutional practice. This book provides insights into strategic and sustainable EMSs, focusing on examples from around the world.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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