The Management Tools and Methods Application of the Organization to Environmental Protection.
Rusko, Miroslav ; Kralikova, Ruzena ; Mikulova, Monika 等
The Management Tools and Methods Application of the Organization to Environmental Protection.
1. Introduction
Approach of organizations to environmental protection issues is
important because it determines the strategy of environmental protection
that will be implemented into action at an organization.
Enterprises in the past responded to a variety of environmental
challenges. First they did not respond at all, then respond only when a
crisis occurs, and eventually integrating environmental management
started into overall enterprise management through defined environmental
management system in order to ensure sustainable development of society.
It is a gradual transition from egocentric approach, allowing for the
fact that nature will deal with any activity, towards the eco-centric
one, which takes into account environmental considerations in economic
activities of the company [5].
For the business enterprise, sustainable development means adopting
business strategies and activities that meet the needs of the enterprise
and its stakeholders today while protecting, sustaining and enhancing
the human and natural resources that will be needed in the future. If
sustainable development is to achieve its potential, it must be
integrated into the planning and measurement and management systems of
business enterprises [1]. Considering the rising costs of natural
resources, the promulgation of environmental enforcement, new ways of
thinking, patterns of future liability (e.g. Polluter Pays) and the
increasingly competitive commercial market, it is indisputable that the
application of voluntary tools in industry is a "win-win"
situation, where production costs are reduced, energy is conserved,
waste and emissions are reduced and relationships with stakeholders
strengthened through increased transparency [10].
This paper considers the potential role for voluntary initiatives
and environmental regulations in the transition toward more sustainable
industrial systems. Several pervasive problems have hindered evaluation
of their environmental effectiveness so far including poorly specified
objectives, inadequate data on results and poorly specified baselines
for comparison. Economic results indicate that in different
circumstances, voluntary approaches may increase or decrease economic
efficiency [8]. These considerations suggest that while voluntary
initiatives can help us move toward more sustainable industrial systems,
considerable advances in the design and analysis of voluntary
initiatives will be required to harness their full potential.
2. Modern pro-environmental oriented management approaches
Modern pro-environmental oriented management approaches (as of BS
7750 standards, EMS, EMAS etc.) emphasizes the principle of continuous
improvement, based on the Deming Cycle, Fig. 1 [11],
The aim of environmentally oriented management is to minimize
negative impacts on the environment, optimize the use of raw materials
and energy resources, minimize waste and create conditions for
sustainable development. Sustainable development is of an upmost
priority of global society. We are talking of synchronized platform for:
* Integration, activity leaning towards sustainable development,
monitoring and assessment.
* Support of domestic technological development, research in
innovations including the need of suitable political environment for the
development and besides other also industrial diversification.
* Modernization of infrastructure and renovation of industry in
order to make them sustainable.
* Higher effectivity use of resources and better acceptance of
clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes.
* Achieving sustainable management and effective use of natural
resources.
An important role has played and continues to play a shift in the
threshold of general public and professional audience on the issue of
environmental pollution. Based on consumer pressure there has been a
shift towards proenvironmental activities in research, production and
management organizations. This was followed by informing the consumer
sector of such development e.g. the environmentally-friendly products
[2]. Followed by received feedback, which is consumers have become a
driving force, for those who make decisions on the market:
* Primary, which product is acceptable for them in terms of
environmental protection,
* Secondary, purchasing environmentally sound products (or making
provision for the purchase of a product weather the producer has
implemented EMS (EMAS), decide which organization is successful in the
market.
Such an important role can be successfully proven for consumers who
are pro- environmentally oriented and environmental protection is at
their value-among the priorities. In terms of implementation of
environmental policy in practice it is not a priority to persuade once
convinced, but to provide an appropriate form of information (such as
environmental labeling type I) to persuade undecided, respectively
consumerist- oriented consumers to become pro-environmentally oriented
driving force in the market [3], [4].
Because an organization with an established EMS requires that
subcontractors gradually introduce EMS and so gradually widened the
application of voluntary environmental policy instruments. Although it
is voluntary system, organization with an established EMS prefer
subcontractors and partner organizations with established EMS. This
creates pressure on the corporate sector, should an organization want to
succeed in the market, it has to "voluntarily" implement EMS.
Organization is not forced by legislation and sanction based
environmental policy instruments, but is voluntarily moved into
pro-environmental oriented path where the results often go beyond the
measures of legislative and penalty mechanisms of the state. A similar
approach and orientation can be seen with environmental product
labelling type I. This way, we find a gradual solution to tackle a
serious environmental problems and their elimination. The relevant
threshold shift of an organization is applied in addition to the
environmental sensitivity and moment of competition and selection.
Competition among organizations to achieve success, also due to their
pro-environmental orientation within its own economic policies are the
driving force of the market. Thus such oriented organizations in
selection of their partners in the context of their business prefer
organizations that are similarly pro-environmentally oriented
respectively they tolerate to a certain time (given impulse), while
partner organization (subcontractor) starts in its economic activities
to implement optional pro-environmental tools. In this way, more and
more organizations involved in voluntary pro-environmental oriented
activities.
