LEADER 05649nam 22006974a 450 001 9910143563303321 005 20170810185144.0 010 $a1-280-23560-8 010 $a9786610235605 010 $a0-470-31525-3 010 $a0-471-75613-X 010 $a1-60119-844-2 010 $a0-471-75598-2 035 $a(CKB)1000000000355566 035 $a(EBL)239984 035 $a(OCoLC)475952022 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000073125 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11114108 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000073125 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10102908 035 $a(PQKB)11761639 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC239984 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000355566 100 $a20050325d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aTransforming sustainability strategy into action$b[electronic resource] $ethe chemical industry /$fedited by Beth Beloff, Marianne Lines, Dicksen Tanzil 210 $aHoboken, N.J. $cWiley-Interscience$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (569 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-471-64445-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aTRANSFORMING 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 CareŽ in Advancing Sustainable Development; 2.4.1 Public Trust and Environmental Performance 327 $a2.5 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 327 $a3.4.3 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 327 $a3.7.4 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 327 $a4.3.2 The American Chemistry Council's Responsible CareŽ 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 327 $a4.4.3 Applying The Natural Step Framework: A Strategic Sustainable Development Decision-Making Process 330 $a""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."" 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