Title Environmental management : the supply chain perspective / Christina W.Y. Wong, Kee-hung Lai, Y.H. Venus Lun, T.C.E. Cheng

Published Cham : Springer, [2016] ©2016

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Description 1 online resource Series SpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology SpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology. Contents Preface; Contents; About the Authors; 1 Environmental Management; Abstract; 1.1 Concepts of Environmental Management; 1.1.1 Definition of Environmental Management; 1.1.2 Environmental Management Practices; 1.1.3 Environmental Management Diffusion; 1.1.4 Environmental Management Capability; 1.1.5 Summary; 1.2 Environmental Management and Supply Chain Management; 1.2.1 Corporate Environmental Management; 1.2.2 Green Supply Chain Management; 1.2.3 Extended Producer Responsibility; 1.2.4 Summary; 1.3 Environmental Disclosure; 1.3.1 Environmental Disclosure 1.3.2 Definition of Environmental Disclosure1.3.3 Types of Environmental Disclosure; 1.3.3.1 Hard Disclosure; 1.3.3.2 Soft Disclosure; 1.3.4 Case Examples of Environmental Disclosure; 1.3.4.1 Royal Dutch Shell; 1.3.4.2 Bristol-Myers Squibb; 1.3.5 Public Perception of Environmental Disclosure; 1.4 Environmental Reputation; 1.4.1 What Is Green Advertising?; 1.4.2 Role of Green Advertising; 1.4.3 Divergent Views on Green Advertising; 1.4.4 Green Advertising Limitations; 1.4.5 Definition of Environmental Reputation; 1.4.6 Environmental Legitimacy and Environmental Reputation 1.4.7 Environmental Indices1.4.7.1 MSCI ESG Indices; 1.4.7.2 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices; 1.4.8 Role of Environmental Reputation; 1.4.9 Executive Summary; 1.4.9.1 Green Advertising; 1.4.9.2 Environmental Reputation and Financial Performances; 1.4.9.3 Importance of Environmental Management Practices; References; 2 Environmental Management Practices with Supply Chain Efforts; Abstract; 2.1 Product Stewardship; 2.1.1 Definition of Product Stewardship; 2.1.2 Components of Product Stewardship [7]; 2.1.3 Product Stewardship Example; 2.1.4 Performance Impacts of Product Stewardship 2.1.5 Product Stewardship from the Consumer Perspective2.1.6 Summary; 2.2 Process Stewardship; 2.2.1 Process Stewardship Example; 2.2.1.1 Chemical Substance Management; 2.2.1.2 Water Resource Conservation; 2.2.1.3 CO2 Reduction; 2.2.2 Performance Impacts of Process Stewardship; 2.2.3 Summary; 2.3 Green Services; 2.3.1 Green Services Definition; 2.3.2 Green Services Example -- the Hotel Industry; 2.3.2.1 Responsible Purchasing; 2.3.2.2 Energy Efficiency and Waste Reduction; 2.3.2.3 Consistency in Carbon Reporting; 2.3.3 The Value of Green Service Practices; 2.3.4 Green Services Impacts 2.3.4.1 Environmental Management Systems2.3.5 Summary; 2.4 Logistics Management; 2.4.1 Definition of Green Logistics Management; 2.4.2 Drivers of GLM; 2.4.3 Performance Impacts of GLM; 2.4.4 Example of Green Logistics Management; 2.4.4.1 Increased Rail Use; 2.4.4.2 Fuel-Efficient Fleet Optimization; 2.4.4.3 Technology Investments and Collaboration; 2.4.5 Summary; 2.5 Green Logistics Management; 2.5.1 Green Logistics Management; 2.5.2 Driver of Green Logistics Management; 2.5.3 Summary; 2.6 Extended Producer Responsibility; 2.6.1 Approaches of EPR; 2.6.2 Product Take-Back Programs Summary In view of the increasing quest for environmental management in businesses, this book provides a good reference to firms to understand how they may manage their supply chains to improve business and environmental performance. The book consists of six chapters covering such topics as environmental management, environmental management practices with supply chain efforts, collaborative environmental management, organizational capabilities in environmental management, environmental disclosure, and closed-loop supply chains. The book presents theory-driven discussions on the link between environmental management and business performance in the context of supply chain management. The book will be useful for firms to learn from the research findings and real-life cases to develop plans to implement environmental management practices jointly with supply chain partners Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 23, 2015) Subject Business logistics -- Environmental aspects Production management -- Environmental aspects. Environmental economics. Environmental management. Engineering: general. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industrial Management. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management Science. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Organizational Behavior. Production management -- Environmental aspects Form Electronic book Author Lai, Kee-hung, author. Lun, Y. H. Venus, author Cheng, T. C. E. (T. C. Edwin), author. ISBN 9783319236810 3319236814

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