Strategic sustainability :: the state of the art in corporate environmental management systems /

The last decade has seen increasing awareness of the importance of understanding corporate environmental management systems (EMSs) and their relationships with sustainability, competitiveness and institutional practice. It is now assumed that most large companies have some version of an EMS in place...

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Other Authors: Sroufe, Robert Paul, Sarkis, Joseph
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Sheffield, U.K. : Greenleaf Pub., 2007.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The last decade has seen increasing awareness of the importance of understanding corporate environmental management systems (EMSs) and their relationships with sustainability, competitiveness and institutional practice. It is now assumed that most large companies have some version of an EMS in place with systems ranging from informal policies and practices to formalised third-party certified systems that are widely publicised by companies and are now integral to their strategic direction. This book provides intriguing insights into strategic and sustainable EMSs. It provides clear evidence of benefits that should exceed the costs (tangible and otherwise), and help practitioners understand the attributes of well-developed and strategically focused EMSs. It also demonstrates the link to performance measures such as reputation, improved position in the marketplace, cost, quality, waste reduction and numerous sustainable development-based metrics and issues.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes erratum sheet ("Amended bibliographical references").
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781907643231
1907643230

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