Environment Management

Going Green ?

Industry Commitment ?

- Reactive - Compliance : reporting - Peer Pressure : Customer / supplier

It all began Some 30 years back with U N conference on Human Environment in Stockholm

Concern over degradation of natural resources

Cause for ConcernPoor environmental quality directly responsible for some 25 % of all preventable diseases - Diarrhea , respiratory infection 7 % of all deaths are due to inadequate or unsafe water , lack of sanitation / Hygiene5% deaths attributed to air pollution

Hence

.. The primary issues are :

Human health & welfare Sustenance & survival of mankind

Sustainable development

Stockholm Environmental conference 1972

- Enjoying the benefit of nature - Use resources only to the extent it is sustainable - Regulation - Consumer awareness - Companies solution of end of pipe problem - Green Product Development

Earth Summit 1992 - RIOStates Need to ensure that development activities do not cause damage to the environment.Meet Development & Environment needs equitablyEnvironmentally vulnerable sections be accorded priorityStates shall enact legislationsEnact laws towards compensation of victims of environmental degradationEnvironmental impact assessments required Respect for International law providing protection for the environment in times of armed conflict

Sustainable developmentPopulation stabilization & Health careIntegrated Land Use & Watershed managementRe-vegetating marginal land & Uncultivated areasWater pollution control in riversAir pollution in Industrial pocketsUse of non polluting renewable energyWaste recycling & reuseConservation of Bio- diversitySlum improvementEnvironmental Education

Stake holder ModelPrimary stakeholder : Responsible for the ongoing entitySecondary stakeholder : Local community / Local Government / activist groups

A stake can be : an interest / a right ( legal or moral) or an ownership

A stake holder is identified through the actual or potential harm and benefit they experience or anticipate experiencing , as a result of firms actions or inactions

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Major Issues

Population explosion > forest cover decline > Soil erosion, silting of reservoirs & lakesIntensive agriculturisation > degraded soil , pest & plant diseases , ground water qualityIndustrialisation >Emissions,Pollution Growth & Urbanisation > Degraded soil , depletion of water tables , desertification , salinity , water logging ,flash flooding , loss of bio diversity

Legislation

River Boards Act of 1956,Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) 1974Forest(Conservation) Act, 1980 Air(Prevention and Control of Pollution)-1981 Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 National Environment Tribunals Act, 1995National Environment Appellate Authority-1997 Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 20001987 amendment to the Factories Act

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