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Environmental management in product chains

Contents

Preface

Summary and conclusions

• 0.1 Eight types of environmental management initiatives in product chains
• 0.2 Environmental improvements from the initiatives
• 0.3 Interaction between environmental initiatives in product chains
• 0.4 Organisational aspects of the initiatives
• 0.5 Product and branch aspects
• 0.6 Conditions and regulatory measures for the diffusion of environmental management in product chains
  • 0.6.1 The conditions for implementation of the different types of environmental initiatives
  • 0.6.2 The role of environmental management systems
  • 0.6.3 The role of transnational environmental management
  • 0.6.4 The role of governmental regulation
  • 0.6.5 Regulatory support to environmental management in product chains though coherent policy regimes and policy patterns
• 0.7 Theoretical perspectives for analysis of the shaping and embedding of environmental management in product chains

1 Introduction

• 1.1 The purpose and the structure of the project

2 The empirical basis of the project

3 Theoretical perspectives for analyses of environmental management in product chains

• 3.1 Introduction: the concept of environmental management in product chains
• 3.2 A social shaping perspective on the analysis of environmental management in product chains
• 3.3 Network relations in and around product chains
• 3.4 The role of environmental issues in innovation
• 3.5 A typology of environmental management strategies in product chains
  • 3.5.1 Transnational environmental management
  • 3.5.2 Competencies in environmental management in product chains
• 3.6 Assessment of changes in environmental impacts
  • 3.6.1 Time perspective
  • 3.6.2 Degree of prevention
  • 3.6.3 Holistic orientation
  • 3.6.4 Effect on environmental impacts
• 3.7 The role of governmental regulation
  • 3.7.1 Governance paradigms
  • 3.7.2 Policy formation and implementation
  • 3.7.3 Regulatory regimes
  • 3.7.4 Policy patterns
• 3.8 Path dependency and path creation

4 Methodology

5 The shaping and embedding of environmental management in product chains

• 5.1 LCA-activities including collection of data from the suppliers
  • 5.1.1 Activities and impact
  • 5.1.2 Conditions for the initiative in product chains
• 5.2 Environmental information to customers
  • 5.2.1 Activities and impact
  • 5.2.2 Conditions for the initiative in product chains
• 5.3 Green procurement policy or strategy
  • 5.3.1 Description of the activities and impacts
  • 5.3.2 Conditions for the initiative in product chains
• 5.4 Recovery of materials and products
  • 5.4.1 Activities and impact
  • 5.4.2 Conditions for the initiative in product chains
• 5.5 Supplier assessment and dialogue
  • 5.5.1 Activities and impact
  • 5.5.2 Conditions for the initiative in product chains
• 5.6 Greening of product development
  • 5.6.1 Activities and impacts
  • 5.6.2 Conditions for the initiative in product chains
• 5.7 Eco-labelling
  • 5.7.1 Activities and impact
  • 5.7.2 Conditions for the initiative in product chains
• 5.8 Strategic co-operation
  • 5.8.1 Activities and impact
  • 5.8.2 Conditions for the initiative in product chains

6 The environmental and organisational focus and impacts of environmental management in product chains

• 6.1 Environmental focus and impacts of the initiatives
  • 6.1.1 Time perspective
  • 6.1.2 The type of environmental initiative, including the role of prevention
  • 6.1.3 Holistic perspective
  • 6.1.4 Types of environmental impact in focus
• 6.2 Organisational focus and embedding of the initiatives

7 The occasions and driving forces behind the environmental initiatives in product chains

• 7.1 Relations between occasion and environmental initiative
• 7.2 Relations between occasions and industrial branches
• 7.3 Relations between occasions and size
• 7.4 How can environmental management in product chains be supported by influencing the occasions and the driving forces?

8 The role of the product area and branch

• 8.1 Furniture and clothing
• 8.2 Construction/Housing
• 8.3 Information technology and communication
• 8.4 Comparative analysis of the resource areas

9 The role of the size of the companies

• 9.1 LCA
• 9.2 Customer information
• 9.3 Green procurement
• 9.4 Recovery of materials and products
• 9.5 Supplier assessment and -dialogue
• 9.6 Green product development
• 9.7 Eco-labelling
• 9.8 Strategic co-operation

10 The role of governmental regulation

• 10.1 Public funding for innovation, competence development etc.
• 10.2 Regulation of chemicals
  • 10.2.1 Waste management regulation
• 10.3 Product standards
• 10.4 Public green procurement
• 10.5 Eco-labelling
• 10.6 Product panels
• 10.7 ISO 14001 standard
• 10.8 The Kyoto-protocol

11 References

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