Environmental Management and Industry
ENP 20806
Short Summary
Anneli Janzer
,Content
Lecture 1 – Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1
Lecture 2 – Pollution Prevention ....................................................................................................... 3
Lecture 3 – Environmental Management System ............................................................................. 5
Lecture 4 – Social dynamics of Organizations (Organization theory).............................................. 8
Lecture 5 – Corporate Social Responsibility ................................................................................... 12
Lecture 6 – Supply Chain Networks and Ecolabeling .................................................................... 14
Lecture 7 – Life Cycle (Sustainability) Assessment ........................................................................ 15
Lecture 8 – Industrial Ecosystem perspectives............................................................................... 18
Lecture 9 – Circular Economy ........................................................................................................ 20
Lecture 10 – Industrial transformation: ecological Modernization ................................................. 22
Tutorial 2 – Developing Environmental Indicators ........................................................................ 24
Article Assignment 1 – Corporate Social Responsibility ................................................................. 26
Article Assignment 2 – Continual Improvement............................................................................. 27
Article Assignment 3 – Learning about Corporate Social Responsibility ....................................... 28
, Lecture 1 – Introduction
Environmental Regulation of Industry
Impacts that may be generated by industries in their regular operation-also environmental impacts of
alamities possible (e.g. consequence of a fire, an explosion, etc. [not included in the figure])
Direct env. Impacts: Indirect impacts (not generated by the factory, but
closely related to its activities):
• Air pollution
• Raw materials use
• Emissions of substances to the soil, groundwater, and
• Transport (noise, gases)
surface water
• Exported waste
• Release of Energy (noise, heat, nuclear, radiation)
• Energy use (depletion of fuels)
Key Concepts
Environmental care
= all activities and measures directed towards controlling and limiting environmental impacts and improving
environmental quality
environmental protection, environmental control
Environmental management
= all management efforts (directing an organization’s activities) concerned with environmental care
Environmental management system ( EMS )
= an organizational and administrative framework to realize environmental measures in a consistent,
complete, and continuous way
Life cycle management (LCM)
= direction of activities across different links of a product chain, with the aim of minimizing environmental
impacts over the product life cycle as a whole.
≈ product chain management, integrated chain management
Life cycle assessment (LCA)
= a method, based on scientific evidence and environmental policy standards, to identify and evaluate the
environmental impacts of a product or service over its entire life cycle.
≈ ecobalance
Eco-design, Design for Environment (Dfe)
= the systematic consideration of environmental aspects in the design and development of a product, with
the aim of minimizing the environmental impacts of the product during its entire life cycle
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
= "A concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations
and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis." (EU)
Sustainability reporting
= "is the practice of measuring, disclosing, and being accountable to internal and external stake-holders for
organizational performance towards the goal of sustainable development. ‘Sustainability reporting’ is a broad
term considered synonymous with others used to describe reporting on economic, environmental, and social
impacts (e.g., triple bottom line, corporate responsibility reporting, etc.)." (GRI)
Why do companies engage in environmental management?
Variation in motivations between countries, sectors and companies.
Example:
• government regulation (41 %)
• personal conviction (16 %)
• financial and economic motives (15 %)
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ENP 20806
Short Summary
Anneli Janzer
,Content
Lecture 1 – Introduction .................................................................................................................... 1
Lecture 2 – Pollution Prevention ....................................................................................................... 3
Lecture 3 – Environmental Management System ............................................................................. 5
Lecture 4 – Social dynamics of Organizations (Organization theory).............................................. 8
Lecture 5 – Corporate Social Responsibility ................................................................................... 12
Lecture 6 – Supply Chain Networks and Ecolabeling .................................................................... 14
Lecture 7 – Life Cycle (Sustainability) Assessment ........................................................................ 15
Lecture 8 – Industrial Ecosystem perspectives............................................................................... 18
Lecture 9 – Circular Economy ........................................................................................................ 20
Lecture 10 – Industrial transformation: ecological Modernization ................................................. 22
Tutorial 2 – Developing Environmental Indicators ........................................................................ 24
Article Assignment 1 – Corporate Social Responsibility ................................................................. 26
Article Assignment 2 – Continual Improvement............................................................................. 27
Article Assignment 3 – Learning about Corporate Social Responsibility ....................................... 28
, Lecture 1 – Introduction
Environmental Regulation of Industry
Impacts that may be generated by industries in their regular operation-also environmental impacts of
alamities possible (e.g. consequence of a fire, an explosion, etc. [not included in the figure])
Direct env. Impacts: Indirect impacts (not generated by the factory, but
closely related to its activities):
• Air pollution
• Raw materials use
• Emissions of substances to the soil, groundwater, and
• Transport (noise, gases)
surface water
• Exported waste
• Release of Energy (noise, heat, nuclear, radiation)
• Energy use (depletion of fuels)
Key Concepts
Environmental care
= all activities and measures directed towards controlling and limiting environmental impacts and improving
environmental quality
environmental protection, environmental control
Environmental management
= all management efforts (directing an organization’s activities) concerned with environmental care
Environmental management system ( EMS )
= an organizational and administrative framework to realize environmental measures in a consistent,
complete, and continuous way
Life cycle management (LCM)
= direction of activities across different links of a product chain, with the aim of minimizing environmental
impacts over the product life cycle as a whole.
≈ product chain management, integrated chain management
Life cycle assessment (LCA)
= a method, based on scientific evidence and environmental policy standards, to identify and evaluate the
environmental impacts of a product or service over its entire life cycle.
≈ ecobalance
Eco-design, Design for Environment (Dfe)
= the systematic consideration of environmental aspects in the design and development of a product, with
the aim of minimizing the environmental impacts of the product during its entire life cycle
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
= "A concept whereby companies integrate social and environmental concerns in their business operations
and in their interaction with their stakeholders on a voluntary basis." (EU)
Sustainability reporting
= "is the practice of measuring, disclosing, and being accountable to internal and external stake-holders for
organizational performance towards the goal of sustainable development. ‘Sustainability reporting’ is a broad
term considered synonymous with others used to describe reporting on economic, environmental, and social
impacts (e.g., triple bottom line, corporate responsibility reporting, etc.)." (GRI)
Why do companies engage in environmental management?
Variation in motivations between countries, sectors and companies.
Example:
• government regulation (41 %)
• personal conviction (16 %)
• financial and economic motives (15 %)
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