Searching For The Profit In Pollution Prevention Case Studies In The Corporate Evaluation Of Environmental Opportunities

Author : James Boyd
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428903500

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Searching for the profit in pollution prevention case studies in the corporate evaluation of environmental opportunities by James Boyd Pdf

The concept of pollution prevention, or "P2," signifies a new, proactive environmental mindset that targets the causes, rather than the consequences, of polluting activity. While anecdotal evidence suggests that P2 opportunities exist and that many have been pursued, there is also the perception that the pace of P2 is far too slow. To explore that claim -- and to shed light on barriers to P2 innovation -- this paper presents case studies of industrial P2 projects that were in some way unsuccessful. Economic, financial, and accounting analysis is used to assess the rationale for, and soundness of, these corporate decisions. While based on a very limited sample, the evidence contradicts the view that firms suffer from organizational weaknesses that make them unable to appreciate the financial benefits of P2 investments. Instead, the projects foundered because of significant unresolved technical difficulties, marketing challenges, and regulatory barriers. Based on evidence from the cases, the paper concludes with a discussion of environmental policy reforms likely to promote P2 innovation.

Author : John W. Maxwell,Jürgen von Hagen
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781461544531

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Empirical Studies of Environmental Policies in Europe by John W. Maxwell,Jürgen von Hagen Pdf

John W. Maxwell and Jiirgen von Hagen Kelley School of Business, Indiana University; ZEI, University of Bonn, Indiana University, and CEPR Prior to the 1970's, economic studies of the natural environment were chiefly concerned with the optimal extraction of natural resources such as oil, coal, and timber. This focus reflected the commonly held belief that the natural environmental was sufficient to sustain the world's population in relative comfort (at least in developed nations) and was "there for the taking". By the late 1960's, however, the spectacular levels of economic growth that had taken place since the Second World War began to exact a visible toll on the natural environment. This visibility prompted growing concern for the environment among activists, government officials, academics and the pUblic. This concern has followed a general upward, though cyclic, trend to the present day. Remarkable events during this trend include the issuing of the Brundtland report, and the world environmental summits help in Rio and Kyoto. Concern for the natural environment has impacted the discipline of economics, resulting in the birth of the field of environmental economics that has recently eclipsed in popularity its parent field of natural resource economics.

Author : Stan Bumble
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 1420032976

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Computer Simulated Plant Design for Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention by Stan Bumble Pdf

Full of examples based on case studies from a variety of industries, Computer Simulated Plant Design for Waste Minimization/Pollution Prevention discusses preventing pollution and minimizing waste using computer simulation programs. The author examines the computer technologies used in the field, including the design and analysis of computer-aided flow sheets. With this book, readers will understand how to use computer technology to design plants that generate little or no pollution and how to use information generated by computer simulations for technical data in proposals and presentations and as the basis for making policy decisions.

Author : Robert Gottlieb
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-08-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 0262262800

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Environmentalism Unbound by Robert Gottlieb Pdf

A call for a broadened environmental movement that addresses issues of everyday life. In Environmentalism Unbound, Robert Gottlieb proposes a new strategy for social and environmental change that involves reframing and linking the movements for environmental justice and pollution prevention. According to Gottlieb, the environmental movement's narrow conception of environment has isolated it from vital issues of everyday life, such as workplace safety, healthy communities, and food security, that are often viewed separately as industrial, community, or agricultural concerns. This fragmented approach prevents an awareness of how these issues are also environmental issues. After tracing a history of environmental perspectives on land and resources, city and countryside, and work and industry, Gottlieb focuses on three compelling examples of this new approach to social and environmental change. The first involves a small industry (dry cleaning) and the debate over pollution prevention approaches; the second involves a set of products (janitorial cleaning supplies) that may be hazardous to workers; and the third explores the obstacles and opportunities presented by community or regional approaches to food supply in the face of an increasingly globalized food system.

