1st Edition

Environmental Management Systems Understanding Organizational Drivers and Barriers

By Stephen Tinsley, Ilona Pillai Copyright 2006
192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

192 Pages
by Routledge

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... Read more

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

Biography

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.