05375nam 2200589 450 991022224270332120230120005356.01-280-37218-497866103721881-84569-191-1(CKB)1000000000519348(EBL)1639901(MiAaPQ)EBC1639901(EXLCZ)99100000000051934820140214h19991999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierEnvironmental risk management and corporate lending a global perspective /Phil CaseBoca Raton, Florida ;Cambridge, England :CRC Press :Woodhead Publishing Limited,1999.©19991 online resource (289 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8493-1775-4 1-85573-436-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front Cover; Environmental Risk Management and Corporate Lending - a Global Perspective; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. The environment and business - opportunity and threat; Environmental media and pollution linkages; Environmental risks and banks; Environmental risks in the context of the banking relationship; Chapter 2. Developing an effective strategy for environmental risk management; Staffing; Environmental consultancy support; Legal support; A five year plan of action; Initial training; Environmental risk management in action; ConclusionChapter 3. The legal positionBackground; Background; Integrated pollution control; Integrated pollution control; Integrated pollution prevention and control; Land contamination; Water pollution; Air pollution; Environmental regulation: what does the future hold?; Chapter4. Direct risk; Background; Applying the lessons: direct risk within the EU; Live advances; Workout/recovery situations: enforcement of security; Chapter 5. Indirect (credit) risk appraisal: evaluating environmental factors; Environmental sensitivity; Environmental information; Strategic issues; Environmental managementLicensing/legal complianceContingent liabilities; Capital expenditure; Direct risk; Land valuations and environmental consultants' reports; Environmental insurance; Environmental clauses in term loan facility letters; Chapter6. Land as security; The valuation process; Environmental consultants; Consultancy services; Choosing environmental consultants; Instructing environmental consultants; Terms of Reference; Terms of Engagement; Communicating with customers; Conclusion; Chapter7. Environmental risks and project finance; The growth of environmental impact assessments; The EIA processThe environmental risk profileDirect risic; Indirect risk; Reputational risk; Project finance - risic mitigation; Conclusion; Chapter8. Environmental risk management: the way ahead; Sustainability; Climate change; Conclusion; Appendix 1: High environmental risk activities: full Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code listings; Appendix 2: International environmental risk briefing notes; Appendix 3: specimen environmental questionnaire: general; Appendix 4: specimen environmental questionnaire: bulk fuel storage; Appendix 5: specimen environmental clausing in term loan facility lettersAppendix 6: specimen environmental clausing in term loan facility letters for property investment company borrowersAppendix 7: specimen terms of reference: Phase I risk assessment; Appendix 8: specimen letter to a customer re Pliase II study -terms of reference; Appendix 9: specimen terms of reference- a 'second opinion' Reviewing exist ingenvironmental site investigation reports; Appendix 10: Specimen letter to customer: need for site investigation reports; Appendix 11: specimen letter to customer: need for 'second opinion' of existing environmental site investigation reportsAppendix 12: Specimen letter to customer explaining use of site investigation reportsEnvironmental issues have never been so high on the agenda of governments and companies around the world. From being seen as a fringe discipline, environmental risk management has established its central importance for the future not only of the environment itself but also of the individual organisation. Until now, however, there has been no book devoted to the implications of environmental risk for banks and other financial institutions involved in corporate lending. Phil Case's timely book provides a much-needed blueprint for the management of environmental risk in this crucial area and shouIndustrial managementEnvironmental aspectsEnvironmental risk assessmentEnvironmental managementLender liabilityIndustrial managementEnvironmental aspects.Environmental risk assessment.Environmental management.Lender liability.658.4/08Case Phil887112MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910222242703321Environmental risk management and corporate lending1981091UNINA