WIT Press

Environmental Management Versus Quality Management - Similar Or Controversial Systems

Price

Free (open access)

Volume

6

Pages

6

Published

1994

Size

631 kb

Paper DOI

10.2495/ENV940182

Copyright

WIT Press

Author(s)

C.P. Heiss, P.H. Osanna & A. Osanna

Abstract

Ecological thoughts have to start from an international - or rather global - initial base and proceed with a systematic, extensive analysis of particular and entity as well as interrelationship. International quality management (ISO 9000) is a good base for building environmental management practice. It offers the opportunity to apply a well known system - in a modified form - for solving a company's environmental problems. Additionally, it can push the environmental cause far beyond national boarders, maybe throughout the world 1 Introduction Legislation, consumers and environmental organisations are increasingly putting pressure

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