The European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)

The European Union's Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS)
Author: Michael S. Wenk
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2005-04-05
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781402033056

This text definitively breaks down each component of the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme regulation (EMAS) – even its appendices and EU guidance documents - providing a step-by-step analysis of the Scheme. In addition, the work offers case examples of three of Akzo Nobel manufacturing locations which have been registered to EMAS, providing real-world advice on how to meet the requirements of the Scheme.

Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management

Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management
Author: Samuel Idowu
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 4043
Release: 2023-11-21
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 303125984X

This encyclopedia is the most comprehensive and up-to-date source of reference for sustainability in business and management. It covers both traditional and emerging concepts and terms and is fully international in its scope. More than 700 contributions of internationally renowned experts provide a definitive access to the knowledge in the area of sustainable and responsible management. All actors in the field will find reliable and up to date definitions and explanations of the key terms and concepts of management in this reference work. The Encyclopedia of Sustainable Management represents all aspects of management and business conduct. It takes sustainability as a management concept that gives due credit to the complexity and diverging constraints in which businesses and corporations act today, and it emphasizes and focuses approaches that help ensure that today's management decisions and actions will be the basis for tomorrow's prosperity.

New Environmental Policy Instruments in the European Union

New Environmental Policy Instruments in the European Union
Author: Ian Bailey
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2017-07-05
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1351914987

The use of legislation by EU governments to define environmental standards for industry has been criticised for its poor track record in arresting the decline in the quality of Europe's environment. Environmental economists in particular have proposed that legislation should be supplemented or replaced by New Environmental Policy Instruments (NEPIs), such as eco-taxes, environmental charges, tradable permits and voluntary agreements. This book focuses on practical experiences with NEPIs in the EU and tests their application using the case study of the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive. It traces the ways in which member states have adapted NEPIs to suit their preferred styles of environmental policy, then assesses their performance and how NEPIs have both assisted and hindered the EU environmental programme. It suggests options for ensuring that the environmental programme does not become fragmented by the use of NEPIs and discusses the implications of EU enlargement.

EU Environmental Law

EU Environmental Law
Author: Geert Van Calster
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2017-02-24
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1782549188

EU Environmental Law discusses the reality for legal practice throughout the EU, as environmental law of the Member States is becoming ever less 'national'. Consequentially European environmental regulation is becoming more complex and interrelated, making it an emerging field of study for European law graduates, and an area of increasing exposure to the legal profession. This book gives readers a thorough overview of core European environmental law, with a section on the basic framework and principles, as well as on substantive law issues giving insight into the legislation in the different sectors and the most topical developments.

Corporate Governance Ethics and CSR

Corporate Governance Ethics and CSR
Author: Justine Simpson
Publisher: Kogan Page Publishers
Total Pages: 296
Release: 2013-01-03
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0749463864

The rise of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is creating a paradigm shift in contemporary corporate culture and organizational behaviour with shareholder and stakeholder activism on the rise as international banking crises and global corporate scandals dominate the headlines. Through accountability and transparency, fiduciary capitalism is being challenged to tie sustainability and corporate conscience to the bottom line. With the emergence of impact investing, social responsibility and ethics in corporate governance is becoming essential to long-term success in the new global marketplace. Corporations need to demonstrate that ethical, environmentally conscious business practices and profit are no longer mutually exclusive. Justine Simpson and John R. Taylor's Corporate Governance Ethics and CSR gives the reader a comprehensive guide to today's requirements for governance and reporting that organizations must adopt to successfully strike a balance between financial gain and socially responsible, green business practices that enhance the greater good. Employing current examples (Walmart, Goldman Sachs, Citigroup) and case studies in both the public and private sectors, Simpson and Taylor have compiled a thorough and fascinating roadmap, including historical context, for anyone seeking to understand the complex workings of the international corporate economy that affects us all. This book is perfect for students of, and those wishing to participate in, this revolutionary wave sweeping our planet.

