Purpose – The aim of this research is to explore the benefits and barriers of integrating EMS to SCM in Sandvik Tooling. While exploring that, it is intended to gain insights into the methods employed to integrate the systems and find out the type of integration used in practice. Design/methodology/approach – Explorative case study method is employed in this research paper. Primary data is obtained through semi-structured interviews and observations. Triangulation, respondent validation, peer review are the principal strategies employed to ensure validity and reliability of this study. Findings – Sandvik Tooling employed a composite view of integration in which verbal and documented forms of information exchanged together with novel solutions to provide integration throughout supply chain on the basis of common goals and vision, shared values and resources. Integration is provided with a balanced mixture of interactions and collaborations. Benefits of integration are categorized as environmental, economic, and organizational benefits. On the other side, barriers are presented as internal and external barriers. Practical Implications – This research paper has significant practical contributions to businesses with presenting the ways to integrate and analyze these two systems and demonstrate barriers to overcome and benefits to take advantage of. Originality/value – Environmental management systems and supply chain management topics received considerable interest among researchers in recent decades. However there is a lack of research about how these two systems can be integrated and what kind of integration will best define this integration type. Analyzing barriers and benefits of integration process will also advance and contribute our knowledge in this research area.

<p>The Swedish government decided in 1996 that the governmental authorities are to implemement</p><p>environmental management systems. Each year, the Swedish Environmental Protection</p><p>Agency compiles the authorities’ reports on their environmental management systems. The</p><p>compilation shows that not more than 20 % of the authorities perform environmental audits.</p><p>This study aims to investigate the authorities’ view of internal environmental audits, the incentives</p><p>of performing them. It also investigates if the environmental audits contribute to continuous</p><p>improvements. The study is a case study of nine participating authorities that all reported</p><p>to have performed environmental audits in 2005. The interviews were analysed based</p><p>on the extent of the internal environmental audits. The result shows that three of the nine participating</p><p>authorities did not perform any environmental audit at all. The results suggest that</p><p>the incentives of the greatest importance for internal environmental audits in the other six</p><p>authorities are external requirements, mainly requirements in ISO 14001, as well as commitment</p><p>in environmental issues among the employees and the organisational management. The</p><p>study also suggests that continuous improvement is a result of the internal environmental audit.</p><p>This is mainly due to the increased environmental awareness within the administration</p><p>and because of the continuous improvement of the environmental management system.</p>

The Swedish government decided in 1996 that the governmental authorities are to implemement environmental management systems. Each year, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency compiles the authorities’ reports on their environmental management systems. The compilation shows that not more than 20 % of the authorities perform environmental audits. This study aims to investigate the authorities’ view of internal environmental audits, the incentives of performing them. It also investigates if the environmental audits contribute to continuous improvements. The study is a case study of nine participating authorities that all reported to have performed environmental audits in 2005. The interviews were analysed based on the extent of the internal environmental audits. The result shows that three of the nine participating authorities did not perform any environmental audit at all. The results suggest that the incentives of the greatest importance for internal environmental audits in the other six authorities are external requirements, mainly requirements in ISO 14001, as well as commitment in environmental issues among the employees and the organisational management. The study also suggests that continuous improvement is a result of the internal environmental audit. This is mainly due to the increased environmental awareness within the administration and because of the continuous improvement of the environmental management system.

Today many global dilemmas are stemming from organizations’ business activities. In addition, many corporations’ have realized the importance to aspire a green-public image in combination with cutting possible liability costs. Therefore, many companies are interested to participate in the attempts of reducing the impacts related to their business activities. However, at the same time organizations are facing many constraints in the transformation towards environmentally aware and responsible organizations. Therefore, companies often strive to implement an Environmental Management System (EMS) in order to achieve organizational guidance when establishing, developing and reviewing their business practices towards both corporate and environmental goals. The theories discussed in this master thesis discloses that the implementation process of an EMS often requires a cultural revolution in organizations, which can be a challenge especially for companies present in developing countries, where environmental issues often are marginalized due to low levels of environmental awareness and weak institutions. The purpose of this master thesis identifies potential obstacles in facing ISO 14001 EMS for Stora Enso’s agro-forestry project in Lao People’s Democratic Republic and the efforts that would stimulate the adoption facing ISO 14001 EMS. This was analyzed through a combination of a qualitative text analysis of scientific papers and a case study with eight semi-structured interviews with managers from Stora Enso Lao Co., Ltd. This study points out limited availability of support and resources, unclear policies, constrained participation and communication, inadequate knowledge about environmental management and ISO 14001 EMS as the potential obstacles for Stora Enso Lao Co., Ltd to tackle. Therefore, in order to stimulate the adoption of ISO 14001 EMS the potential efforts suggested in this master thesis are more money in order to promote environmental training and organizational changes in terms of increased participation of employees and communication between internal and external stakeholders.

