Environmental managers have knowledge and skills that have relevance beyond the company fence-line. As professionals, they have a responsibility to their employer to provide appropriate guidance and direction regarding the broader “environment.” As citizens, they’re obligated to consider the well-being of the communities in which they work, play and reside.
April 28, 2008 by
Mason Baziw | Filed under: In the host community [1, 4] | No Comments »
Anthony E Ladd, Bob Edwards. “Corporate swine and capitalist pigs: A decade of environmental injustice and protest in North Carolina. ” Social Justice 29.3 (2002): 26-46. Research Library. ProQuest. RIT Lib., Rochester, NY.. 28 Apr. 2008
This article provides many examples of what must be done by environmental managers to combat environmental issues in the host community. The swine industry has repeatedly been known to have many socio-environmental issues involved with its operations. Many of these swine farms are huge in size and do not take into account the people that live in the area. Also, it has been noted that most of the environmental impacts occur in impoverished areas and the farms take no regard for the humans that live near by. This is a case different from community outreach or education, but rather of one where environmental managers must ensure that the community is protected by the actions of such businesses. We must strive to not only educate the community but also work hard to gain support within the company we work for to protect the community it resides in. I find the idea of environmental justice to be of supreme importance to environmental managers and something that we should all embrace and make sure that all people no matter race, religion, or finances are protected from the environmental impacts of our company.
April 28, 2008 by
NICOLAS HERNANDEZ and
amathew | Filed under: Collaboratory,In the host community [1, 4],RESEARCH CATEGORY: THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER | No Comments »
Corporate Awakening
Abstract:
This is an extreme case related to the role of the environmental manager in the host community, but it shows that the environmental manager has to deal at the local, national and international level with all kind of governmental and non-government organizations.
This paper discusses the TOTAL S.A. attempts to make a difference in the host community of Myanmar. Their efforts are complicated due to the oppressive military regimen in this country. Because of the military numerous violations of political and human rights, the international organizations or non-government organizations are not willing to work with TOTAL S.A. to delivery the social programs to the people of Myanmar.
TOTAL S.A. is still able to delivery some services to the community but they are not as effective as the non government organizations.
TOTAL S.A. has a credibility issue as the international community questions their decision of doing business in a country that is ruled by a military regime with a horrendous record of human right violations. International human right group felt that TOTAL S.A.’s investment in Myanmar is supporting the military regime.
The paper recommends that in host communities that are ruled by oppressive leaders an agreement should be made with reputable international organizations or no-government organizations prior to set up operations. This will insure access to all members of the host community
Source: Business Strategy and the Environment [Bus. Strat. Environ.]. Vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 216-229. 2005.ISSN: 0964-4733 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street Hoboken NJ 07030 USA, custserv@wiley.com, http://www.wiley.com/
April 28, 2008 by
NICOLAS HERNANDEZ and
amathew | Filed under: Collaboratory,In the host community [1, 4],RESEARCH CATEGORY: THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER | No Comments »
Quantifying Economic and Environmental Benefits of Co-Located Firms
This paper is really about industrial symbiosis. A win-win strategy that engages separate industries to work together and engage in physical exchanges of material, water, energy and by products. I see this approach as an opportunity for the environmental manager in the host community to minimize or eliminate the negative impact in the local environment.
This article focuses in the industrial symbiosis network in Guayama, Puerto Rico.
The companies are benefiting by recycling resources at a much lower cost and at the same time make their byproduct available to other companies and eliminating or minimizing their disposal cost.
The community benefit because they do not have to give up their valuable resources and get their energy and other products at lower cost because of the resource sharing by these company in their community. The also benefit from lower pollution levels. It is reported that because of this arrangement there was a 99.5% reduction in SO2 emissions in Guayama, Puerto Rico.
April 21, 2008 by
NICOLAS HERNANDEZ and
Mason Baziw | Filed under: In the host community [1, 4],RESEARCH CATEGORY: THE ROLE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER | 1 Comment »
Hello, I feel very privileged to participate in the discussion of such important issues. I do not have any previous experience in EHS, but I would like to learn on how I can actively participate in preventing and reversing any future damage to the environment
I have read several articles related to the role of the Environmental Manager in the Host Community and I found them very fascinating. The responsibilities of the EM in the host community range from protecting the environment to the betterment of the society beyond the walls of he company. It is also very interesting to see the reactions or consequences of our actions in the host community from the community members and from the government. The EM may also have to deal with reactions from the international community regarding environment and human right issues among many others.
The range of problems and opportunities within this field are multiples and diverse. I am looking forward to discuss them with you.
April 21, 2008 by
John Morelli | Filed under: In the host community [1, 4] | No Comments »
The topics of discussion for this workshop will be:
• The expectations of the profession regarding the responsibilities of the environmental manager to the community that hosts his or her company?
• The appropriate role of the environmental manager in participating in guiding and directing his or her organization with respect to its obligation to the public good of the host community?
March 25, 2008 by
Mason Baziw | Filed under: In the host community [1, 4] | No Comments »
Hello everyone,
I am excited to be a part of this research group and getting to work with all of you. I find the role of the environmental manager in the host community to be a very interesting topic and I look forward to seeing what everyone has to offer. With the symposium a little more than a month away I think it would be a good idea to start discussing our feelings and the research we have done thus far.
I’d like to hear what everyone thinks is their role as an environmental manager in the host community. No matter if you are already a professional or still a student like me, I believe we probably all have some ideas on what our role is or will be. It will be interesting to see everyone’s ideas and from this maybe we can generate further discussion.
My feelings: I feel that as an environmental manager my role in the host community is an extremely important one. An environmental manager can be tasked with many things and take on a lot of responsibility dealing with the specific industry or workplace that they work in. However, it has to be a priority of EM’s that they look “outside the fence” and consider the impacts of their work on the host community. Just because our workers are safe doesn’t always mean that the community outside is safe from our companies operations. To me, the term environmental manager somewhat answers what our role is. We are “environmental managers” which includes managing the environment and the environment extends beyond our facility. In turn, we must make the surrounding community and environment a priority. We must protect the community from any adverse impacts caused by our facility while also protecting the facility itself. There are many ways to do this such as: public notices and meetings, environmental education for the community, etc. I believe one major component of our role is acting as a liaison between the community and the facility where we work. The public will have concerns and we will have to address these in a manner which is best for the facility and the community. These are just a few of my thoughts and please feel free to comment or even criticize.
Have a great week!!
Mason
January 15, 2008 by
John Morelli and
Brian Butler | Filed under: In the host community [1, 4],Overview | No Comments »
Welcome to the discussion!
Researchers working on this important subtopic include: Ann Howard, Kate Kulholski, Mason Baziw and Nicholas Hernandez. Listed below are the various postings from the research team. Some will be abstracts of and links to relevant literature. Others will be original work posted here for comments, criticisms, suggestions, questions, etc. from professional environmental managers who visit this site. If you are interested in participating on this professional research team, or learning more about it, please contact us by clicking here.
January 11, 2008 by
amathew ,
John Morelli ,
Brian Butler | Filed under: In the host community [1, 4],Literature Review | No Comments »
This article presents a role/ responsibility for the [environmental] manager in risk communication and community education, all together, better relations between the facility and the community with regard to environmental and safety issues. This article is highly recommended for a role or responsibility of the environmental manager in the host community.
January 11, 2008 by
amathew ,
John Morelli ,
Brian Butler | Filed under: In the host community [1, 4],Literature Review | No Comments »
This article presents a role/responsibility for the environmental manager in risk communication and community education. This article is highly recommended for a role or responsibility of the environmental manager in the host community.