A Dictionary of the European Union

A Dictionary of the European Union
Author: Lee McGowan
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 430
Release: 2004-04-29
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1136958444

Concise definitions and explanations on all aspects of the European Union.

A Dictionary of the European Union

A Dictionary of the European Union
Author: David Phinnemore
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 505
Release: 2013-06-26
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1135081271

This unique collection of data includes concise definitions and explanations on all aspects of the European Union. It explains the terminology surrounding the EU and outlines the roles and significance of the institutions, member countries, programmes and policies, treaties and personalities. It contains over 1,000 clear and succinct definitions, spelling out acronyms and abbreviations, arranged alphabetically and fully cross-referenced. Among the 1,000 entries you can find explanations and back-ground details on: accession negotiations atmospheric pollution Central European Free Trade Area common agricultural policy company law statute competition policy the euro Governance White Paper human rights MERCATOR Middle East OLAF - European Anti-Fraud Office refugee policy Schengen Agreement Treaty of Nice US-EC Declaration.

The European Union and South East Europe

The European Union and South East Europe
Author: Andrew Geddes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2013-05-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1136281576

This book explores the interaction of the EU in Greece, Slovenia, Croatia, and Macedonia in three key policy sectors – cohesion, border managements and the environment – and assesses the degree to which the European Union’s engagement with the democracies of South East Europe has promoted Europeanization and Multi-Level Governance. Although there is a tendency to view the Balkans as peripheral, this book argues that South East European states are central to what the EU is and aspires to become, and goes to the heart of many of the key issues confronting the EU. It compares changing modes of governance in the three policy areas selected because they are contentious issues in domestic politics and have trans-boundary policy consequences, in which there is significant EU involvement. The book draws on over 100 interviews conducted to explore actor motivation, preferences and perceptions in the face of pressure to adapt from the EU and uses Social Network Analysis. Timely and informative, this book considers broader dilemmas of integration and enlargement at a time when the EU’s effectiveness is under close scrutiny. The European Union and South East Europe will be of interest to students and scholars of European politics, public policy, and European Union governance and integration.

The Ecology & Environment Compendium for IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1 & State PSC Exams 2nd Edition

The Ecology & Environment Compendium for IAS Prelims General Studies Paper 1 & State PSC Exams 2nd Edition
Author: Disha Experts
Publisher: Disha Publications
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2018-11-19
Genre: Study Aids
ISBN: 9388373081

The thouroughly Revised & Updated 2nd Edition of the book “The Ecology & Environment Compendium” is the Most Updated Material for Ecology covering the social, political and economic aspects of Climate Change, Sustainable Development and Environmental Management. The emphasis of the book has been on Policies, Summits, Reports, Initiatives, new terms, Judgements etc., which are important from the point of view of the exam. The book covers a lot of new topics Eco-San, REDD, REDD+, Paris Agreement, Rio Declaration, COP, In Situ, Ex Situ, Cli-Fi, Green Economy, Carbon - Foorprints/ Trading/ Budget, etc. The book captures most of the important questions with explanations of the past years of the IAS Prelim exam, CDS, NDA and other competitive exams distributed in the various chapters. The book is divided into 9 chapters followed by 2 levels of exercises with 800+ Simple MCQs & statement based MCQs.

European Union Environment Policy and New Forms of Governance: A Study of the Implementation of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive and the Eco-management and Audit Scheme Regulation in Three Member States

European Union Environment Policy and New Forms of Governance: A Study of the Implementation of the Environmental Impact Assessment Directive and the Eco-management and Audit Scheme Regulation in Three Member States
Author: Hubert Heinelt
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 446
Release: 2018-04-27
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351785915

This title was first published in 2001. Outlining the results of a three-country study, this text examines the impact of EU policy on the domestic, political and institutional environment. It tests ideas about new forms of governance that reflect the values of participation and empowerment of local interests, particularly through a close scrutiny of the environmental impact process. The book also analyzes the responses of the business sector in three countries - Germany, Greece and Great Britain - to the introduction of a voluntary environmental management system, the eco-management and audit scheme.