Voluntary environmental management : the inevitable future / John Morelli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morelli, John.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Environmental management.

Physical Description:

172 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Fla. : Lewis Publishers, [1999]

Summary:

Voluntary Environmental Management: The Inevitable Future; examines the deficiencies of government-imposed environmental regulations; and shows how businesses can become more proactive in monitoring and managing their environmentally affective activities.

Contents:

The Point of Balance 2

Voluntary Environmental Management and the ISO 14000 4

Section I The History and Definition of Environmental Management

Chapter 2 The History and Evolution of Environmental Management in the U.S. 9

Environmental Management: Circa 1970 10

A Call for National Standards 10

A New Type of Professional 11

Investment in Pollution Control R&D 11

The Environmental Movement 12

Regarding Allocation of Responsibility 12

A New Agency 13

Environmental Management: Circa 1980 13

Assuming Responsibility 13

Changing Consumer Profiles 14

Concerns About Waste Disposal 14

The Dark Ages 14

A Tragic Reawakening: Bhopal and a Paradigm Shift 15

Environmental Management: Circa 1990 15

Socially Responsible Investing 16

Citizen Suits 16

Voluntary and Self-Imposed Environmental Policies 16

Environmental Management as a Strategic Management Function in Industry 17

Industrial Environmentalism 18

Chapter 3 Defining Management 19

Dimensions and Elements of Management 20

Techniques at the Operations Level: Observe, Measure, and Compare 20

Functions at the Organizational Level 21

Behaviors of Individuals in Organizations 23

Expectations of Employee Performance 23

Views of the Organization 24

The Behavioral Science Approach to Management 24

The Systems Approach to Management 25

Philosophies of Management 25

Functions and Philosophies 26

Variation and Consistency 27

Total Quality Management 30

The Philosophy 30

Management Influences 33

Chapter 4 Defining Environmental Management 35

Environmental Management System Model 35

Environmental Protection 36

Occupational Health and Safety 37

Environmental Program Management 37

Contractor Operations 38

Product Stewardship 38

Voluntary Environmental Management 39

Environmental Management Systems 39

Section II A Case for Voluntary Environmental Management

Chapter 5 The National System of Environmental Standards 45

A Non-Uniform System 45

A Focus on Compliance, Not Protection 46

Interpreting Guidelines as Gospel 47

Lousy Science and Not Enough of It 48

A Faulty Vision 48

Adequacy of the Nation's Environmental Standards for Use as Private-Sector Environmental Management Targets 49

Command-and-Control Inefficiencies 49

Chapter 6 A Quarter Century of Progress 51

Pendulum of Change 51

Painful Metamorphosis 51

No Longer an Incidental Cost or Insignificant Benefit 52

Awareness, Knowledge, Procedures and Protocols 53

Cultural Changes in Industry and Government 54

Chapter 7 Reinventing Environmental Regulation in the U.S. 57

A Call for Change 57

EPA's Response to the Call for Change 59

Privatizing Environmental Protection 61

EPA's Voluntary Environmental Programs 65

EPA's Voluntary Program Problems 68

A Floundering Flagship 69

Chapter 8 The Potential of Voluntary Environmental Management 73

How Do You Spell Regulatory Relief? 73

Which Comes First? 75

A Call For Leadership 76

Less Paperwork 77

Permitting Issues 78

Streamlined Permitting 78

Flexible Permitting 79

Limited Permitting 80

Enforcement Relief 81

Commitment to Compliance and Performance Beyond Compliance 82

Drawing the Box 85

Concerns Over the ISO 14001 87

Preferential Treatment 89

Rites of Passage 90

Fewer Inspections 91

Chapter 9 The Promise of ISO 14000 93

Inadequacies of EPA's Regulation of the Private-Sector 93

The Promise and Potential of ISO 14000 97

Process Not Project 100

Good-bye Charlie 101

Accepted Worldwide and It's Working 101

ISO 14001 as the 'Sanctioned' Environmental Management System 101

A Fait Accompli? 101

The Inevitability of Change 103

ISO 14000: A Catalyst for Reinventing EPA 104

Section III Preparing for the 21st Century

Chapter 10 A Model for Change 109

A Model for Regulatory Change 109

Elements of Disparity 110

A Precautionary Approach to Alternate Systems 111

Chapter 11 Factors Influencing Movement Toward a More Optimal Balance 113

The Pace of Change 113

NGO Involvement and Influence 114

A Lesson Learned from Superfund 114

Developing Components 115

Economic Influences 119

Europe: Influencing Expectations 120

Citizen Lawsuits 120

A Political Issue 121

Understanding What Regulatory Relief Is Not 122

Reinventing EPA 123

ISO 14000 and EPA 124

Beans and the Paradox of Success 125

Standardizing Standardization 125

If It Works, It Works 126

Chapter 12 Environmental Responsibility in a Sustainable Society 127

Some Things to Think About 127

Partnerships for Pollution Prevention 128

A Step-Wise Process 129

Possible Futures 130.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 159-167) and index.

ISBN:

1566703441

OCLC:

40113494