Workshop: The Role of the Environmental Manager Regarding Social Responsibility
March 31, 2009 by John Morelli | Filed under: General,Regarding Social Responsibility [1, 2, 4]
Social responsibility requires an understanding that goes beyond the rule of law and recognizes obligations that are not mandated by law. This expanded perspective is broader than the most common expectations of the environmental manager and include not only protection of the natural environment and pollution prevention, but also sustainable resource use, restoration of the natural environment and climate change mitigation and adaptation. Thus the environmental management profession needs to redefine itself in this regard.
This workshop will examine the relationship between operational and professional goals of the environmental manager and attempt to identify parallel elements among areas of social responsibility that the profession may be well situated to address.
Moderator: John Morelli