The result should be that organizations, which proactively address
the potential, respectively existing environmental problems, reduce the
negative impact of their business on the environment [9]. The measures
implemented by the company in the context of environmental management
can have a diverse nature-- from minor organizational measures to
technical and technological changes that require major investments. In
its ultimately lead to more efficient use of resources, environmentally
respectful processes, reduced-emission and impacts etc. [5].
The organization must realize that environmental responsibility
lies within themselves. It is not enough to rely solely on meeting the
standards set by the legislative-sanction instruments of state policies
and thus transfer the responsibility of the environment to the state
[6]. Types of subject (organization) behavior as part of own
environmental responsibility can be viewed in Table. 1. Systemization of
organization approach towards environmental protection is possible from
several viewpoints are list in Table 2.
The voluntary instruments include activities (methods, procedures,
patterns of behavior etc.), which are enumerated or standardized at the
international level and which are implemented by businesses on voluntary
basis, outside the scope of legislation [4]. The examples of management
tools and methods application within the organization towards different
approaches to environmental protection are showed on Table 3.
3. Case study from the enterprise
Case study relates to a company which is engaged in manufacturing
of automotive components. The company has implemented environmental
management system according to ISO standards 14000. This standard of
environmental management system helps enterprises decrease its
ecological intensity, and reduce the pollution and waste. The company
opted for implementation of the environmental management system
according to standard ISO 14001, because it is a global company located
in the United States. The implementation of environmental management
system according to EMAS II relates to the countries of the European
Union. Application of pro-environmental voluntary instruments at an
organization as EMS takes its environmental responsibilities beyond the
standards set by the legislative-sanction instruments of state policy.
The company set itself the aim to reduce its energy intensity by 30
percent by year 2018 and have achieved a 11.7 percent reduction through
the end of year 2012. other environmental goals by year 2018 are to
reduce waste intensity by 20 percent, to reduce water intensity by 10
percent and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions intensity by 30 percent.
The company its goals gradually the meets and everything publishes using
the environmental reporting. Sustainable development also focus extends
to their supply partners. It cooperates with more than 100,000 direct
and indirect suppliers throughout the world and expects them to conduct
their operations in an environmentally and socially sustainable manner.
They use a variety of tools to assess suppliers, including background
checks, self-assessment surveys, site visits and audits. Of course,
companies should be deal with how to mitigate its impact on the
environment, but it is also important to give priority to cooperation
with other companies that are also environmentally responsible.
Therefore, these companies have an advantage in the competitive struggle
[7]. Pro-environmental application of voluntary instruments has become
not only part of the competitive struggle among them but also
company's image.
5. Conclusion
While most previous studies focused on an index of emissions
toxicity, this study examines three areas of impacts, none of which have
been explored in the literature: natural resource use, solid waste
generation, and wastewater effluent. The study is also unique in that
the effectiveness of standards ISO 14000 are considered in relation to
environmental regulations. Our findings are summarized as follows.
First, both ISO 14001 and report publication help reduce all three
impacts; the former appears more effective in all areas except
wastewater. Second, environmental regulations do not weaken the effect
of ISO 14001. Third, assistance programs offered by local governments a
voluntary approach promote facilities' adoption of ISO 14001. These
findings suggest that governments can use command-and-control and
voluntary approaches concurrently. The prospect of such an approach
should be sustainable society development. Formalized environmental
management systems are currently being implemented a worldwide. EMS,
either according standards ISO 14000 or EMAS, are among the most famous
and the best tools for all types of large enterprises allowing to
integrate environmental aims into their activities especially. It is a
voluntary proactive tool giving effect to the more integrated and more
flexible measures to reduce the negative impacts of the organization and
its activities on the environment.
The main goal of this paper is to show on the potential role for
voluntary initiatives and environmental regulations in the transition
toward more sustainable industrial systems, in light of these criteria.
The application of environmental regulations being instituted in most
countries and using of voluntary management tools to environmental
protection may encourage proper environmental planning for future
industrial development. In addition, voluntary initiatives can solve
some problems that are not covered by environmental legislation and may
lead to cost-effective solutions. Future research could also examine
whether positive the results from implementation of environmentally
oriented approaches are consistent for small and medium enterprises
(SME) and across countries.
DOI: 10.2507/27th.daaam.proceedings.042
6. Acknowledgments
This paper was written in frame of the work on the projects VEGA
1/0990/15 "The readiness of industrial enterprises to implement the
requirements of standards for quality management systems ISO 9001:2015
and environmental management systems ISO 14001:2014" and project
VEGA 1/0537/15 "Research of influence of chosen parameters of
working environment on working power and productivity".
