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Transforming sustainability strategy into action [[electronic resource] ] : the chemical industry / / edited by Beth Beloff, Marianne Lines, Dicksen Tanzil
| 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 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (569 p.) |
| Disciplina |
338.4766
660/.068/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BeloffBeth <1947->
LinesMarianne <1954-> TanzilDicksen <1973-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemical industry - Environmental aspects - Management
Sustainable development Industrial management - Environmental aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-23560-8
9786610235605 0-470-31525-3 0-471-75613-X 1-60119-844-2 0-471-75598-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 Care® 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 Care® 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143563303321 |
| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Transforming sustainability strategy into action [[electronic resource] ] : the chemical industry / / edited by Beth Beloff, Marianne Lines, Dicksen Tanzil
| 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 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (569 p.) |
| Disciplina |
338.4766
660/.068/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BeloffBeth <1947->
LinesMarianne <1954-> TanzilDicksen <1973-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemical industry - Environmental aspects - Management
Sustainable development Industrial management - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN |
1-280-23560-8
9786610235605 0-470-31525-3 0-471-75613-X 1-60119-844-2 0-471-75598-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 Care® 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 Care® 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829945103321 |
| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Transforming sustainability strategy into action : the chemical industry / / edited by Beth Beloff, Marianne Lines, Dicksen Tanzil
| Transforming sustainability strategy into action : the chemical industry / / edited by Beth Beloff, Marianne Lines, Dicksen Tanzil |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (569 p.) |
| Disciplina | 660/.068/2 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BeloffBeth <1947->
LinesMarianne <1954-> TanzilDicksen <1973-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Chemical industry - Environmental aspects - Management
Sustainable development Industrial management - Environmental aspects |
| ISBN |
1-280-23560-8
9786610235605 0-470-31525-3 0-471-75613-X 1-60119-844-2 0-471-75598-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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 Care® 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 Care® 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 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910876655003321 |
| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||