RIT Symposium 2009 Workshop Summary: The Goal of the EM

The world is rapidly changing.
As an environmental manager, we must define and redefine ourselves continually to remain relevant, to improve the quality of life, and to ensure our future's sustainability.

[1], [4] discussed at the RIT Symposium.
[2] discussed in Budapest, Hungary.
[3] discussed in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

• Presentations
  • Corporate Social Responsibility, Sustainability and Accountability: The Need for a Relational View of the Firm [4]
  • Environmental Education and Sustainable Consumption: The education of future environmental managers [4]
  • Value of Eco-services and the Organization [4]
• Research Category Descriptions
• RESEARCH CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALING
  • Certification and Licensing — Exploring Creation of a Unified Credential for Environmental Professionals [4]
  • Codes of Practice
  • Competencies of the Environmental Manager [2, 3, 4]
  • Profession vs. Vocation
  • Professional Oaths
  • Standards of Competence
  • Undergraduate Education for Environmental Managers
• RESEARCH CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
  • Comparison and Consistency
  • Standards of Practice
  • Sustainability Metrics [4]
  • What Should Be Measured and Why? [1,3]
• RESEARCH CATEGORY: THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER
  • In the host community [1, 4]
  • In the industry and in the workplace [1, 2, 3]
  • Job Crafting in Action [1]
  • Regarding Social Responsibility [1, 2, 4]
  • The EM as an Environmental Sales person/Educator
  • The EM as an Industrial Ecologist [1]
  • The EM Role in Environmental Justice
  • The EM Role in Greening Transportation
  • The Goal of the Environmental Manager [1, 2, 3, 4]
• RESEARCH CATEGORY: TOOLS FOR SUSTAINABILITY
  • Effectiveness of Environmental Management Systems [2,3]
  • Environmental Valuation and Accounting [1]
  • Evaluation of Natural Resources
  • Impact of the Wal-Mart Sustainability Scorecard [1]
  • Integrating EHS Management into Organizational Excellence [4]
  • Life-Cycle-Analysis (LCA) [1], [4]
  • Multiple-Bottom-Line Thinking [4]
  • Paying for Sustainability [4]
  • Sustainability Labeling and Consumer Education [1,2]
  • Sustainability Reporting as a Lever for Action
  • Sustainable Resource Use
  • Using Strategic Business to Maximize the Benefits of ISO 14001 [4]
  • Using Your EMS to Move Toward Sustainability [4]
• RESEARCH CATEGORY: UNDERSTANDING UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS
  • Eco-Services and Business: Implications for Environmental Strategy [4]
  • From Eco-Efficiency to Eco-Effectiveness [1,2]
  • Generating Sustainability Innovation [4]
  • Growth vs. Development
  • Industrialized vs Developing Economies
  • Moving from Eco-Marketing to Sustainable Consumption [4]
  • Purpose of Business and the Role of the Corporation
  • The Role of Environmental Ethics in Decision-making