Effective Environmental Management Principles and Case Studies

by Sullivan, Rory; Wyndham, Hugh

• ISBN13: 9781865082370
• ISBN10: 1865082376
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Summary

Foreword by Paul Perkins, President, Environmental Management Institute of Australia Figures Tables Contributors Preface 1. Introduction 2. Evolution of environmental management 3. Environmental management system development 4. Environmental management system standards and certification 5. ACTEW Corporation 6. ABB Engineering Construction 7. Argyle diamond mine 8. Redland Shire Council 9. Pacific Power 10. Abigroup 11. Bonlac Foods 12. An evaluation of the case studies 13. Conclusions Bibliography Index

Table of Contents

Foreword	iii
Figures	x
Tables	xi
Contributors	xii
Preface	xvi
Introduction	1	(3)
Evolution of environmental management	4	(13)
Driving forces	4	(5)
Business attitudes to the environment	9	(2)
Redefining environmental management	11	(1)
Model for environmental management	12	(5)
Environmental management system development	17	(64)
The system development process	17	(36)
Key issues	53	(28)
Environmental management system standards and certification	81	(13)
An overview of standards	81	(1)
ISO14001	82	(3)
Certification and accreditation	85	(5)
To certify or not to certify?	90	(4)
The ACTEW Corporation	94	(19)
Carl Thompson
Introduction	94	(1)
Company description	95	(1)
Driving forces	96	(2)
Managing environmental issues	98	(6)
The costs and benefits of environmental management	104	(5)
The lessons learned	109	(2)
The current status of implementation	111	(1)
Conclusions	111	(1)
References	112	(1)
ABB Engineering Construction	113	(23)
John Alexander
Company overview	113	(1)
Driving forces	114	(1)
Managing environmental issues	115	(1)
How it was achieved	115	(12)
The current status and the future	127	(5)
Lessons learned	132	(1)
Current status	133	(1)
Conclusions	134	(1)
References	135	(1)
Argyle diamond mine	136	(21)
Rebecca Knol
Introduction	136	(1)
Company description	136	(1)
Driving forces	137	(1)
Managing environmental issues	138	(14)
Costs and benefits of environmental management	152	(1)
Lessons learned	153	(2)
Current status	155	(1)
Conclusions	155	(1)
References	156	(1)
Redland Shire Council	157	(20)
Gary Photinos
Ross McKim
Introduction	157	(1)
An overview of environmental management systems	158	(1)
Legislative framework	159	(3)
Why develop an environmental management system?	162	(1)
Developing and implementing the environmental management system	163	(11)
Conclusions	174	(1)
References	175	(2)
Pacific Power	177	(14)
Paul Flanagan
Introduction and description of the organisation	177	(1)
Driving forces	178	(1)
The development of a management system	179	(4)
The costs and benefits of environmental management	183	(2)
Key success factors	185	(2)
Environmental management system standards	187	(1)
External reporting	188	(2)
Conclusions	190	(1)
References	190	(1)
Abigroup	191	(21)
David Jenkinson
Introduction	191	(1)
Company description	192	(2)
Driving forces	194	(3)
System development	197	(1)
Managing environmental issues	198	(8)
Costs and benefits of environmental management	206	(2)
Lessons learned	208	(1)
Current status	209	(1)
Conclusions	210	(1)
References	211	(1)
Bonlac Foods	212	(16)
Wayne Stoll
Introduction	212	(1)
Company description	213	(1)
Environmental management within Bonlac	213	(3)
Current status of implementation	216	(4)
Demonstrated performance	220	(1)
The Darnum Park project	220	(4)
Current status of implementation	224	(1)
Lessons learned	225	(2)
Conclusions	227	(1)
Reference	227	(1)
An evaluation of the case studies	228	(8)
About the case studies	228	(1)
Issues raised in the case studies	229	(7)
Conclusions	236	(3)
The organisational context	236	(1)
The broader context	236	(3)
Bibliography	239	(4)
Index	243