Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS) : Improving Sustainability and Competitiveness in the Agri-Food Chain with Innovative Environmental Management Tools

edited by Roberta Salomone, Maria Teresa Clasadonte, Maria Proto, Andrea Raggi

PART I: Background and Concept -- 1. Innovative Environmental Management Tools For the Agri-Food Chain -- PART II: Integrated Management Systems (IMS) -- 2. The Integration of Quality Management and Environmental Management Systems -- 3. A Model of Integrated Management System for Agri-Food Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) -- 4. The Implementation of Integrated Management System in Agri-Food SMEs -- PART III - Simplified Life Cycle Assessment (s-LCA) -- 5. Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) For the Agri-Food Sector -- 6. A Model of Simplified LCA For Agri-Food SMEs -- 7. The Implementation of s-LCA in Agri-Food SMEs -- PART IV: Environmental Labels and Declarations -- 8. Environmental Labels and Declarations in the Agri-Food Sector -- 9. Guidelines for Environmental Labels in the Agri-Food SMEs -- 10. The Implementation of the Guidelines for Environmental Labels and Declarations in Agri-Food SMEs -- PART V: Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems (POEMS) -- 11. Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems: Methodologies and Experiences -- 12. A Model of Product-Oriented Environmental Management System (POEMS) for Agri-Food SMEs -- 13. The Implementation of Product-Oriented Environmental Management Systems in Agri-Food SMEs

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Year of publication:	2013
Authors:	Salomone, Roberta
Other Persons:	Clasadonte, Maria Teresa (contributor) ; Proto, Maria (contributor) ; Raggi, Andrea (contributor)
Publisher:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands
Subject:	Umweltmanagement \| Environmental management \| Nachhaltigkeit \| Sustainability \| Agroindustrie \| Agro-industry \| Nachhaltige Entwicklung \| Sustainable development \| Lieferkette \| Supply chain \| Umweltaudit \| Ernährungswirtschaft \| Umweltbilanz \| Umweltzeichen
Description of contents:	Description [swbplus.bsz-bw.de]

Extent:	Online-Ressource (XVII, 332 p. 34 illus, digital)
Series:	SpringerLink / Bücher
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; Part I Background and Concepts; 1 Innovative Environmental Management Tools for the Agri-Food Chain; 1.1…Introduction: Management of the Environmental Variable in the Agri-Food Sector; 1.2…Product-Oriented Environmental Management: Moving Outside the Boundaries of Traditional Environmental Management; 1.2.1 Products in Environmental Management Systems; 1.2.2 Product-Oriented Environmental Management System; 1.3…The Role of POEMS in the Improvement of Economic and Competitive Performance 1.3.1 The Relevance of Economic Issues in the Adoption of Environmental Management Systems1.3.2 Accounting for the Environment: The Pros and Cons in the Life-Cycle Approach; 1.3.2.1 The General Aspects of Environmental Accounting; 1.3.2.2 The Multi-Dimensional Notion of Environmental Cost and the Boundaries of the Accounting System; 1.3.2.3 The Integration of the Economic Variable in the Life-Cycle Approach; 1.3.3 The Benefits of POEMS in the Improvement of Economic Performance at Firm Level and at Supply Chain Level; 1.4…A POEMS Framework for the Agri-Food Industry; 1.5…Conclusions ReferencesPart II Integrated Management Systems (IMS); 2 The Integration of Quality Management and Environmental Management Systems; 2.1…Introduction; 2.2…Quality and Environmental Management Systems: The Pillars for Integration; 2.2.1 Quality Management Systems; 2.2.2 Environmental Management Systems; 2.3…Literature Review: Critical Analysis and State-of-the-Art of IMS; 2.4…Conclusions; References; 3 A Model of Integrated Management System for Agri-Food Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs); 3.1…Introduction; 3.2…A Model of Integrated Management System for Agri-Food SMEs 3.2.1 Purpose and Scope3.2.2 Normative References; 3.2.3 Terms and Definitions; 3.2.4 Integrated Management System; 3.2.4.1 General Requirements; 3.2.4.2 Documentation Requirements; 3.2.5 Policy of IMS; 3.2.5.1 Planning; 3.2.5.2 Identification and Evaluation of Aspects, Impacts and Risks; 3.2.5.3 Identification of Legal and Other Requirements; 3.2.5.4 Preparation and Response to Emergencies; 3.2.5.5 Roles, Responsibilities and Authorities; 3.2.5.6 Communication; 3.2.6 Resource Management; 3.2.6.1 Management of Human Resources, Infrastructures and Workplace; 3.2.6.2 Training and Awareness 3.2.7 Implementation and Operation3.2.7.1 General; 3.2.7.2 Operational Control; 3.2.8 Monitoring and Measurement; 3.2.8.1 General; 3.2.8.2 Assessment of Compliance; 3.2.8.3 Internal Audit; 3.2.8.4 Management of Non-compliance; 3.2.9 Improvements; 3.2.9.1 Corrective/Preventive Actions and Improvement; 3.2.9.2 Management Review; 3.3…Conclusions; References; 4 The Implementation of Integrated Management System in Agri-Food SMEs; 4.1…Introduction; 4.2…Implementation of Integrated Management System in a Pilot Firm of the Tomato Processing Sector; 4.3…Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References Part III Simplified Life Cycle Assessment (s-LCA)
ISBN:	978-94-007-6116-2 ; 978-94-007-6115-5
Other identifiers:	10.1007/978-94-007-6116-2 [DOI]
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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