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AbstractEthical, social, and environmental concerns are beginning to take hold in many businesses, often as an extension of total quality management. Many professional firms have eluded the global trend, but social and ecological realities are catching up. What will the new professional firm look like? This article looks at how firms are finding competitive advantage in old‐fashioned integrity, combined with management techniques and a new scientific understanding of what it takes to successfully adapt in a world of limited resources.“Ethics is awareness of interdependence…” Aldo

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310050402

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractTraditionally, environmental issues and concerns have been viewed as a constraint to businesses. This has resulted in environmental managers relying heavily on a reactive, compliance‐based approach to justify change. Businesses are now recognizing that efficient management in the environmental arena can benefit the entire company and open new opportunities for increased profits. Managers have acknowledged that environmental issues can be integrated into daily business trends and activities. Not only does sound environmental management decrease liability, but also in current markets a “green” image can attract investors and customers. This article shows how one tool that progressive companies are focusing attention on—environmental performance indicators—is being used to convey the current status of environmental issues and improve the management of these issues for the benefit of the company as well as the en

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310050403

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThere is no simple recipe for success in implementing environmental accounting. Day‐to‐day needs and strategic objectives will determine how an organization can benefit from environmental accounting. Our previous article listed many potential applications of environmental accounting and discussed common environmental accounting objectives.1This article is geared toward organizations that want to start implementing environmental accounting and create a foundation of success on which to build. In this context, the questions are (1) What are some logical starting points? and (2) Where do companies go from there? This article first describes some paradigms that may guide companies as they think about how to implement environmental accounting, then it presents a series of critical activities that are needed to make environmental accounting an integral part of ongoing business management functi

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310050404

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe following is an excerpt form Grace Wever's new book Strategic Environment Management: Using TQEM and ISO 14000 for Competitive Advantage (John Wiley&Sons Inc., 1996). In this chapter entitled “Engaging Your Networks,” she shows how companies can “design‐in” satisfaction through supply chain partnerships and join hands productively with customers and stakeholders to address EHS issues of mutual concern. Guidelines for value‐added partnering are included as well as many illustrative comp

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310050405

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractAt the end of the 20th century, business finds itself in a period of transformation and a new emphasis on environmentally responsible practices. Leading‐edge companies are now integrating environmental concerns into everyday business activities. Competitive issues, which led to the formation of just‐in‐time production processes, are now forcing companies to better understand their effects on the environment. Business leaders must now look at environmental issues as opportunities, not burdens. With innovative use of “industrial ecology,” companies can set the stage for long‐term growth into the next century.“Business men go down with their businesses because they like the old way so well they cannot bring themselves to change

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310050406

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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Abstract“Eco‐efficiency” is a term that does not yet appear in dictionaries but has already gained considerable force in shaping the environmental policies and practices of leading corporations. The Business Council on Sustainable Development (BCSD) sounded a trumpet call with their 1992 manifesto, “Changing Course.” Due to the credibility of the companies that constitute BCSD's membership—including Dow Chemical, 3M, Northern Telecom, Ciba‐Geigy, Volkswagen, Nissan, Mitsubishi, and many others—their message has had a substantial influence on the strategic thinking of company executives around the world, BCSD's concept of eco‐efficiency suggests an important link between resource efficiency (which leads to productivity and profitability) and environmental responsibility.Eco‐efficiency makes business sense. By eliminating waste and using resources wisely, eco‐efficient companies reduce costs and become more competitive. As environmental performance standards become commonplace, eco‐efficient companies will be at an advantage for penetrating new markets and increasing their share of existing markets. This article describes the business practices companies are adopting to increase their eco‐efficiency and improve their competitive advantage.“Corporations that achieve ever more efficiency while preventing pollution through good housekeeping, materials substitution, cleaner technologies, and cleaner products and that strive for more efficient use and recovery of resources can be called eco‐efficient.” Declaration of the Business Council o

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310050407

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThis article considers issues currently facing companies with respect to translating environmental policy into an effective Design for Environment (DFE) program that can help a company move closer to a sustainable development operating framework. Many DFE single issues have been discussed, and conceptual frameworks have been published. This article provides an implementation framework, providing development ideas and an understanding of the sequence of events that can help in developing an effective DFE program. It is not intended to be prescriptive or absolute.An understanding of the organizational interface of a DFE program will help in transitioning from non‐DFE design practices into an effective DFE framework. An understanding of the drivers for improving environmental performance and how they relate to specific changes to operations/services/products to improve competitive position is important in developing a DFE program that produces real and demonstrable environmental performance gains. Finally, an understanding of the underlying core environmental considerations that a DFE program should address along with an understanding of the environmental improvement needs of the specific product line that is targeted ensures a selection of the appropriate environmental performance metrics and a consistency and relevance of design improvements developed within the DFE program. These elements help in achieving a company's environmental performance goals on the basis of its environmental positioning.Combining the product environmental performance metrics into a meaningful evaluation system requires that they be weighted according to the improvement priorities of the organization, as there is currently no universally accepted weighting scheme. Of the many available valuation methodologies, the Analytic Hierarchy Process is offered as an exampl

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310050408

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractIndustrial ecology is a new multidisciplinary field of study requiring that economic activity be integrated with, and have minimal impact on, surrounding natural systems. This systems‐based approach is beginning to be implemented in private firms through the development of Design for Environment (DFE) methodologies and tools which support the integration of technological and environmental considerations in all economic activities. As part of this development process, a matrix system is proposed by the author by which the environmental and energy costs embedded in materials as used in generic applications may be identified, facilitating environmentally and economically efficient selection of materials. This Material Environmental Evaluation Matrix is supported by checklists which inform the evaluation process. A set of completed matrices for major materials in common applications forms the basis for an Environmentally Efficient Materials Database (EEMD). Once completed, the EEMD would inform consumers, product and process designers, business planners and managers, regulators and government purchasers, public interest groups, and others in their choice of optimal, environmentally and economically efficient, material option

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310050409

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310050410

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310050411

出版商:Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company    

年代:1996

数据来源: WILEY