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Record Nr.

UNINA9910143563303321

Titolo

Transforming sustainability strategy into action [[electronic resource] ] : the chemical industry / / edited by Beth Beloff, Marianne Lines, Dicksen Tanzil

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005

ISBN

1-280-23560-8

9786610235605

0-470-31525-3

0-471-75613-X

1-60119-844-2

0-471-75598-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (569 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BeloffBeth <1947->

LinesMarianne <1954->

TanzilDicksen <1973->

Disciplina

338.4766

660/.068/2

Soggetti

Chemical industry - Environmental aspects - Management

Sustainable development

Industrial management - Environmental aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

TRANSFORMING SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGY INTO ACTION; CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Organization of the Book; Reference; 2 Addressing Sustainability in the Chemical Industry; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Understanding the Chemical Industry; 2.2.1 Sector Profile; 2.2.2 Contribution to the Economy; 2.3 Drivers of Sustainability; 2.3.1 Chemical Sector Survey; 2.3.2 Survey and Focus Groups Key Findings; 2.3.3 Current Status of Sustainability Programs; 2.4 The Role of Responsible CareĀ® in Advancing Sustainable Development; 2.4.1 Public Trust and Environmental Performance

2.5 Challenges AheadReferences; 3 Views on Key Issues Facing the



Chemical Industry; 3.1 Overview; 3.2 The Chemical Industry and the Public: Will the Chemical Experiment Continue?; 3.3 Risk Assessment; 3.3.1 Chemical Risk Assessment as Used in Setting Regulatory Levels or Standards; 3.3.2 The Limits of a Risk Assessment-Based Approach to Sustainability in the Chemical Industry and the Need for a New Paradigm Based on Precaution; 3.4 Limits of Risk Management and the New Chemicals Policies; 3.4.1 Conventional Chemical Risk Management Policies; 3.4.2 New European Chemicals Policies

3.4.3 New International Chemicals Policies3.5 Impacts to Human Health and the Environment; 3.5.1 The Challenge of PBTs for the Chemical Industry; 3.5.2 Hormone Disrupting Chemicals (Endocrine Disruptors); 3.6 Impacts of, and Issues Associated with, Chemical Production from Manufacture to Final Use and Disposal; 3.6.1 Use of Natural Resources and Releases to Air and Water and Waste Generation; 3.6.2 Environment, Health and Safety Issues and Policies; 3.7 Closing the Gap on Chemical Plant Security; 3.7.1 Doing the Right Thing; 3.7.2 The Human Factor; 3.7.3 Implementation is a Weak Point

3.7.4 Need to Look Offshore3.8 Economic Issues and Competitiveness; References; 4 Planning for Sustainability; 4.1 Planning Overview; 4.1.1 Planning Framework; 4.1.2 Corporate Sustainability Learning Curve; 4.2 GEMI's Approach to Sustainable Development Planning; 4.2.1 Planning Framework; 4.2.2 Who Should Use SD PlannerTM?; 4.2.3 Company Experience with SD PlannerTM; 4.2.4 Conclusion; 4.3 Environmental Management Systems (EMS) Frameworks for Sustainability; 4.3.1 Expansion of Environmental Management Systems to Address Sustainability

4.3.2 The American Chemistry Council's Responsible CareĀ® Management System4.3.3 EMAS versus ISO 14001; 4.3.4 Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (OHSAS 18001:1999); 4.3.5 Using Six Sigma Management Initiatives; 4.4 The Natural Step Framework: Backcasting from Principles of Sustainability; 4.4.1 "Backcasting" from Principles of Success: Introduction to The Natural Step Framework and Approach; 4.4.2 Understanding Complex Systems and Thinking Upstream: Rationale for the Principles of The Natural Step Framework

4.4.3 Applying The Natural Step Framework: A Strategic Sustainable Development Decision-Making Process

Sommario/riassunto

""A highly informative and brilliant contribution to the growing sustainability literature.""-Dr. Brian and Mary Nattrass Managing Partners of Sustainability Partners and authors of The Natural Step for Business and Dancing with the TigerThe goal of sustainable development, a recent focus in the corporate world, is to ""ensure a better quality of life for everyone today and in generations to come."" The challenge facing industry leaders is how to reconcile economically competitive strategies with environmentally sound and socially responsible practices.Transforming Sustaina



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Record Nr.

UNINA9910716118003321

Titolo

Charles B. Beck. May 10 (calendar day, May 13), 1926. -- Ordered to be printed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : [U.S. Government Printing Office], , 1926

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (13 pages)

Collana

Senate report / 69th Congress, 1st session. Senate ; ; no. 822

[United States congressional serial set ] ; ; [serial no. 8528]

Altri autori (Persone)

BayardThomas F <1868-1942> (Thomas Francis),  (Democrat (DE))

Soggetti

Claims

Embezzlement

Postal service - Law and legislation - United States - Criminal provisions

Post office buildings

Postal service - Equipment and supplies

Postal service - Employees

Legislative materials.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Batch processed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes.

FDLP item number not assigned.