ABSTRACT

Twenty years ago, environment and sustainable development issues were marginal concerns for businesses and public bodies, requiring a relatively narrow range of personnel, knowledge and skills. Today, these issues are key operational concerns for all but the smallest organizations and apply to all sectors - the private, public and voluntary sectors. Managing them requires a growing army of environmental professionals to manage them with knowledge of a rapidly developing body of regulatory measures. Environmental Management in Organizations provides the basic resource needed by organizations and the managers they employ on the issues and on the management tools, performance measures and communication strategies available. Leading experts on each topic have provided focused explanations and clear practical guidance, as well as setting out the context and the key environmental and management drivers.

part |2 pages

Section 1 Environment and Sustainable Development

chapter 1|9 pages

1 The Earth’s Natural Systems

chapter 1|16 pages

2 The State of the Global Environment

part |2 pages

Section 2 Policy and Legislation

part |2 pages

Section 3 Managing Environmental Performance

chapter 3|9 pages

1 The Response of Organizations

chapter 3|12 pages

2 Environmental Management Systems

chapter 3|20 pages

3 Towards Sustainable Procurement

chapter 3|14 pages

4 Environmental Product Development

chapter 3|11 pages

5 Waste Management and Packaging

chapter 3|8 pages

6 Contaminated Land

part |2 pages

Section 4 Evaluation Tools

chapter 4|13 pages

1 Environmental Impact Assessment

chapter 4|12 pages

2 Strategic Environmental Assessment

chapter 4|15 pages

3 Environmental Risk Management

chapter 4|12 pages

4 Life Cycle Assessment

part |2 pages

Section 5 Evaluating Environmental Performance

chapter 5|18 pages

1 Emissions and Contamination Standards

chapter 5|18 pages

2 Measurement and Monitoring

chapter 5|18 pages

3 Auditing in Environmental Management

part |2 pages

Section 6 Communicating with Stakeholders

chapter 6|10 pages

1 Indicators

chapter 6|11 pages

2 Reporting and Accounting

chapter 6|17 pages

3 Engaging with Stakeholders

part |2 pages

Section 7 Key Environmental Themes

chapter 7|12 pages

1 Pollution Prevention and Control

chapter 7|15 pages

2 Biodiversity and Conservation

chapter 7|11 pages

3 Climate Change and Energy

chapter 7|9 pages

4 Transport

chapter 7|13 pages

5 Food and Agriculture

part |2 pages

Section 8 Environmental Futures

chapter 8|7 pages

1 The Sustainability Challenge

chapter 8|9 pages

2 Integrated Thinking and Governance