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This volume presents a comprehensive analysis of the role of business in safeguarding the environment. It introduces the general issues and context, and then gives a detailed, critical examination of all the key tools of corporate environmental management systems and standards:environme ntal policies, guidelines and charters; environmental auditing; life-cycle assessment; the measurement of environmental performance; and environmental reporting.;The book emphasizes systems-based environmental management, and also considers how such an approach might be integrated within local authorities and small- and medium-sized companies. It then extends the systems approach to cover continuous environmental improvement, building a corporate environmental profile and moving towards sustainability. Written in a clear and informative style, with checklists, explanatory notes and references for further reading, the book draws on the existing environmental strategies of a number of leading firms. Each chapter is written by contributors involved in ongoing research and consultancy in their specialist area. The book's "how to" focus makes it useful reading not only for students and researchers, but f

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #185319 in Books
• Published on: 1998-09-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

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"A readable work which deserves a place in every corporate library.": The European

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comprehensive analysis of the subject
This book presents a comprehensive analysis of the role of business in safeguarding the environment. It introduces the general issues and context, and examines in detail all the key tools of corporate environmental management systems and standards.

Written in a clear and informative style, it's 'how to' focus makes it essential reading-not only for students and researchers, but for managers faced with the challenge of introducing environmental management strategies into their own organizations.

Richard Welford is Professor of Corporate Environmental Management and Director of the Centre for Corporate Environmental Management at the University of Huddersfield and Professor of Sustainable Management at the Norwegian School of Management.

Reviewed by Azlan Adnan. Formerly a Research Officer with the Malaysian Timber Council's London office and Business Development Manager with KPMG's Kuala Lumpur office, Azlan is currently managing partner of Azlan & Koh, a consulting practice based in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. He holds a Master's degree in International Business and Management from the Westminster Business School, London.