May 7, 2008 by
LYNN DALEY and
Mason Baziw | Filed under: From Eco-Efficiency to Eco-Effectiveness [1,2]
I’ve attached the presentation prepared by Stefano Pogutz, Anna Miller and Lynn Daley based on the morning and afternoon session for ”From Eco-Efficiency to Eco-Effectiveness.” The presentation summarizes the discussion and findings of participants: Brian Butler, John Morrelli, Lisa Greenwood, Erin Sullivan, Richard Poduska and Joe Sarkis. from-eco-efficiency-to-eco-effectiveness.ppt
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April 28, 2008 by
LYNN DALEY | Filed under: From Eco-Efficiency to Eco-Effectiveness [1,2]
Eco-efficiency, however measured, results in a net loss to resources and net gain to toxic, unsalable waste. When the focus is on efficiency, the mind-set is “cradle to grave.” The focus of eco-effectiveness, on the other hand, is “cradle to cradle” with a mind set that, as William McDonough puts it, waste must equal food. [...]
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April 21, 2008 by
LYNN DALEY and
Brian Butler | Filed under: From Eco-Efficiency to Eco-Effectiveness [1,2]
Eco-efficiency and Eco-effectiveness are not the same. The return on eco-efficiency is diminishing. The focus must shift to eco-effectiveness. Business and industry will require a framework in which to do so. This workshop will attempt to develop a framework from which businesses may move to eco-efficiency from eco-effectiveness.
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April 11, 2008 by
LYNN DALEY | Filed under: General,In the industry and in the workplace [1, 2, 3]
Focusing merely on compliance with federal regulations does not guarantee environmental protection. In many cases, compliance still allows a negative impact on the environment. This article addresses ISO 14001 and evaluates it effectiveness as an environmental management system whose fundamental principle is continual improvement. It suggests that the environmental paradigm must shift from a compliance-focused [...]
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March 28, 2008 by
LYNN DALEY | Filed under: From Eco-Efficiency to Eco-Effectiveness [1,2]
Stefano e-mailed Elaine and I the following questions. I just wanted to post them here. Proposed questions are as follows: • Is eco-efficiency enough? • How are eco-efficiency and eco-effectiveness linked? • Companies that integrated eco-efficiency in their decision making improved also their eco-effectiveness (or reduced their ecological footprint)? • Do we have to elaborate [...]
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March 28, 2008 by
LYNN DALEY and
Joe Rosenbeck | Filed under: In the industry and in the workplace [1, 2, 3]
I’m a business continuity professional. It’s similar to the environmental professional (from what I’ve learned thus far) in that the position is outside of business operations, but must influence business operations so that appropriate continuity outcomes are achieved. I think that, like business continuity, standards for the environmental profession need to be defined by the [...]
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March 27, 2008 by
LYNN DALEY | Filed under: From Eco-Efficiency to Eco-Effectiveness [1,2]
Human Health and the Built Environment Section 4 of the attached article “Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment: A New Vision of Environmental Health for the 21st Century” focuses on human health as a required outcome of of eco-effectiveness. The workshop contributers suggest that starting within the framework environmental justice and that designers/builders must must engage [...]
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