Today, companies face a variety of environmental challenges, especially when it comes to evaluating energy consumption and minimizing environmental impact. This thesis examines how environmental management systems affects energy efficiency, and if it could contribute to sustainable development and increase corporate social responsibility. A case study research method was conducted on a multinational company and the empirical material is collected from the company's operations in China. The theoretical framework includes sustainable development, corporate social responsibility and environmental management systems. The results provide a model of calculation, in order to evaluate how the environmental management system affects energy efficiency. The analysis shows that the environmental management system has contributed to CSR practices in supporting the organization with guidelines toward continuous improvement of environmental impact, increased personal knowledge and some changes of production equipment. This has lead to that the case study company has managed to increase energy efficiency with respect to all energy sources, except water. / Företag stöter på allt fler utmaningar inom miljöområdet och inte minst när det gäller att utvärdera energianvändning och minimera miljöpåverkan. Denna uppsats handlar om hur miljöledningssystemet påverkar energieffektivitet samt om det kan bidra till en hållbar utveckling och kan leda till ett ökat samhällsansvar. Metodiken utgörs av en fallstudie på ett multinationellt företag, och det empiriska materialet är hämtat från en av koncernens fabriker i Kina. Det teoretiska ramverket omfattar huvudsakligen följande tre konsept: hållbar utveckling, företags samhällsansvar samt miljöledningssystem. Uppsatsen resulterar i ett förslag på beräkningsmodell för att utvärdera hur miljöledningssystemet har påverkat energieffektiviteten. Denna modell samt vilka faktorer som ligger bakom förändringar i energieffektivitet analyseras genom det empiriska materialet. Slutsatsen är att fallstudieföretaget har, genom ökad personalträning och uppgraderad produktionsanläggning, lyckats att öka energieffektiviteten med avseende på alla energikällor förutom vatten. / 企业面临更多的挑战在环境领域，尤其当涉及到评估能源使用，并尽量减少对环境的影响。这份报告是关于如何管理环境影响能源效率，这有助于实现可持续发展，并可能导致更大的社会责任。使用的方法是多的国际企业的案例研究和实证材料取自该公司在中国的业务。该理论框架包括可持续发展，企业社会责任和环境管理。论文导致提出的模型计算来评估环境管理体系影响能源效率。这种模式的背后改变能源效率的因素是由经验材料进行分析。得出的结论是，案例研究公司，通过增加人员培训和升级生产设施，管理，以提高能源利用效率相对于除水以外的所有来源。

