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Management article
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Reference no. SMR3121
Published by: MIT Sloan School of Management
Published in: "MIT Sloan Management Review", 1990
Length: 14 pages

Abstract

The difficulty of managing environmental issues tempts many corporations to undermanage and neglect necessary pollution control and environmental protection programmes. This oversight puts those firms - not to mention the environment - at serious risk. The authors describe five stages of environmental management programme development. They highlight each stage''s characteristics, including its potential shortcoming, and offer practical guidelines for programme development. This article also includes an SMR interview with CC, Smith, Jr, Union Carbide''s vice president of community and employee health, safety, and environmental protection.

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Abstract

The difficulty of managing environmental issues tempts many corporations to undermanage and neglect necessary pollution control and environmental protection programmes. This oversight puts those firms - not to mention the environment - at serious risk. The authors describe five stages of environmental management programme development. They highlight each stage''s characteristics, including its potential shortcoming, and offer practical guidelines for programme development. This article also includes an SMR interview with CC, Smith, Jr, Union Carbide''s vice president of community and employee health, safety, and environmental protection.

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