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  • 标题:The Management Tools and Methods Application of the Organization to Environmental Protection.
  • 作者:Rusko, Miroslav ; Kralikova, Ruzena ; Mikulova, Monika
  • 期刊名称:Annals of DAAAM & Proceedings
  • 印刷版ISSN:1726-9679
  • 出版年度:2017
  • 期号:January
  • 出版社:DAAAM International Vienna
  • 摘要: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].

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".

7. References

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[10] UNEP (2004) Voluntary Environmental Initiatives For Sustainable Industrial Development. United Nations Publication. 55 p. ISBN 92-807-2480-0

[11] Environmental management: The ISO 14000 Family of International Standards [online]. ISO Central Secretariat. Switzerland, 2009 ISBN 978-92-67-10500-0.

Available from <http://www.iso.org/iso/theiso14000family_2009.pdf> [cit. 2016- 04-14]

This Publication has to be referred as: Rusko, M[iroslav]; Kralikova, R[uzena] & Mikulova, M[onika] (2016). The Management Tools and Methods Application of the Organization to Environmental Protection, Proceedings of the 27th DAAAM International Symposium, pp.0283-0288, B. Katalinic (Ed.), Published by DAAAM International, ISBN 9783-902734-08- 2, ISSN 1726-9679, Vienna, Austria

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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