Search for dissertations about: "ISO 14001"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 16 swedish dissertations containing the words ISO 14001.
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6. The use of standardised environmental management systems in Swedish local authorities
Abstract : This thesis focuses on one of many tools that can be used for enhancing environmental management in local authorities; standardised environmental management systems (EMSs). EMS is a strategic environmental management tool that originally was designed for and mainly used by industrial organisations. READ MORE
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7. Corporate Environmental Management - Managing (in) a New Practice Area
Abstract : Adopting a phenomenological, sensemaking-based approach, this dissertation reviews and critiques a variety of theories proposed as explanations of corporate “greening” and the evolution of corporate environmental management (CEM), and then presents and analyzes an organization study to explore in greater depth how sensemaking can be used for research in this context. As its object, the ethnographically inspired organization study focuses upon CEM as an area of managerial and organizational practice. READ MORE
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8. Networks as a means of supporting the adoption of organisational innovations in SMEs : The case of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) based on ISO 14001
Abstract : Nowadays, a growing number of companies are aware of their responsibility to green their products, services and processes. Industrial companies have changed their attitude and developed more innovative and proactive environmental strategies due to market opportunities and in order to gain competitive advantage over competitors. READ MORE
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9. Green Concurrent Engineering: a model for DFE management programs
Abstract : Environmental considerations in product development are increasingly dealt with in the framework of certified environmental management systems such as ISO 14001. This allows industry to set objectives and assign responsibility for continuous improvement for DFE activities and environmental performance of products in DFE management programs. READ MORE
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10. Corporate Social Responsibility practice in the mining industry
Abstract : Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has frequently been discussed throughout the years. However, in the 1990s criticism of multinational companies and their production in developing countries resulted in new and more demanding requirements from society. READ MORE