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Tools and Methods Application of the Organization to Environmental
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pp.0283-0288, B. Katalinic (Ed.), Published by DAAAM International, ISBN
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Caption: Figure 1. Deming cycle
Table 1. Subject behaviour within the its own environmental
responsibility
Type of behavior
Intensity of Social and Social and
organization environmental duty environmental
involvement response
Emphasis on: Economic and Economic and
environmental environmental
legislative legislative
responsibility of an responsibility of an
organization organization
Type of behavior
Intensity of Social and
organization environmental
involvement sensitivity
Emphasis on: Economic,
environmental,
legislative, social
and public
responsibility of an
organization
Table 2. Systemization of basic approaches of and organization
towards environmental protection.
BASIC APPROACHES OF AN ORGANIZATION TOWARDS
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Passive approach The organization practically does
[up arrow] not care about the issue of
environmental protection. (Note:
the state organizations may be
constrained towards pro-
environmental oriented activities
e.g. the availability of funds from
a central source, respectively
disinterest of competent bodies)
[down arrow] * Organization responds to the
Reactive approach development of environmental
legislation.
* Organization addresses issues of
environmental protection solely on
the ground to bring it into line
with regulatory measures
(legislative and sanctions) however
itself it does not proactively
[up arrow] seeks ways to minimize their
negative effects on the
environment.
VOLUN- [down arrow] Based on principles
TARY
APP- Prevention Wariness Integration
ROACH
Preventive Prevention Prevention Complex
approach of of evaluation
pollution secondary process,
of the unwanted ie the
[up arrow] environment objects, process in
(it is i.e. not question
cheaper only is
and more dangerous considered
effective and toxic integrally
than products in all
additionally stages and
remove it, effects of
resp. all
bears its environmental
consequences). impacts
that are
considered
inseparable
[down arrow] Organization One-sided
itself is commitments as
actively environmental
seeking ways in polluters
which the
impact of its Public
activities on voluntary
the environment programs, i.e.
can be reduced voluntary
environmental
solutions
initiated by
public
institutions
Negotiated
Voluntary agreements,
proactive i.e. voluntary
approach environmental
agreements
The
organization
builds
environmentally
oriented
management
approach (EMS/
EMAS, resp.
IMS) at all
levels of
organization
management.
This is based
on the
principles of
continuous
improvement, in
terms of own
active
environmental
policy, with
possible
application of
additional /
other
environmental
oriented tools.
The aim is to
be constantly
improving the
environmental
efficiency and
environmental
performance of
an
[up arrow] organization.
[down arrow] Organization Organization
itself is builds
Voluntary actively environmentally
proactive and seeking ways to oriented
sustainable align its management
management activities with approach at all
approach sustainable levels of
development management,
which is based
on the
principles of
continuous
improvement, in
terms of its
active
environmental
policy.
Using EST is
improving
environmental
efficiency and
environmental
performance of
an organization
in accordance
with the
paradigm of
sustainability.
Explanatory note: [up arrow] [down arrow]--no strict boundaries
exist between individual approaches, transition stages of
development.
Table 3. Examples of management tools and methods application
MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND METHODS APPLICATION
Passive * From historical point
approach
* Currently it is more issue of
legislation breach and ignorance
of legislative regulations
Reactive * Dilution of pollutants prior
approach their discharges into the
environment
* End technologies ("end of pipe"
technology), i.e. capture of
pollutants before they enter the
environment
* Concentration control of
pollutants prior their release into
the environment
* Execution of the so-called No
Waste (low-waste) technology
* Recycling technologies
VOLUN- Preventive * Various forms of cleaner
TARY approach strategies of production--Cleaner
APP- Production
ROACH
* Waste Reduction
* Waste Minimization
* Waste Reduction at the Source
* Reducing Pollution at the Source
* Pollution Prevention
* Eco-efficiency
Voluntary One-sided * Program
proactive commitments as Responsible
approach environmental Care
of polluters
Public * EMAS (Eco-
voluntary Management and
programs, i.e. Audit Scheme);
voluntary within EU
environmental
solutions * Environmental
initiated by evaluation and
public labelling of
institutions products,
national and
multinational
programs
Negotiated * Conventions
agreements, ("covenants")
i.e. voluntary
environmental * Individual
agreements public environ.
agreements
* Private
environ.
agreements
The * EMS
organization (Environmental
builds Management
environmentally Systems)
oriented
management: * EMAS (Eco-
EMS/EMAS, IMS. Management and
Continuous Audit Scheme)
improvement in
terms of own * EA--
active Environmental
environmental Audit
policy, with
application of * ER--
additional/ Environmental
other Reporting
environmental
oriented tools. * Environmental
Improving the evaluation and
environmental labelling of
efficiency and products: EL-
environmental -Eco-labelling
performance of
an * LCA--Life
organization. Cycle
Assessment;
Eco-balance
* Eco-design
* EPE--
Environmental
Performance
Evaluation
Voluntary Environmental tool mix based
proactive and on application of generic
sustainable approaches EMS/EMAS (resp.
management IMS), and other
approach environmentally oriented
approaches aimed at
application of EST especially
with the possible use of EL,
LCA, etc.
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