International Environmental Management Benchmarks

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

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.

• Banken
• Environmental Management
• Nation
• UNEP
• business
• concrete
• development
• ecology
• environment
• life-cycle assessment (LCA)
• organization
• organizations
• production
• productivity
• sustainable development
• industrial pollution prevention

• 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

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