TY - BOOK AU - Brady,John ED - Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment. TI - Environmental management in organizations : : the IEMA handbook / SN - 1853839760 U1 - 658.4083 22 PY - 2005/// CY - London, London, Sterling, VA PB - IEMA, Earthscan KW - Environmental management KW - Environmental sciences KW - Information resources N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1 Contents 2 List of figures, tables and boxes 3 About the contributors 4 Foreword 5 Acknowledgements 6 List of acronyms and abbreviations 7 Introduction 8 Section 1 Environment and Sustainable Development 1.1 The earthæs natural systems 9 [a]The origins of the Earth 10 [a]The living system of planet Earth 11 [a]Natural laws and living organisms 12 [a]natureæs cycles 13 [a]Biological diversity 14 [a]Human ecology 15 [a]Our industrial legacy 16 [a]Rediscovering our nature 17 References 1.2 The state of the global environment 18 [a]All things are linked 19 [a]Material behaviour within natureæs cycles 20 [a]Pollutants within the Earth system 21 [a]Physical degradation of natural systems 22 [a]The human population 23 [a]Overburdening an interconnected world 24 [a]Trends in water 25 [a]Biodiversity struggling on 26 [a]Shrinking earth, vanishing forests, barren oceans and empty food baskets 27 [a]Caught in the cross-winds 28 [a]The human cost 29 [a]Money makes the world go around 30 [a]Our common destiny 31 References 1.3 Sustainability and sustainable development 32 [a]A track record of progress 33 [a]The funnel effect 34 [a]Sustainability principles 35 [a]Systems thinking 36 [a]Backcasting 37 [a]The social dimension of sustainable development 38 [a]Models of sustainability and sustainable development 39 [a]Transformation 40 [a]Making sense of sustainable development 41 References 42 Section 2 - Policy and Legislation 43 2.1 Overview of the law and international legislation 44 [a]Introduction 45 [a]What is law? 46 [a]Types of law 47 [a]How laws arise 48 [a]Environmental principles 49 [a]When laws are breached 50 [a]Aspects of international law 51 [a]International trade and the environment 52 References 53 2.2 European Union Environmental Policy and Legislation 54 [a]Introduction 55 [a]europeæs environment 56 [a]Making policy 57 [a]The Sixth Environmental Action Programme 'Our Future, Our Choice', 2001-2010 58 [a]Implementation and enforcement of legislation 59 [a]Climate change 60 [a]Strategy for Chemicals 61 [a]The challenge of enlargement 62 [a]The future of EU environmental policy 63 References 64 2.3 The UK legislative context 65 [a]Introduction 66 [a]The planning system 67 [a]Integrated Pollution Control and Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control 68 [a]The control of air pollution 69 [a]Water pollution and water quality 70 [a]Contaminated land regime 71 References 72 Section 3 Managing Environmental Performance 73 3.1 The response of organizations 74 [a]Environmental issues from the perspective of the organization 75 [a]The impact of environmental issues on organizations 76 [a]Understanding the pressures on organizations 77 [a]Taking action 78 [a]Summary 79 3.2 Environmental Management Systems 80 [a]Introduction 81 [a]EMS background 82 [a]ISO 14001 û EMS specification 83 [a]EMS certification and accreditation 84 [a]Eco Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) 85 [a]The ISO 14000 environmental management series 86 References 87 3.3 Towards Sustainable Procurement 88 [a]Introduction 89 [a]Developing a sustainable procurement strategy 90 [a]Towards sustainable procurement û risk assessment 91 [a]Selection of the most sustainable suppliers 92 [a]Developing suppliers and improving their approach to sustainability 93 [a]Conclusions 94 References 95 3.4 Environmental Product Development 96 [a]Introduction 97 [a]Environmental product development 98 [a]Understanding the environmental impacts of products 99 [a]Improving the environmental performance of products 100 [a]Communicating the environmental performance of products 101 References 102 3.5 Waste Management and Packaging 103 [a]Environmental impacts caused by waste 104 [a]Strategy and policy background 105 [a]Classification of wastes 106 [a]Managing waste at industrial sites û the duty of care 107 [a]Managing packaging waste obligations 108 [a]Future trends: the EU framework 109 References 110 3.6 Contaminated Land 111 [a]What is meant by contaminated land 112 [a]Why it can be a problem 113 [a]The main process of managing land contamination 114 [a]Dealing with other issues 115 [a]Skills and professional development 116 [a]A checklist for environmental management of land contamination 117 References 118 3.7 Engaging with People in Your Organization 119 [a]Introduction 120 [a]Preparing the ground 121 [a]Change management 122 [a]The training cycle: analysis and design 123 [a]The training cycle: delivery 124 [a]The training cycle: evaluation 125 [a]Summary 126 References 127 Section 4 Evaluation Tools 128 4.1 Environmental Impact Assessment 129 [a]Introduction 130 [a]Background to EIA 131 [a]The EIA Process 132 [a]What is involved in an EIA? 133 [a]Links to