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Corporate environmentalism

Corporate environmentalism is an evolving concept for environmental protection. In this case, business takes a pro-active stance independent of regulatory authorities. This can be in recognition of social responsibilities, but is more successful when compelled by competition in the market place. Thus, a hrm can conscientiously target environmentally aware consumers (through marketing environmentally friendly products or processes) or can be better placed for hnancial support from ethical investment funding bodies. [Pg.90]

Despite the attractions of economic forces driving environmental protection, some cautions and failures have been noted. Firstly, the export of hazardous waste to countries where costs for treatment are lower enhances environmental risks during transport and has the potential for transboundary export in the event of pollution. At the same time, the loss of raw material may deprive the home market of an adequate supply of feedstock for the home-based industry. Secondly, there is considerable scepticism that self-regulation of TBT-based antifoulants could be achieved in a timely manner by the shipping industry. This is an instance where the cost benehts to one industry are born by another commercial sector, notably aquaculture. Thus, protection of the marine environment is likely to be aided by economic factors but the role of government, via taxation and standard setting, is not likely to be usurped. Public education and, in turn, pressure, can promote and support corporate environmentalism. [Pg.90]

General Electric Company Corporate Environmental Programs... [Pg.292]

The work of the Investors Environmental Health Network is targeted toward investors and senior executives and focuses on corporate management of product detoxification. From an article published in the journal. Corporate Environmental Strategy International Journal for Sustainable Business, Richard Liroff wrote ... [Pg.304]

Liroff R. (2005). Benchmarking Corporate Management of Safer Chemicals in Consumer Products - A Tool for Investors and Senior Executives. Corporate Environmental Strategy International Journal for Sustainable Business. [Online - accessed 24 April 2007] Available from URL http //www.iehn.org/files/CES%20Benchmarking%20artide.pdf. [Pg.319]

The corporate environmental health and safety (EHS) group provides technical resources (including expertise in reactive chemicals). [Pg.378]

Crawford LS, Anderson CA. 1973. Acute oral toxicity of Di-Syston technical to guinea pigs Report no. 39113, Mobay Chemical Corporation, Environmental Health Research Institute, Stilwell, Kansas. [Pg.181]

Changes in the interpretation of tort liability by courts have raised the average risk of insuring corporate environmental liability. ... [Pg.62]

Risks for rarely occurring events provide business for the Lloyd s Syndicate of London. Lloyd s is a consortium of wealthy investors who agree to back insurance contracts with their entire personal fortunes (unlimited hability) for such events as the loss of an opera singer s voice or an oil-tanker catastrophe. Lloyd s was a primary purchaser of corporate environmental liability reinsurance contracts, but it suffered many losses on those contracts and was forced to restructure itself in 1993, ending its 300-year history of unlimited personal liability (Raphael 1995). [Pg.84]

SRC. 1995. Atmospheric Oxidation Program. Syracuse Research Corporation. Environmental Science Center. Syracuse NY. [Pg.206]

Large companies have formalized the R D process to an unprecedented degree. Environmental checkpoints are usually built into the entire cycle. In one case, the corporate environmental staff issues an R D "permit" identifying potential problems that must be addressed in each R D project. [Pg.183]

Recognizing the value of pollution prevention to the business and the customer, progressive companies are developing corporate goals to motivate their employees to reduce the amount of waste being produced. Examples include the 3M Corporate Environmental Conservation Policy and the DuPont Company s Safety, Health and the Environment Commitment of zero waste generation and emissions, which is shown in Fig. 9. [Pg.432]

The DuPont Company has also instituted a corporate Environmental Excellence Award program. Of the typical 550 submissions per year, approximately 70 pass the first screening and 12 are finally selected as winners. For the years 1994-1996, more than 200 million per year positive return and 320 million in avoided capital expenditures was realized for the 210 programs that passed the first screening. [Pg.433]

LFE Corporation, Environmental Analysis Laboratories, 2030 Wright Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804... [Pg.231]

In many cases, we must take action and make decisions prior to regulations being issued which deal with risk in specific areas. By necessity then, we need and use a system that reflects our corporate environmental goals and also allows guiding the... [Pg.46]

Corporate Environmental and CSR Issues Management An Environmental Resources Management Study, Executive Summary, ERM, Oxford, UK, 2003. [Pg.351]

A considerable number of publications have been written about the use of metrics to drive business, government, and communities towards more sustainable practices. The reader is referred elsewhere for a discussion of what metrics have been proposed. There has also been much written about the characteristics of metrics, or what constitutes a good metric (Bennett and Jones, 1999 NRC, 1999 Corporate Environmental Performance, 1999). It is generally agreed that metrics must be clearly defined, relevant and meaningful (easily understood and accepted), easy to reproduce, few in number but sufficiently diverse, cost-effective, measurable, and objective rather than subjective. They must also yield nonperverse results, should... [Pg.214]

Corporate Environmental Performance 2000, Vol. 1, Strategic Analysis, Haymarket Business Publications, Ltd., 1999. [Pg.323]

M. Wright, D. Allen, R. Clift and H. Sas, Measuring Corporate Environmental Performance The ICI Environmental Burden System, Journal of Industrial Ecology, 1(4), 117-127 (1997). [Pg.328]

James F. Hobson A read is Geraghty, Miller Ink, Millcrsville, Maryland. USA. Previously served for sis years as a corporate Environmental Toxicologist for the agrichemical and chemical sectors of two major international chemical companies. Rhonc-Poulenc and FMC Corporation... [Pg.338]


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