Environmental Management Versus Quality Management - Similar Or Controversial Systems
Price
Free (open access)
Transaction
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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