other environmental management tools 134 [a]Conclusions 135 References 136 4.2..Strategic Environmental Assessment 137 [a]What is SEA? 138 [a]Policies, plans and programmes 139 [a]Applications of SEA 140 [a]The SEA Directive 141 References 142 4.3 Environmental Risk Management 143 [a]Risk, its assessment and management 144 [a]The regulatory context 145 [a]The application of risk assessment in regulation 146 [a]Tools and techniques for practitioners 147 [a]Evaluating risk assessments 148 [a]Future trends 149 References 150 4.4 Life Cycle Assessment 151 [a]Introduction 152 [a]LCA methodology 153 [a]Applications of LCA 154 References 155 Section 5 Evaluating Environmental Performance 156 5.1 Emissions and Contamination Standards 157 [a]Emissions to atmosphere 158 [a]Emissions to atmosphere, administrative issues 159 [a]Ambient air quality 160 [a]Emissions to land 161 [a]Discharges to water 162 References 163 5.2 Measurement and Monitoring 164 [a]Introduction 165 [a]Monitoring strategy and programmes 166 [a]Monitoring of air 167 [a]Monitoring of water 168 [a]Monitoring of land 169 [a]Monitoring of nuisance - noise 170 [a]Monitoring of nuisance - odour 171 [a]Monitoring of nuisance - deposited dust 172 [a]Quality assurance and control 173 References 174 5.3 Auditing in Environmental Management 175 [a]Introduction 176 [a]Scope and objectives of auditing 177 [a]Standards for environmental auditing 178 [a]Management systems auditing 179 [a]Auditor qualifications 180 [a]Links with other business systems 181 [a]Conclusions 182 References 183 Section 6 Communicating with Stakeholders 184 6.1 Indicators 185 [a]Introduction 186 [a]Indicators as an internal management tool 187 [a]The first classification: ecis, opis and mpis 188 [a]The second classification - presentation of indicators 189 [a]Indicators from the perspective of an external stakeholder 190 [a]Indicators û market analysis and future trends 191 Reference 192 6.2 Reporting and Accounting 193 [a]Introduction 194 [a]Financial statements, financial auditing, and environmental issues 195 [a]What accounting can do for environmental management 196 [a]Environmental reporting 197 [a]Social Reporting, the GRI and towards the 'triple bottom line' 198 [a]Accounting and reporting for sustainability and sustainable development 199 [a]Conclusions 200 References 201 6.3 Engaging with Stakeholders 202 [a]Introduction 203 [a]Who are the stakeholders? 204 [a]The objectives of stakeholder dialogue 205 [a]Techniques for stakeholder engagement and participation in environmental decision-making 206 [a]Stakeholder engagement and participation: case studies 207 [a]Taking stock and future directions. 208 Section 7 Key Environmental Themes 209 7.1 Pollution Prevention and Control 210 [a]Introduction 211 [a]Guiding principles 212 [a]The integrated approach 213 [a]Regulation 214 [a]Complementary approaches 215 [a]Environmental outcomes 216 [a]Enforcement 217 [a]Achievement 218 [a]Challenges to industry 219 References 220 7.2 Biodiversity and Conservation 221 [a]What is biodiversity? 222 [a]Why does conserving biodiversity matter? 223 [a]International legislation and policy 224 [a]European Union policy and legislation 225 [a]UK policy and legislation 226 [a]organizationsæ approaches to biodiversity conservation 227 [a]Biodiversity and land use planning 228 [a]Delivering biodiversity through community strategies 229 [a]Biodiversity and business 230 [a]Conclusions 231 References 232 7.3 Climate Change and Energy 233 [a]The science of climate change 234 [a]The basics of carbon management 235 [a]The policy framework 236 [a]Emissions trading and renewable energy 237 References 238 7.4 Transport 239 [a]Environmental impacts of transport 240 [a]New technologies and fuels for the future 241 [a]Improving the environmental performance of transport 242 [a]The policy framework 243 [a]Managing travel 244 References 245 7.5 Food and Agriculture 246 [a]Introduction 247 [a]Policy background 248 [a]Implementing good environmental practice in farming 249 [a]Food production, environmental performance and the supply chain 250 [a]Summary 251 References 252 Section 8 Environmental Futures 253 8.1 The Sustainability Challenge 254 [a]The sustainability transition 255 [a]Economic and technological conditions for sustainability 256 [a]Regulating for sustainability 257 [a]Democratizing sustainability 258 [a]Planetary futures 259 References 260 8.2 Integrated Thinking and Governance 261 [a]Introduction 262 [a]The context 263 [a]The trend towards integration 264 [a]Searching for the benefits of integration 265 [a]The environment as the entry point 266 [a]The challenge of governance 267 [a]Concluding thoughts 268 References 269 8.3 The Future of the Environmental Profession 270 [a]Introduction 271 [a]Working at level 1: task focus 272 [a]Level 2: first line management 273 [a]Level 3: department and system management 274 [a]Level 4: general management of a division or function 275 [a]Making level sense 276 [a]Level 5: the real challenge and opportunity 277 [a]Seeing the whole at level 6 278 [a]The future 279 References 280 Index ER -