Implementing an Environmental Management System (EMS) has become a crucial consideration for large organizations. This book offers insight to practitioners and professional students as to why they have been developed, how they are implemented and the barriers that can impact on their effectiveness. A practical, experience-based text written by leading consultants and researchers, the book explores the drivers that have led to the development of environmental strategies and the benefits of formulating a complete EMS.
The book examines the way in which EMSs are structured to ensure that a company achieves continuous improvement in environmental performance. Alongside practical advice for businesses that wish to achieve accreditation, the book addresses key issues to be aware of to ensure optimum benefits, different strategies that companies may adopt to establish an EMS and the challenges that arise when trying to integrate an EMS into the business strategy. Also included is a review of the ways in which academics try to categorize and predict the effectiveness of these different approaches to EMS using modelling tools. Finally, case studies are presented to demonstrate examples of companies that have implemented their own EMS, the different approaches that they have taken and the resulting issues that have emerged.
This is essential reading for all environmental practitioners as well as students of environmental management and business.
The Theory of Environmental Management Systems Environmental Risk
Minimization Organizational Drivers for Environmental Management
Interventions for Drivers Economic Success Versus Environmental Improvements
Managing the Environment Corporate Environmental Plan The Development of
Environmental Management Systems Implementing an Environmental Management
System Management Commitment The Environmental Audit Aspects and Impacts
Analysis Register of Legislation Objectives and Targets Organization and
Responsibility Environmental Operating Procedures and Environmental
Management Procedures Monitoring and Measuring Environmental Management
System Audit Management Review The Corporate Environmental Plan The Audit of
Environmental Management Objectives, Policies and Activities Environmental
Management Plan Budget Organizational Barriers Organizational Theory
Organizational Barriers Barriers in Small to Medium Enterprises Models for
Classifying Environmental Management Strategies Types of Environmental
Strategy Studying Environmental Management Using Comparative Models An
Integrated Approach Towards a Conceptual Research Model Linking Environmental
Management with Business Strategy Devoid EMS Model Isolated EMS Model
Devolved EMS Model Integrated EMS Model Use of Devoid, Isolated, Devolved and
Integrated Models Appendix: Examples of Environmental Charters
Stephen Tinsley is founder and Chief Executive of the Sustainable Development Research Centre, UK. Ilona Pillai is Head of Research at the Sustainable Development Research Centre, UK.
