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Author Reniers, Genserik L. L

Title Management Principles of Sustainable Industrial Chemistry : Theories, Concepts and Indusstrial Examples for Achieving Sustainable Chemical Products and Processes from a Non-Technological Viewpoint
Edition 2nd ed
Published Weinheim : Wiley, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (386 pages)
Contents Cover; Related Titles; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; List of Contributors; Part I: Introductory Section; 1: Editorial Introduction; 1.1 From Industrial to Sustainable Chemistry, a Policy Perspective; 1.2 Managing Intraorganizational Sustainability; 1.3 Managing Horizontal Interorganizational Sustainability; 1.4 Managing Vertical Interorganizational Sustainability; 1.5 Sustainable Chemistry in a Societal Context; 2: History and Drivers of Sustainability in the Chemical Industry; 2.1 The Rise of Public Pressure; 2.2 Industry Responded; 2.3 An Evolving Framework
2.4 Conclusions: the Sustainability DriversReferences; 3: From Industrial to Sustainable Chemistry, a Policy Perspective; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control; 3.3 From IED to Voluntary Systems; 3.4 Sustainability Challenges for Industry; 3.5 Conclusion; References; 4: Sustainable Industrial Chemistry from a Nontechnological Viewpoint; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Intraorganizational Management for Enhancing Sustainability; 4.3 Horizontal Interorganizational Management for Enhancing Sustainability; 4.4 Vertical Interorganizational Management for Enhancing Sustainability
4.5 Sustainable Chemistry in a Societal Context4.6 Conclusions; References; Part II: Managing Intra-Organizational Sustainability; 5: Building Corporate Social Responsibility -- Developing a Sustainability Management System Framework; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Development of a CSR Management System Framework; 5.3 Conclusions; References; 6: Sustainability Assessment Methods and Tools; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Sustainability Assessment Framework; 6.3 Impact Indicators and Assessment Methodologies; 6.4 Conclusions; References; 7: Integrated Business and SHESE Management Systems; 7.1 Introduction
7.2 Requirements for Integrating Management Systems7.3 Integrating Management Systems: Obstacles and Advantages; 7.4 Integrated Risk Management Models; 7.5 Characteristics and Added Value of an Integrated Model; Integrated Management in Practice; 7.6 Conclusions; References; 8: Supporting Process Design by a Sustainability KPIs Methodology; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Quantitative Assessment of Sustainability KPIs in Process Design Activities; 8.3 Identification of Relevant KPIs: the "Tree of Impacts"; 8.4 Criteria for Normalization and Aggregation of the KPIs
8.5 Customization and Sensitivity Analysis in Early KPI AssessmentReferences; Part III: Managing Horizontal Interorganizational Sustainability; 9: Industrial Symbiosis and the Chemical Industry: between Exploration and Exploitation; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Understanding Industrial Symbiosis; 9.3 Resourcefulness; 9.4 Putting Resourcefulness to the Test; 9.5 Conclusions; References; 10: Cluster Management for Improving Safety and Security in Chemical Industrial Areas; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 Cluster Management; 10.3 Cross-Organizational Learning on Safety and Security; 10.4 Discussion
Summary Approaching sustainability from the perspectives of engineering and multiple scientific disciplines, this book incorporates the concepts of intergenerational equity and ecological capabilities, while promoting scientific rigor for the analysis of sustainability and the use of appropriate metrics to determine the comparative merits of alternatives. The chapters are organized around the key non-technological themes of sustainable industrial chemistry and provide an overview of the managerial principles to enhance sustainability in the chemicals sector. The book strives to provide an intellec
Notes 10.5 Conclusions
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Subject Chemical engineering -- Environmental aspects
Chemical engineering -- Management
Sustainability.
Chemical engineering -- Environmental aspects
Sustainability
Form Electronic book
Author S?rensen, Kenneth
Vrancken, Karl
ISBN 9783527649501
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9783527649518
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