Author : Paul S. Professor Fischbeck,R. Scott Professor Farrow
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-30
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781136522628

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Improving Regulation by Paul S. Professor Fischbeck,R. Scott Professor Farrow Pdf

Is there potential for a U.S. regulatory system that is more efficient and effective? Or is the future likely to involve 'paralysis by analysis'? Improving Regulation considers the challenges faced by the regulatory system as society and technology change, and our knowledge about the effects of our activities on human and planetary health becomes more sophisticated. While considering the difficulty in linking regulatory design and performance, Improving Regulation makes the case for empowering regulatory analysis. Studying applications as diverse as fire protection, air and water pollution, and genetics, its contributors examine the strategies of different stakeholders in today's complex policymaking environment. With a focus on the behavior of institutions and people, they consider the impact that organizational politics, science, technology, and performance have on regulation. They explore the role of technology in creating and reducing uncertainty, the costs of control, the potential involvement of previously unregulated sectors, and the contentious public debates about fairness and participation in regulatory policy. Arguing that the success of many regulations depends upon their acceptance by the public, Fischbeck, Farrow, and their contributors offer extensive, inductive evidence on the art of regulatory analysis. The resulting book provides 'real world' examples of regulation, and a demonstration of how to synthesize analytical skills with a knowledge of physical and social processes.

Author : Ray Côté,James Tansey,Ann Dale
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2007-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780774832687

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Linking Industry and Ecology by Ray Côté,James Tansey,Ann Dale Pdf

It might, at first glance, seem to many that industry and ecology make strange bedfellows. For proponents of sustainable development, however, such a union is crucial. How else are we to make the industries that are so central to modern societies consistent with our visions of a sustainable future? Linking Industry and Ecology explores the origins, promise, and relevance of the emerging field of industrial ecology. It situates industrial ecology within the broader range of environmental management strategies and concepts, from the practices of pollution prevention through life cycle management, to the more fundamental shift toward dematerialization and ecological design. The book makes a compelling argument for the need to think ecologically to develop innovative and competitive industrial policy. The contributors to this volume draw on their experience in a variety of disciplines to chart a clear path for industrial ecology. Their work not only affirms what has been learned to date in this nascent field but also provides new insight for a discourse traditionally dominated by natural scientists and engineers, by demonstrating that technologies are socially and politically embedded.

Author : Steven Elstein
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2001-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 0756713757

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Environmental Protection by Steven Elstein Pdf

This report: (1) examines the extent to which companies have adopted pollution prevention (PP) measures, (2) identifies the major factors that facilitate or encourage companies to use PP strategies, & (3) identifies the major factors that discourage their use of PP. Examines quantitative data available from the EPA & other sources on companies' PP practices, interviewed representatives of relevant national organizations & individual companies, & reviewed existing literature on the subject. Also conducted site visits to a number of firms to obtain detailed insights on their experiences in employing PP measures. Charts & tables.

Author : Stefan Schaltegger,Roger Burritt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351282505

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Contemporary Environmental Accounting by Stefan Schaltegger,Roger Burritt Pdf

Contemporary Environmental Accounting: Issues, Concepts and Practice has been written by two of the world's leading experts in the field in order to provide the most comprehensive and state-of-the-art textbook on environmental accounting yet attempted. The book is suitable for both undergraduate and graduate students and their teachers, professional accountants, and corporate and organisational managers. Although no prior knowledge of environmental accounting is necessary to understand the critical issues at stake, academic accountants will also find that the book provides a useful introduction to the topic. The goals of the book are to discuss and illustrate contemporary conceptual approaches to environmental accounting; to make readers aware of crucial controversial topics; and to offer practical examples of how the concepts have been applied throughout Europe, North America and Australia. In order to increase the usefulness of the book for relevant courses, each chapter concludes with a set of questions for review. This book is essential reading for all those who are interested in how environmental issues influence accounting.A solutions manual is available on request with the purchase of this book.

Author : David T. Allen,David R. Shonnard
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 683 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2001-09-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780132441858

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Green Engineering by David T. Allen,David R. Shonnard Pdf

A chemical engineer's guide to managing and minimizing environmental impact. Chemical processes are invaluable to modern society, yet they generate substantial quantities of wastes and emissions, and safely managing these wastes costs tens of millions of dollars annually. Green Engineering is a complete professional's guide to the cost-effective design, commercialization, and use of chemical processes in ways that minimize pollution at the source, and reduce impact on health and the environment. This book also offers powerful new insights into environmental risk-based considerations in design of processes and products. First conceived by the staff of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Green Engineering draws on contributions from many leaders in the field and introduces advanced risk-based techniques including some currently in use at the EPA. Coverage includes: Engineering chemical processes, products, and systems to reduce environmental impacts Approaches for evaluating emissions and hazards of chemicals and processes Defining effective environmental performance targets Advanced approaches and tools for evaluating environmental fate Early-stage design and development techniques that minimize costs and environmental impacts In-depth coverage of unit operation and flowsheet analysis The economics of environmental improvement projects Integration of chemical processes with other material processing operations Lifecycle assessments: beyond the boundaries of the plant Increasingly, chemical engineers are faced with the challenge of integrating environmental objectives into design decisions. Green Engineering gives them the technical tools they need to do so.

