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"Only when I saw the Earth from space, in all its ineffable beauty and
fragility, did I realize that humankind's most urgent task is to cherish and
preserve it for future generations."
~ Sigmund Jahn
One of the most influential areas
of government environmental policy has been the development and gradual
implementation of extended producer responsibility (EPR).
The objective of EPR is to promote the conservation of resources, reduce the use and
generation of toxic and hazardous materials and energy, and reduce the
quantity of wastes for final disposal.
Many multinational companies have
launched comprehensive and innovative environmental programs on their own,
not just for themselves but for their
suppliers as well, most of whom are
SMEs. |
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New Corporate Approaches to Environmental
Issues
Alibaba (China)
Cleaner Production
Features
Strategies
Measuring CP
ESTs
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To achieve more, stop manipulating the
natural way and be in accord with reality. |
Lao Tzu |
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"EPR is a logical extension of the
"polluter-pays principle. It rests on an argument that the environmental
impacts of resource depletion, waste and pollution are a function of the
system of production and consumption of goods and services. Those impacts
are substantially determined at the point of production, which is when key
choices are made – on materials, on processing and finishing technology, on
product function and durability, on systems of distribution and
marketing
and so on. If that system is to evolve in a
way that reduces environmental impacts, then there is a need for policies
that create appropriate feedback mechanisms for producers that will direct
producers' investment towards continuous environmental improvement,"
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Helen Lewis and John Gertsakis, authors of Design + Environment |
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Design for Environment
Brief Outline
Design for Waste Minimization
Design for Waste Recycling
Environmentally Sustainable Business
EQMS
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