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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"Environmental Management Systems"”.
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Integrated health, safety and environmental management systems
… the standards of occupational health, safety and environmental control require further improvement to minimise the current level of loss. Management systems are regarded as an effective means of reducing this loss by continuously improving standards. Whilst there is much discussion and debate …
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ISO 14000 : regulatory reform and environmental management systems
… Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering; and, (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, Technology and Policy Program, 1999.
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Environmental Management Systems – a Way towards Sustainable Development in Universities
… and understanding of the implementation of environmental management systems in universities and how the systems can be a tool in integrating sustainable development in higher education. The research is motivated by the fact that many Swedish universities have implemented environmental …
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Environmental reviews and environmental management systems: Methodologies and organisational impacts
… the methodologies and organisational impacts of Environmental Reviews and Environmental Management Systems in Local Authorities, Universities and Conservation organisations. It assesses the practical impacts of these tools, identifies elements of good practice and discusses the organisational and …
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Tenant Environmental Performance and Property Investment: the use of environmental management systems in reducing risk
… the property research community consideration of environmental risk in relation to a tenant's polluting activities has received little attention. Whilst the profession has begun to address environmental issues through various research initiatives, the study of current land uses causing …
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Environmental Management Systems: The Motivations for Adoption and the Implications for Toxic Releases and Economic Performance
… increasing reliance on flexible incentive-based environmental policies, firms are increasingly addressing environmental concerns in a more aggressive manner that moves away from traditional compliance-driven management approaches. This study develops a behavioral model of firm decision making to …
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THE IMPACT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS: THE EMPLOYEES' PERSPECTIVE - CASE STUDY OF AN INTERNATIONAL HOTEL IN HONG KONG
Research into Environmental Management System (EMS) started appearing in the late 1990s with most of these studies focusing on its driving forces, costs and benefits and EMS itself. In the hotel and tourism field, very little research has been done about EMS except for a few studies on …
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Investigation of Perceptions of Environmental Management Systems and its Perceived Importance in a Corporation Undergoing ISO 14001 Certification.
… promote waste reduction and improve businesses’ environmental management. ISO 14001 is the Environmental Management System portion of ISO 14000 requiring employee awareness and involvement. The Robert Bosch Corporation is undergoing ISO 14001 certification.</p> <p>In this study, a 23-question …
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Sustainability at the campus : environmental management systems (EMS) implementation processes and practices at European Higher Education Institutions : top-down versus participatory approaches
… societies. It focuses on the opportunities environmental management systems (EMS) can offer to enhance campus sustainability, student and staff engagement and awareness raising for sustainable practices in the academic, professional and personal life. The research is based on a combination …
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A critical investigation into the barriers and opportunities for environmental management systems ‘EMSs’ implementation for the delivery of environmental benefits to the Industrial City in Jeddah, KSA.
… in Jeddah; it is now suffering from serious environmental problems. Environmental Management Systems (EMSs) represent an internationally recognised tool developed to provide a systematic, self-monitoring approach for making continual improvements to all the environmental aspects of a business …
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A case study of the implementation of the environmental management systems standard BS7750: 1994 and the European community eco audit and management scheme, council regulation (EEC) No 1836/93, within the Wolstenholme International Ltd Darwen site
… of this is a prescribed process under the Environmental Protection (Prescribed Processes and Substances) Regulations 1991 (a). These Regulations provide for processes to be regulated either by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution, under the Integrated Pollution Control regime for grossly …
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Bridging the GAP: A Sustainability Reporting Analysis of Company X
… and provide a framework to support effective environmental management systems. As a small to medium-sized enterprise (fewer than 250 employees), Company X has been certified to ISO 14001 since 2008. However, it has not yet formally adopted the GRI Standards. Company X has requested to remain …
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Extending the Environmental Focus to Supply Chains. ISO 14001 as an Inter-Organizational Tool?
… of products. Businesses can no longer ignore the environmental impacts of the products outside the borders of their own facilities. Consequently companies are now extending their environmental considerations beyond their internal production to include the environmental performance of their …
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Uždaros akcinės bendrovės „Girių Bizonas“ aplinkos apsaugos būklės ir aplinkosaugos vadybos sistemų analizė /
… ENVIRONMENT CONTROL STATE AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Objective of Master’s degree work is to evaluate wood-wool board manufacturers “Girių bizonas” environmental condition, analyze environmental management systems and possibility of their implementation in company. Prime company’s …
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Managing the impact on biodiversity of supply chain companies
… the extent of corporate attention to and use of environmental business tools and guidelines in reporting on biodiversity issues. A case study of three companies from different industrial sectors is undertaken to observe procurement and related environmental management of their supply chains. The …
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Influences of the use of management systems on the moral attitudes and behaviours of small and medium sized enterprises : measuring the dynamic interplay of morality, environment and managing systems
… This model embraces issues of morality, management system, and environment and uses a corresponding measurement tool to discuss the interplay of these issues with the intention of leading SMEs to continuous improvement. For the design, issues of system thinking have been applied to cope …
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Presidential Executive Orders and Energy Conservation In the United States Federal Government: An Analysis of Conservation Methodologies In A Department of Defense Naval Hospital
… 13423 and Executive Order 13514 address Federal environmental and energy performance and require that all Federal agencies set a good example for efficient energy use. In November 2009, some University of South Carolina faculty and students conducted a preliminary energy audit at U.S. Naval …
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Green automotive supply chain for an emerging market
Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) within the automotive industry is largely based on combining lean manufacturing with mandated supplier adoption of ISO 14001-compliant Environmental Management Systems (EMS). This approach evolved from automotive manufacturers seeking to expediently expand green …
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The impact of voluntary adoption of ISO 14001 among firms in Asia
… awareness of the importance of understanding environmental management systems (EMS) and their relationships with sustainability, competitiveness and business practice in the West. Since its introduction in 1996 and revision in 2004, an EMS based on the ISO 14001 voluntary standard has remained …
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