Moving Ahead with ISO 14000

Moving Ahead with ISO 14000 addresses environmental qualitymanagement standards from the business manager's point of view. Itexamines the costs and benefits of conformance in terms ofcompetitiveness, market share, and return on investment. Numerouscase studies describe how other companies are responding to the newstandards and help companies benchmark how close their ownoperations are to conformance.

Moving Ahead with ISO 14000 also helps business managers answer thefollowing 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 downin paperwork?
* Can a company adhere to the new standards and develop acompetitive advantage at the same time?
* Should we self-certify?
* Can we integrate ISO 14000 with our current environmentalmanagement policies and resources?

With the release of the final series of international environmentalquality management standards, thousands of companies worldwide arepoised to jump onto the ISO 14000 bandwagon. But responsiblemanagers need to answer a number of serious questions beforeinvesting in and launching such a major undertaking: What does ittake to conform with ISO 14000? Will the benefits justify thecosts? Does ISO 14000 conformance matter to our customers? Will ithelp increase our market share?

In Moving Ahead with ISO 14000 more than 30 leading environmentalmanagement authorities answer these questions and many more with akeen eye on business performance relative to the global goal ofsustainability. These experts offer timely insights, case studiesof leading-edge companies, and essential guidance to help companiesensure that improvements in environmental performance areaccompanied by enhanced trade opportunities. They look at thestandards from a management perspective and focus on five majoraspects of ISO 14000, including
* Responding to the new standards from a global businessperspective
* Integrating environmental factors and investment decisions
* Optimizing resources to make conformance cost-effective
* Leveraging current resources and systems to maximize return onthe ISO 14000 investment
* Crafting new tools for business and environmentaldecisionmaking.

A special section on life cycle assessment (LCA) surveys currentLCA use in large corporations, compares its use in Japan to that inthe United States, demonstrates market applications of LCA, andpresents a case study of life cycle management at ChryslerCorporation.

For environmental managers, EH&S professionals, seniorcorporate managers, and government policymakers, this book is notjust another introduction to ISO 14000 but the ultimate guide forcoping with the critical business issues that must be faced beforesustainability can become a global reality.ISO 14000 ist ein Qualitätsstandard im Bereich des Umweltmanagements, der 1996 in Kraft trat. Dieses Buch erklärt, welchen Einfluß ISO 14000 auf die Industrie ausüben wird und wie die Richtlinien effektiv in die Praxis umgesetzt werden können. Unentbehrlich für alle Firmen, die mit Abfallentsorgung, Recycling und umweltrelevanten Produkten zu tun haben. Partial table of contents:

A NEW GLOBAL CHALLENGE--VOLUNTARY MANAGEMENT STANDARDS.

ISO 14000: The Worldwide Response from Industry and Governments (P.Bridgen).

GAINING SUPPORT THROUGHOUT YOUR COMPANY--IMPROVING ENVIRONMENTALAND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE.

Standardizing Environmental Management beyond ASTM (H.Apsan).

REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES.

Preparing for ISO 14000 (T. Ambrose).

IMPLEMENATION AND INTEGRATION ISSUES, IMPACTS, AND TOOLS.

The Potential Effect of ISO 14000 on Environmental Audits (L.Cahill & D. Schomer).

ADVANCING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND CREATING COMPETITIVEADVANTAGE.

Design for Environment: A New Framework for Strategic Decisions (M.Lenox & J. Ehrenfeld).

Index. About the editors

PHILIP A. MARCUS, Vice President of ICF Kaiser International, is aU.S. Delegate to ISO 14000 Technical Committee 207 and serves onthe environmental management systems subcommittee. He is a memberof the U.S. panel that interprets the ISO 14001 EMS specificationsand the 14004 EMS guidance standards.

JOHN T. WILLIG is the editor of Environmental Quality Managementjournal. He has edited a number of previous books on environmentalmanagement, including Auditing for Environmental QualityLeadership, also available in the Wiley Series in EnvironmentalQuality Management. 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. 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.