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International Environmental Management Benchmarks

Best Practice Experiences from America, Japan and Europe

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Editors:
  1. David M. W. N. Hitchens

    1. Department of Economics, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland

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  2. Jens Clausen

    1. Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (IÖW) gGmbH, Hannover, Germany

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  3. Klaus Fichter

    1. Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (IÖW) gGmbH, Berlin, Germany

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  • Practice approaches in environmental management

  • International overview of important concepts and networks

  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (36 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-VIII
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  2. Requirements and Framework for the Sustainable Company

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Steps Towards the Sustainable Company - Requirements and Strategic Starting Points

      • Klaus Fichter
      Pages 3-22

    3. Goals for the Sustainable Company

      • Jens Clausen, Maite Mathes
      Pages 23-38

    4. The Influence of Environmental Regulation on Company Competitiveness: A Review of the Literature and Some Case Study Evidence

      • David M. W. N. Hitchens
      Pages 39-53

    5. Environment and Competitiveness of Companies

      • Thomas Dyllick
      Pages 55-69

    6. From Environmental Management Towards Sustainable Entrepreneurship

      • Hugi H. Kuijjer
      Pages 71-86

    7. Mandatory Environmental Reporting: Chance or Risk for Companies?

      • Michael Aucott
      Pages 87-101

    8. Environmental Performance Evaluation - The Link Between Management Systems and Reality

      • Tron Kleivane
      Pages 103-109

    9. Eco-efficiency in Banking - From Assessing the Risks to Expanding the Opportunities

      • Inge Schuhmacher, Gianreto Gamboni
      Pages 111-124

  3. Best Practice Approaches in Environmental Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
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    2. New Concepts in Environmental Auditing - The Application of Auditing Techniques to Environmental Management Systems

      • Martin Houldin
      Pages 127-137

    3. Waste Is Good Material at the Wrong Place - Perspectives of a Recycling Economy

      • José A. Lutzenberger
      Pages 139-145

    4. Japanese Approaches to Environmental Management

      • Tomo Shibamiya
      Pages 147-154

    5. Reducing Environmental Harm from Products: More than Selling “Green Goods”

      • Frans Oosterhuis
      Pages 155-163

    6. Environmental Benefits Through Company Application of LCA

      • Gerd Ulrich Scholl, Susanne Nisius
      Pages 165-171

    7. Competitive Advantages Through Voluntary Environmental Reporting

      • Klaus Fichter, Thomas Loew, Jens Clausen
      Pages 173-185

    8. Mandatory Public Reporting - A Manufacturing Site’s Perspective

      • Margret Pierce
      Pages 187-196

    9. Environmental Benchmarking in Italy

      • Matteo Bartolomeo, Federica Ranghieri
      Pages 197-209

    10. Full Cost Accounting as a Tool for Decision-Making at Ontario Hydro

      • Helen Howes, Ali Khan, Corinne Boone, Takis Plagiannakos, Barb Reuber
      Pages 211-222
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About this book

Facing the challenges of globalization and ecology, the standards for economic, social and environmental performance of companies are becoming more demanding. This book shows what sustainable development means for the business community and presents best practice approaches in environmental management from Japan, the USA, Brazil and seven European countries. The book stresses that international competitiveness depends on the effective use of innovative management tools and has to be supported by an intelligent system of environmental regulation, that is, promoting innovation and eco-efficiency. Experts with many years of practical experience share their know-how on how to achieve excellency in environmental performance and present concrete steps towards a sustainable company.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Economics, The Queen’s University of Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland

    David M. W. N. Hitchens

  • Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (IÖW) gGmbH, Hannover, Germany

    Jens Clausen

  • Institut für ökologische Wirtschaftsforschung (IÖW) gGmbH, Berlin, Germany

    Klaus Fichter

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: International Environmental Management Benchmarks

  • Book Subtitle: Best Practice Experiences from America, Japan and Europe

  • Editors: David M. W. N. Hitchens, Jens Clausen, Klaus Fichter

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-58442-8

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1999

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-540-65296-0Published: 12 March 1999

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-63596-0Published: 22 November 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-58442-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 295

  • Topics: Industrial Pollution Prevention, Environmental Economics, Environmental Law/Policy/Ecojustice, Organization, Environmental Management

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