[gep-ed] standard operating procedures and environmental effects?

2014-06-10 Thread Beth DeSombre
Hi folks: I'm trying to find a literature on business standard operating procedures, or routine operations, and their effects on the environment (for good or for bad). I'm interested in the idea that routines that were established for one purpose end up having negative environmental effects

Re: [gep-ed] standard operating procedures and environmental effects?

2014-06-10 Thread Aseem Prakash
Hi Beth: There is a huge literature on Environmental Management Systems (EMS) which establish internal routines for firms. This includes the voluminous literature on ISO 14001 but beyond that as well covering other voluntary programs. There are important debates on how different types of