Moving Ahead with ISO 14000 addresses environmental quality
management standards from the business manager's point of view. It
examines the costs and benefits of conformance in terms of
competitiveness, market share, and return on investment. Numerous
case studies describe how other companies are responding to the new
standards and help companies benchmark how close their own
operations are to conformance.
Moving Ahead with ISO 14000 also helps business managers answer the
following questions:
* How are businesses around the world responding to ISO 14000?
* Should our firm bother to seek ISO 14000 registration?
* What are the business benefits of ISO 14000?
* What does it take to comply with ISO 14000?
* Does ISO matter to our customers?
* Will these new standards help improve operations or bog them down
in paperwork?
* Can a company adhere to the new standards and develop a
competitive advantage at the same time?
* Should we self-certify?
* Can we integrate ISO 14000 with our current environmental
management policies and resources?
With the release of the final series of international
environmental quality management standards, thousands of companies
worldwide are poised to jump onto the ISO 14000 bandwagon. But
responsible managers need to answer a number of serious questions
before investing in and launching such a major undertaking: What
does it take to conform with ISO 14000? Will the benefits justify
the costs? Does ISO 14000 conformance matter to our customers? Will
it help increase our market share?
In Moving Ahead with ISO 14000 more than 30 leading environmental
management authorities answer these questions and many more with a
keen eye on business performance relative to the global goal of
sustainability. These experts offer timely insights, case studies
of leading-edge companies, and essential guidance to help companies
ensure that improvements in environmental performance are
accompanied by enhanced trade opportunities. They look at the
standards from a management perspective and focus on five major
aspects of ISO 14000, including
* Responding to the new standards from a global business
perspective
* Integrating environmental factors and investment decisions
* Optimizing resources to make conformance cost-effective
* Leveraging current resources and systems to maximize return on
the ISO 14000 investment
* Crafting new tools for business and environmental
decisionmaking.
A special section on life cycle assessment (LCA) surveys current
LCA use in large corporations, compares its use in Japan to that in
the United States, demonstrates market applications of LCA, and
presents a case study of life cycle management at Chrysler
Corporation.
For environmental managers, EH&S professionals, senior
corporate managers, and government policymakers, this book is not
just another introduction to ISO 14000 but the ultimate guide for
coping with the critical business issues that must be faced before
sustainability can become a global reality.
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