Author : Antonio Nicita
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351787536

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Economic Institutions and Environmental Policy by Antonio Nicita Pdf

This title was first published in 2001. This wide-ranging and comprehensive collection investigates the background to environmental economic development over the last thirty years, and the political implications of new directions resulting from technological and cultural changes in environmental issues. It examines the application of economic analysis to environmental problems in the past and solutions to the current issues of water, soil, air, energy, waste and urban ecology, discussing the implications of political decisions, cultural changes and technological constraints. It will prove a stimulating resource for students, academics, researchers and policy-makers alike.

Author : United States. Environmental Protection Agency
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Environmental protection
ISBN : MINN:31951D02327872M

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EPA National Publications Catalog by United States. Environmental Protection Agency Pdf

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264175075

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Environmental Policy and Corporate Behaviour by OECD Pdf

An in-depth empirical analysis of an industrial survey spanning 4000 facilities in all manufacturing sectors and of all sizes illustrating the links between government environmental policies and company environmental management, investments innovation and performance.

Author : Neil Gunningham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 723 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781351948555

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Corporate Environmental Responsibility by Neil Gunningham Pdf

Traditionally, industry has been accused of sacrificing sustainable development in the pursuit of short-term profit. Yet today, under the banner of Corporate Environmental Responsibility (CER), a growing number of business organizations are claiming to be part of the solution rather than part of the problem. So, what is this emerging phenomenon of CER and what does it aspire to achieve? How pervasive is it and what are its implications for both business and the environment? This collection of essential articles and papers maps the development of the CER concept, traces the principal debates concerning its contribution to environmental protection, assesses the evidence as to what extent corporations are seeking to "do well be doing good" and explains why some companies have gone down this path when others, similarly situated, have been unwilling to do so. In essence, it asks: what has CER accomplished, what can it accomplish, and what is beyond its reach?

Author : David P. Angel,Halina Szejnwald Brown,Patrick G. Derr
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2000-07-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780313003196

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Effective Environmental Regulation by David P. Angel,Halina Szejnwald Brown,Patrick G. Derr Pdf

Challenging views prevalent among Western and Polish scholars, this book explains Poland's surprising success in developing effective environmental and occupational regulatory systems while achieving remarkable socioeconomic growth, despite the toxic legacy of the Communist era. It offers rich insights into the questions of how one can achieve both economic growth and improved environmental and safety protection, and of the extent to which regulatory systems can be transferred across national and cultural boundaries. The authors develop a theoretical framework for assessing regulatory success, then use it to analyze Poland's recent experience. Grounded in five case studies of recently privatized firms, the analysis also presents a new survey of privately owned firms, extensive policy and data analysis, and interviews with key policy leaders, entrepreneurs, and intellectuals. The book points to case-specific decision making and information richness as key dimensions of an effective regulatory system and considers in depth the extent to which information richness is culturally dependent, and hence its portability as a policy tool. Addressing regulatory issues that are specific to both the United States and the international development community, the book makes a significant contribution to advancing the theoretical and conceptual frameworks used to explain the success, or lack of success, of regulatory systems.

Author : K. Matsushita
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-06-29
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789401596701

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Environment in the 21st Century and New Development Patterns by K. Matsushita Pdf

Economic growth after World War II was made possible through dramatic increases in the use of material resources and energy. It is apparent that current development patterns followed by industrialized countries are causing serious environmental problems and that they are neither ecologically nor socially sustainable. In recent years, many Asian developing countries, which have suffered from poverty for decades, are experiencing high rates of economic growth by introducing material-intensive production and consumption patterns. The globalization trends magnify on a global scale the problems associated with current development patterns. How can we transform existing economic and social systems into more environmentally benign and sustainable ones? This book presents a number of issues that must be considered whn discussing new development patterns, which are environmentally friendly and socially fair. It covers concepts of new development patterns, new energy and water supply, sustainable agriculture, information technology and environment, information disclosure and poverty alleviation. Audience: This volume will be of interest to those who are involved in innovative interdisciplinary policy studies on environment and development, particularly in Asia and the Pacific region. Also those who are interested in realizing sustainable development through agriculture, water supply, information technology, chemical industry and sustainability issues in China and India.