Title :
Implementation of Environmental Management Systems in Swedish industry
Author :
Bäckmar, J. ; Ritzén, S. ; Norell, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Machine Design, R. Inst. of Technol., Stockholm, Sweden
Abstract :
This paper reports results and conclusions based on interviews concerning the implementation of Environmental Management Systems in Swedish industry. The main question areas were: How is ISO 14001 implemented? What are the effects/results of the system? Do key factors exist for successful implementation? The results show that management support is crucial to the success, and that initiation of the ISO 14001 should be made at the corporate level, furthermore, planning is considered as an important activity but is often overseen. Having a full time employee in the project is also judged to be a key for success. Effects of the system are e.g., energy savings, material savings and subsequently, cost savings
Keywords :
ISO standards; environmental factors; management; Environmental Management Systems; ISO 14001 implementation; Swedish industry; corporate level; cost savings; energy savings; full time project employee; management support; material savings; planning; Companies; Costs; Environmental management; ISO standards; Medical services; Monitoring; Petroleum; Planning; Standards development; Sustainable development;
Conference_Titel :
Environmentally Conscious Design and Inverse Manufacturing, 1999. Proceedings. EcoDesign '99: First International Symposium On
Conference_Location :
Tokyo
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0007-2
DOI :
10.1109/ECODIM.1999.747670
