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International Environmental Risk Management: ISO 14000 and the Systems Approach

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Notwithstanding the comments from other reviewers, the authors fall a bit short of expectations. Several chapters are too short (voluntary programs and gap analyses as examples), and references are less than complete. The authors could have devoted more time to this important and much read subject matter.

There are other more comprehensive books: The ISO 14000 Guide (Cascio) and Inside ISO 14000 (Sayer).

Notwithstanding the comments from other reviewers, the authors fall a bit short of expectations. Several chapters are too short (voluntary programs and gap analyses as examples), and references are less than complete. The authors could have devoted more time to this important and much read subject matter.

There are other more comprehensive books: The ISO 14000 Guide (Cascio) and Inside ISO 14000 (Sayer).

Here's a new book that offers a different perspective on ISO 14000 than last year's crop of "basics" volumes. "International Environmental Risk Management: ISO 14000 and the Systems Approach" is one of the few books we've seen that mixes basic information on the EMS standard with a discussion of the CERES Principals, Paul Hawken's writings, and sustainability. The book is written by John Voorhees, director of the environmental law practice group of Isaacson, Rosenbaum, Wooks & Levy, and Robert A. Woellner, president of QUEST Management International, LLC; both are based in Denver, Colorado, USA. The authors discuss ways to use the global environmental management standards to manage impacts and risk, as well as legal strategies and voluntary initiatives that companies can use to reduce environmental risks. Placing ISO 14000 in a broader context, they conclude that "business must learn how to eliminate pollution, which will reduce risks and expenses and create opportunities for revenue growth. Environmental management systems may become the most expedient and effective means of transmitting the message to eneryone in the organization that they have an important role in any effort minimizing environmental impacts."

This a best book that i have ever gone through and can be useful to any common man with minimum knowledge. I hope this best book to guide your self into safe conditions if you are operating an industry.

As a professional risk manager, I found "International Environmental Risk Management," a recent book by John Voorhees and Robert Woellner, an incredibly insightful tool in helping me address environmental problems within multinational corporations.

The authors evaluate and address environmental risk in a symptomatic way, based on the management system developed by the International Standards Organization headquartered in Switzerland. John Voorhees and Robert Woellner are seasoned professionals who have extensive experience in resolving environmental problems and focus upon the ISO 14000 systems approach. With Voorhees' legal experience and Woellner's analytical and risk-assessment background, readers receive a compelling approach to prepare for, anticipate and resolve environmental issues.

Applying the ISO 14000 systems approach to a global business-strategy is clearly the wave of the future. Reading this book will prepare you for this future by managing your environmental risk today. The protection offered is well worth the price of this excellent book.

This newest addition to the ISO 14000 collection is particularly valuable for its treatment of the many subjects that are touched by and which in turn shape the uses and benefits of ISO 14000. The various summaries and discussions including risk management strategies, brownfields, USEPA Voluntary Programs, audit disclosure policies and many others, enrich the reader's understanding of the many subtests and cross-currents that influence the acceptance and fortunes of ISO 14000. Messrs. Voorhees and Woellner have given us more than just another text describing ISO 14000, they have given us a view of the complex environmental seas, which ISO 14000 is now negotiating not without some effort. While many of us believe it will succeed and even triumph, knowing what's out there and charting a proper course will certainly improve the odds. This volume can be very useful in charting that course.