Clean and Competitive: Motivating Environmental Performance in Industry

by Howes, Rupert; Skea, Jim; Whelan, Bob

• ISBN13: 9781853834912
• ISBN10: 1853834912
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

This book explores the challenge of motivating industry to address environmental issues. The authors explore in detail industrial responses to prominent environmental issues, including: climate change; air quality; water pollution; waste minimization; and product recycling. They assess various approaches to environmental problems, such as: traditional regulation; partnership; voluntary agreements; and market-based instruments. Finally, they recommend practical ways forward for addressing an ever more complex environmental agenda.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations
Units of Measurement
List of Illustrations
Preface
The Business-Environment Debate	p. 1
Managing the Environment	p. 9
Global Environmental Issues; Ozone Depletion and Climate Change	p. 25
National Environmental Issues: Acid Rain; Air Quality and Road Transport; and Volatile Organic Compounds	p. 52
Regional and Local Environmental Issues: Water Quality and Contaminated Land	p. 71
Integrated Pollution Control	p. 88
Waste Minimization: a Route to Profit and Cleaner Production	p. 106
Voluntary Approaches to Environmental Management: End-of-Life Electrical and Electronic Equipment Recycling	p. 121
Economic Instruments	p. 131
Next Steps	p. 145
Endnotes	p. 164
Selected Bibliography	p. 177
Index	p. 188
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