No description available.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:26:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2008-12-11Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:34:08Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 serra_jr_me_bauru.pdf: 417392 bytes, checksum: 082a2790e1d1266b3a4c9aeb22cb7a1b (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / O objetivo deste trabalho é identificar e analisar os benefícios e dificuldades da gestão ambiental em empresas industriais certificadas segundo a norma ISO 14001 no Estado de São Paulo. Para realização deste estudo adotou-se a pesquisa qualitativa complementada pela pesquisa quantitativa, tendo como base a realização de um estudo de caso com função exploratória, por permitir uma visão geral referente a determinado fato e possibilitar a apreensão da experiência, sua relação com referências teóricas e compreensão de outras situações significativas. O estudo de caso foi realizado em uma empresa de baterias automotivas localizada no município de Bauru, SP, com um sistema de gestão ambiental tendo como base a norma ISO 14001 implantado em 2005. A realização do estudo de caso permitiu verificar os vários benefícios obtidos com essa implantação, representados principalmente por aumento da demanda e redução da poluição ambiental. Uma das dificuldades na gestão do SGA é proveniente do aumento de custos, de um modo geral, para a empresa. A pesquisa quantitativa foi realizada por meio de survey com uso de questionário enviado pela Internet para empresas do Estado de São Paulo, certificadas pela norma ISO 14001, com apoio do site da Faculdade de Engenharia de Produção, UNESP - Bauru. Antes do envio, foram feitos contatos por telefone com as pessoas responsáveis pelo SGA nas organizações. As perguntas foram elaboradas de acordo com a escala de Likert, que permitiu medir o grau de concordância ou discordância em relação às afirmações sobre os benefícios e dificuldades apresentadas na gestão da ISO 14001. O número de empresas que respondeu o questionário representou 35,6% do total das certificadas e atendeu as estimativas da amostra. Os resultados das pesquisas mostraram que as hipóteses sobre os benefícios e dificuldades. Os resultados das pesquisas... / The objective of this work is to identify and to analyze the benefits and difficulties of the environmental management in certified industrial companies according to the norm ISO 14001 in the state of São Paulo. For accomplishment of this study the qualitative research was adopted complemented by the quantitative research, tends as base the accomplishment of a case study with exploratory function, for to allow a general vision regarding certain fact and to make possible the apprehension of the experience, your relationship with theoretical references and understanding of other significant situations. The case study was accomplished in a company of automotive batteries located in the city of Bauru, SP, with an environmental management system tends as base the norm ISO 14001 implanted in 2005. The accomplishment of the case study allowed to verify the several benefits obtained with that implantation, represented mainly by increase of the demand and reduction of the environmental pollution. One of the difficulties in the management of SGA is originating from the increase of costs, in a general way, for the company. The quantitative research was accomplished through survey with questionnaire use sent by internet for companies of the state of São Paulo, certified for the norm ISO 14001, with support of the site of University of Engineering of Production, UNESP - Bauru. Before the sending, they were made contacts by telephone with the responsible people for SGA in the organizations. The questions were elaborated in agreement with the scale of Likert, that allowed to measure the agreement degree or disagreement in relation to the statements about the benefits and difficulties present in the management of ISO 14001. The number of companies that answered the questionnaire represented 35,6% of the total of the certified ones and he/she assisted the estimates of the sample. The results of the... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Orientador: Otávio José de Oliveira / Banca: Rosane Aparecida Gomes Battistelle / Banca: Luiz Cesar Ribeiro Carpinetti / Resumo: O objetivo deste trabalho é identificar e analisar os benefícios e dificuldades da gestão ambiental em empresas industriais certificadas segundo a norma ISO 14001 no Estado de São Paulo. Para realização deste estudo adotou-se a pesquisa qualitativa complementada pela pesquisa quantitativa, tendo como base a realização de um estudo de caso com função exploratória, por permitir uma visão geral referente a determinado fato e possibilitar a apreensão da experiência, sua relação com referências teóricas e compreensão de outras situações significativas. O estudo de caso foi realizado em uma empresa de baterias automotivas localizada no município de Bauru, SP, com um sistema de gestão ambiental tendo como base a norma ISO 14001 implantado em 2005. A realização do estudo de caso permitiu verificar os vários benefícios obtidos com essa implantação, representados principalmente por aumento da demanda e redução da poluição ambiental. Uma das dificuldades na gestão do SGA é proveniente do aumento de custos, de um modo geral, para a empresa. A pesquisa quantitativa foi realizada por meio de survey com uso de questionário enviado pela Internet para empresas do Estado de São Paulo, certificadas pela norma ISO 14001, com apoio do site da Faculdade de Engenharia de Produção, UNESP - Bauru. Antes do envio, foram feitos contatos por telefone com as pessoas responsáveis pelo SGA nas organizações. As perguntas foram elaboradas de acordo com a escala de Likert, que permitiu medir o grau de concordância ou discordância em relação às afirmações sobre os benefícios e dificuldades apresentadas na gestão da ISO 14001. O número de empresas que respondeu o questionário representou 35,6% do total das certificadas e atendeu as estimativas da amostra. Os resultados das pesquisas mostraram que as hipóteses sobre os benefícios e dificuldades. Os resultados das pesquisas... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: The objective of this work is to identify and to analyze the benefits and difficulties of the environmental management in certified industrial companies according to the norm ISO 14001 in the state of São Paulo. For accomplishment of this study the qualitative research was adopted complemented by the quantitative research, tends as base the accomplishment of a case study with exploratory function, for to allow a general vision regarding certain fact and to make possible the apprehension of the experience, your relationship with theoretical references and understanding of other significant situations. The case study was accomplished in a company of automotive batteries located in the city of Bauru, SP, with an environmental management system tends as base the norm ISO 14001 implanted in 2005. The accomplishment of the case study allowed to verify the several benefits obtained with that implantation, represented mainly by increase of the demand and reduction of the environmental pollution. One of the difficulties in the management of SGA is originating from the increase of costs, in a general way, for the company. The quantitative research was accomplished through survey with questionnaire use sent by internet for companies of the state of São Paulo, certified for the norm ISO 14001, with support of the site of University of Engineering of Production, UNESP - Bauru. Before the sending, they were made contacts by telephone with the responsible people for SGA in the organizations. The questions were elaborated in agreement with the scale of Likert, that allowed to measure the agreement degree or disagreement in relation to the statements about the benefits and difficulties present in the management of ISO 14001. The number of companies that answered the questionnaire represented 35,6% of the total of the certified ones and he/she assisted the estimates of the sample. The results of the... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

The teoretic part of the document is about sustainable development, its reasons and history, about instruments of measuration and achievement. Next there is described the Environmental Management System, its extensiveness, requirements, benefits for company and the standards of EMS. In the document are described the differences between certification according to ISO 14000 or EMAS. Costs according to the etaps and posibility to financial subventions are analyzed in this document too. The next part is research-based tail, based on list of question to Czech companies, in which EMS is implemented. The research was pointed to prove the declared benefits for companies, experiences with EMS and general attitude of companies to this issue. In the end of the document there are comments, results of research and knowledge, which was observed during the research.

The diploma thesis deals with the application of the risk analysis method for environmental impact assessment of a business entity. In the introduction of the theoretical part, an environmental review is carried out, focusing on the approach of the Slovak Republic, followed by theoretical background on environmental management, and in the end of the first part there is a survey of risk identification methods. The analytical part presents the system of environmental management in the company. After evaluating the current state, the thesis proposes its own proposals as preventive measures, which contribute to more effective management of environmental pollution risk.