About the book
New edition:
Essentials of environmental management
by Paul Hyde and Paul Reeve
£30 softback 312 pages
ISBN 978 0 901357 48 9
Essentials of environmental management provides a
comprehensive introduction to the management of environmental
issues. Clearly structured and illustrated, the book explains why
and how organisations should manage their environmental
interactions at both strategic and operational levels. Now in its
third edition, Essentials focuses on:
- the issues and principles underpinning environmental
management
- the principal methods to determine priorities for action
- the key elements of an effective environmental system based on
the ‘plan, do, check and act’ cycle (including ISO
14001)
- the main operational controls and approaches to continually
improve performance
- supply chain issues and environmental considerations
- strategic environmental pressures and how to address them,
including carbon management strategies
- how environmental management contributes to wider business
concerns, the process of sustainable development and
the corporate social responsibility agenda
Essential reading for
- health, safety and environmental professionals and managers
responsible for environmental management
- other professionals, managers and directors whose role includes
company environmental performance
- education and training professionals who provide courses with
an environmental management content
- students, professionals and managers taking an environmental
management course
Contents preview
- business and the environment
- tools for environmental assessment and review
- environmental management system processes
- operational control
- sustainable development and corporate social
responsibility
- glossary of environmental terms
- list of ISO 14000 series and related standards
- sources of further information
“... a comprehensive and clearly written introduction to the
principles of environmental management and its contribution to
wider business concerns”
Environment Information Bulletin
“Interesting reading for managers, practitioners and students ...
should remain a relevant text on the subject for a long time ...
effective diagrams ... useful glossary”
Safety and Health Practitioner
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