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AbstractEnvironmental Information Services, Inc. (EIS) publishes detailed reports and offers custom research related to the full spectrum of environmental issues facing corporations. In this new article, EIS reports on the compliance performance of the largest companies in the chemical industry focusing on five key environmental concerns: toxic waste management, air pollution, water pollution, spills, and Superfund. It is important to note that the following article does not contain normalized data and graphs which would adjust findings to various size features (e.g., domestic revenues per company). This as well as detailed environmental policy and programs data on each company can be obtained from EIS. In future issues of EQM, EIS compliance reports will be presented for other major industries to help companies of all sizes benchmark their environmental performance and improvement efforts.

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310060302

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

年代:1997

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractIn this article, Rohm&Haas' Responsible Care® implementation strategy and management system verification (MSV) experiences are detailed. Recommendations on how to strengthen the verification process are provided

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310060303

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

年代:1997

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe proliferation of environmental, health, and safety regulations in recent years has increased the complexity and cost of regulatory compliance for companies. In response to the growing complexities of environmental management, many firms are turning to information systems for tracking, managing, and automating their environmental activities and information. An environmental management information system (EMIS), however, is not an end in itself. A successful EMIS supports and facilitates the integration of environmental management into business functions. Effective planning is essential for placing short‐term information system development in the context of a long‐range comprehensive environmental management strategy.This article presents specific pitfalls to avoid when purchasing environmental management software. Numerous companies have discovered that the true costs of EMIS implementation stem from the political and organizational costs of getting employees to use systems, particularly when they require alterations in existing work processes. The up‐front purchase price often represents less than 50 percent of the total system implementation cost. Failure to adequately research and plan frequently results in costly training, high modification or user fees, incompatibilities with other applications, or vendor dependence. The article then discusses the range of options in the EMIS marketplace and offers many practical suggestions to approach and plan effective implementation of an

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310060304

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

年代:1997

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractNew systems approaches by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have attempted to prevent and limit environmental damages through multimedia management of resources, energy, and environmental impacts, while engaging communities, environmental groups, facilities, industries, states, and local agencies. Collectively these diverse interests have begun to partner with corporate management to work toward a shared vision of how multimedia management and multistakeholder participation can best evolve in concert with environmental management system approaches.This article analyzes one industry‐specific program under the Common Sense Initiative, called an Alternative System of Environmental Protection (ASEP) for the Computers and Electronics Subcommittee. The significance of this working group's attempt to increase regulatory flexibility lies in its collective establishment of an alternative regulatory framework for an entire industry. Contrary to many other EPA single‐facility pilot programs, this method cuts across the entire computer and electronics industry. The group hopes to achieve sector‐wide regulatory improvements through a process providing funding for shared research, dynamic feedback, and technical assistance, while engaging in multistakeholder relationships with communities, workers, local governmental agencies, and other stakeho

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310060305

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

年代:1997

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThere is a lot of work involved in establishing an effective and useful monitoring and measurement system, but it can be a critical tool for business success. With reliable data based on important performance metrics, you can quantify environmental and business improvement; communicate success; provide valuable input to environmental objectives, targets, and programs; and make sound business decisions based on facts. This article details how companies can set up procedures, processes, and schedules using ISO 14001 to monitor regulatory compliance and help establish an integrated management system.

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310060306

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

年代:1997

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractCompanies today are continuously improving their efforts to incorporate an environmental management system (EMS) in their everyday operations and work practices, with an emphasis on identifying and reducing risks. Risks may include the cost of enforcement penalties, potential workplace dangers to employees, or cleanup liabilities due to past or present practices. Environmental auditing is an effective tool commonly used to enhance an EMS. Typically, there are two levels of auditing: (1) a review of management systems and (2) a review of compliance with regulatory requirements. There is yet another intermediate level of auditing that is more focused than management systems or compliance audits—compliance delivery systems (CDS) audits. This article examines the elements making up these systems for improving compliance performance and provides a „ready to use”︁ checklist of items for managers to begin impleme

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310060307

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

年代:1997

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractAt the end of 1995, Lisě Monteiro, the engineer responsible for Industrial Security and the Environment at Rhodia, was seeking possible improvements that could be introduced into the company's environmental practices. He had noticed that one of the company's industrial units, the Adipic Acid Department at the Paulínia Chemical Plant complex, was getting good results in its efforts to control environmental pollution. An outside consultant was brought in to examine the department in greater depth to see what lessons might be learned from their experience that would help Rhodia improve its managerial procedures. This article details how this plant improved its environmental performance with many quality initiative

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310060308

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

年代:1997

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThis article discusses an integrated management system that aligns and integrates the various environmental, health, and safety functions and disciplines. This model is easily adopted to provide performance measures required to satisfy Responsible Care®, ISO 14001, and the European Union EMAS requirements

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310060309

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

年代:1997

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractThe educational and research roles of universities in environmentally conscious technologies are discussed from a historical perspective. The American university system, and in particular its interactions with government and industry, is compared with that of the United States' main trading partners including Japan, the NAFTA countries, and Western Europe. Examples of federally funded U.S. programs related to green design are also tabulated. The role of universities within the framework of society, politics, and economics is discussed in regard to emerging concepts such as sustainable development, life‐cycle analysis, and design for environment, as well as the functioning of local recycling infrastructures. The means by which universities can contribute to environmentally conscious technology are summarized, as are the demands placed on the next generation of engineer

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310060310

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

年代:1997

数据来源: WILEY

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AbstractIf you don't measure it, you can't manage it. Over the past decade, many companies have recognized this need to track environmental performance. Failure to plan metrics systems to fit organizational needs, work flows, and culture has left many companies with costly and ineffective environmental performance measurement systems. This article presents numerous practical steps for designing effective metrics systems which avoid common pitfalls.

ISSN:1088-1913    

DOI:10.1002/tqem.3310060311

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

年代:1997

数据来源: WILEY