Sustainability in the Chemical Industry
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-017-8155-8 (ISBN)
Sustainability describes a change in the chemical industry’s approach to the external world: to regulators, to greens, to neighbors, to investors and to the general public. Displacing the adversarialism of the 1970s-80s, sustainability is a new approach to social/political conflict, and an attempt to rebuild the industry’s long-suffering public image. In practice, it consists of:
A ‘stakeholder’ approach to communications and external relations
A rebranding of regulatory compliance and risk management, with the emphasis on their benefits to stakeholders
Recognition (and even celebration) of the opportunities, not just the costs, of environmental and social protection
The core of this book is a survey of the world’s 29 largest chemical companies: how they put sustainability into action (six of the 29 do not), and the six ‘sustainability brands’ they have created. It begins with a history of stakeholders conflict, before looking at various definitions of sustainability – by academics, by the public and by investors. After the survey and analysis, the book covers sustainability and ‘greenwash’ plus the ROI of sustainability, and it gives five recommendations.
Eric Johnson, a chemist, has for most of his career worked in and around the chemical and energy industries. He is Managing Director of Atlantic Consulting, Editor-in-Chief of Environmental Impact Assessment Review, a Director of the NGO Green Cross and a Technical Advisor to the Blacksmith Institute. Formerly he was an editor at Chemical Engineering and Chemical Week, a correspondent for McGraw-Hill World News and a bureau manager for what is now Thompson Reuters.
1 Abstract.- 2 Foreword: Why This Book?- 3 Summary: Sustainability Is Advancing, With More Changes To Come.- 4 Introduction: Sustainability’s Bandwagon Has Left The Station, But Where Is It Headed?- 5 Why The Chemical Industry Turned To Sustainability.- 6 How Others Define Sustainability.- 7 How Chemical Companies Define Sustainability, In Practice.- 8 Sustainability ‘Brands’.- 9 The Thin Green Line: Between Sustainability And Greenwash.- 10 Evaluating Sustainability: Is It Necessary, And Does It Pay?- 11 Is There A Non-Sustainable Option?- 12 Get On Sustainability’s Bandwagon, But Not Blindly Or Blithely.- 13 Appendix 1: Company Classification.- 14 Appendix 2: Quantity Versus Quality – How Experts And Laypeople Disagree About Technology Risks.- 15 References.
Reihe/Serie | Green Energy and Technology |
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Zusatzinfo | XVI, 176 p. |
Verlagsort | Dordrecht |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie ► Technische Chemie | |
Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik | |
Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie | |
Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management | |
ISBN-10 | 94-017-8155-9 / 9401781559 |
ISBN-13 | 978-94-017-8155-8 / 9789401781558 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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