December 4, 2010 by John Morelli and admin | Filed under: Research Category Descriptions
The way we respond to different situations depends on how we perceive the world and how we think it works. Living life is not a zero-based decision-making process. It tends most often to be an incremental process where we add and interpret new information to existing meanings and understandings that are rarely reevaluated in the [...]
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“I suppose I think that sustainability is not about the destination, it’s about the method of travel…it’s about doing the right thing while we are here.” Melissa Lamphron, Oct. 2005 Setting sustainability as an ultimate destination is an important mental adjustment to make, but developing strategies and tools to make that journey is what sustainability [...]
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This topic examines elements of the role of the environmental manager, including: the extent to which the role of the environmental manager is and should be defined by the profession rather than the company and which specific elements of our responsibilities should be considered professional practice (See: Role of the EM in the organization.); the [...]
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It is generally well-accepted wisdom that what isn’t measured can’t be controlled. So measurement is important. But measurement provides more than just information on the effectiveness of controls; it also provides information on the values of the culture within which the measurements are being taken. Deciding upon environmental performance metrics can, in many cases, be [...]
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The environmental management profession is made up of individuals with a wide range of academic and experiential backgrounds, including, but certainly not limited to: civil, chemical, and environmental engineers; chemists, biologists, geologists, and environmental scientists; lawyers, financial managers, human resource directors, operations managers, and a relatively small but hopefully increasing number of individuals who were [...]
