June 30, 2008 by Frances and | Filed under: 1, 2, 3-In the industry and in the workplace, Overview
Click here for word document summary of conclusions.
Findings of 2nd Environmental Leadership Symposium- EM in Workplace
Comments are welcome.
June 18, 2008 by Scott Wolcott , John Morelli and | Filed under: 2, 3-Manager vs. Scientist/Engineer, Overview
Greetings,
Our task is to determine the optimum skill set for a successful environmental manager. Should he or she share more of the characteristics of a manager or a engineer/scientist? Or, perhaps more accurately, which of these characteristics and skills should the environmental manager have?
Attached are two documents. The first is a summary of the professional [...]
June 17, 2008 by Brian Butler | Filed under: 1, 2, 3-The Goal of the Environmental Manager, Overview
Hello all,
I will be leading a workshop entitled “The Goal of the Environmental Manager” at the Environmental Management Leadership Symposium being held at the Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary. I’m looking forward to presenting some interesting views on the goals of the environmental management profession; some of the issues that we will be discussing [...]
by Scott Wolcott and John Morelli | Filed under: 2, 3-Manager vs. Scientist/Engineer, Overview
Greetings,
I’m looking forward to working on this topic. Attached is a brief overview of the general workshop topic and a proposed outline for our discussion.
Cheers,
Scott
Overview summary and discussion outline
May 28, 2008 by Brian Butler | Filed under: 1-The Impact of the Wal-Mart Sustainability Scorecard o, Overview
The Wal-Mart Sustainability Scorecard is but one of many metrics/scorecards/calculators used in regard to sustainable practices. The findings of this workshop were that there were conflicting interests at play that make the use of the scorecard challenging. Additionally, there was a consensus view that the scorecard could effect the supply chain in both directions (“up [...]
by Brian Butler | Filed under: 1-The EM as an Industrial Ecologist, Overview
Environmental managers are evolving to become sustainability managers.
Their analytic perspective needs to move from a risk/hazard mentality to resilience/sustainability mentality.
Current Strategies for Resilience
Business
• Contingency Planning
• Supply Chain Diversity
• Supply Chain Ownership
Environmental
• Source Reduction
• Personal Protection
• Remediation
What is needed is capability to change, adapt, and be flexible to market place, regulatory, and environmental conditions.
We need to [...]
by Brian Butler | Filed under: 1, 2-Sustainability Labeling and Consumer Education, Overview
There is a need to inform consumers on sustainability of products to enable them to make informed purchasing decisions, and subsequently there is much need for identifying and effectively assessing methods to inform consumers.
This workshop produced a few consensus thoughts on sustainability labeling & consumer education; such as on the topic of what makes a [...]
by Brian Butler and John Morelli | Filed under: 1, 2, 3-In the industry and in the workplace, Overview
There was consensus that environmental managers in the workplace are change agents who lead the workplace beyond compliance and ultimately towards sustainability.
Definition: A Change agent is a person whose presence or thought processes cause a change from the traditional way of handling or thinking about a problem.
Business Dictionary. Dictionary of Business Terms. Copyright © 2000 [...]
by Brian Butler | Filed under: 1, 3-What Should Be Measured and Why?, Overview
For this workshop, the underlying assumption was that as a society we need to measure the environmental performance of every company, due in part to the concept that we cannot manage what we cannot measure properly. There were multiple examples of “what to measure” discussed during this workshop; for example, outcomes vs. drivers, absolute vs. [...]
by Brian Butler | Filed under: 1-Life-Cycle-Analysis (LCA), Overview
At the conclusion of this workshop, there was a general feeling that environmental managers must be aware of several key issues with regard to Life Cycle Analysis; these were: exactly what LCA tools are available, how these tools can be applied, how to guide others with regard to the application of these tools, and how [...]
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