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Environmental Management Strategies: The 21st Century Perspective Volume 5 (Environmental Management and Engineering Series)

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If your company hasn't already tapped you to be involved in its environmental management effort, your reaction to the mention of ISO 14001 may range from dismissal (What's it got to do with me?) to dispassionate interest (I guess it's a good idea, but my plate's already full.). Gabriele Crognale explains in simple terms why many companies have embraced the concept of environmental management -- and why today's managers need to be aware of what's happening in this field. The book identifies opportunities, management practices, methodologies, and innovative strategies that organizations can implement to improve their environmental management performance. The logic is that if organizations display a strong commitment to sound environmental practices, they can defuse the traditional "command and control" enforcement applied by regulatory agencies. In a total quality organization, sound environmental practices are a shared commitment that makes good business sense. This book explains the issues and provides solid, hands-on guidance for helping your organization as it takes the next step in improving environmental quality.

The field of health, safety and the environment is a complex arena, and it refreshing to see a book that was written with the intent to inform, without being boring or pontificating. The case studies are real, the information found in the appendices is an added source of valuable information, while the footnotes in each chapter provide a good tie in to related books and articles. It is well worth its price, which is a bargain by technical book standards. If I were a college professor, I would use it as a textbook for its rich sources of information.

Environmental Management Strategies, The 21st Century Perspective, Volume 5 is an asset to any environmental managers' bookshelf. It is very readable while being stuffed with applicable information pertaining to environmental management. It offers a good picture of recent business trends that incorporate environmental practices that often go beyond straightforward compliance. The book also illustrates the possible benefits of companies applying forward thinking regarding environmental management using case studies of successful companies. In addition practical information pertaining to OSHA, EH&S, and EPA requirements are included.

This book offers a unique look into the issues and responsibilities that environmental professionals in companies face on a daily basis. The Editor used finesse in weaving the case studies of other environmental professionals into a smooth flowing book where each new chapter complements the previous chapter. So what you get is good reading instead of dry, dull technical reading. The Editor also includes extensive additional material in the endnotes, references, etc., brings rich value to this book as a suitable reference source for all readers, whether students like me, or professionals in the workplace. It's VERY conservatively priced for what you get, and is easy to read. I enjoyed the book for what it offers, and I recommend it to you.

This is an impressive, multifaceted reference for EHS professionals. Both experienced and inexperienced managers can profit from the case examples of innovative approaches to managing the complexities of environmental,health and safety by borrowing and tailoring them to fit their own unique situations. The book contains an enormous amount of valuable, practical information from knowledgeable contributors without being overwhelming, i.e. it's a good learning tool.

Read how Fortune 500 companies have evolved their corporate environmental, health & safety policies into fully-integrated HES management systems -- saving their company money and improving employee morale.

The case studies are written by people who lived through the changes, which makes the comments particularly insightful.

Very interesting! A must-read for an environmentalist

Excellent course textbook or reference book! A variety of interesting strategies and perspectives on environmental management.

This book offers practical HSE solutions from each of the contributors. Whether they are from industry, academia or consulting, their advice is timely and sound. A good reference book for HSE professionals and students alike.

Many environmental management books in print today, and even some books on the new wave of sustainability, lack the depth and detail that the author provides in his book. His choices of co-authors are a good blend to the mix and depict practical insight into their operations and how they address environmental management and sustainability issues. Practical insight can be gleaned from such diverse companies and industries as HP, Gilette, IBM, ST Microelectronics, Chevron and Texaco, and how each of them addresses environmental management issues as well as how they applied their lessons learned to improve.

Of note, one local university uses excerpts of the book in one of its environmental maangement classes, and was impressed with how specific chapters lend themsleves well to these classes, here in 2007.