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- Erlandsson, Johan, 1973
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN COMPANIES –TOWARDS AN ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK
- 2006
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Ingår i: 13th International Greening of Industry Network Conference.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The generation and use of relevant, accessible, comparable and understandable environmental information on company and product level is needed in companies both for business reasons and for different types of reporting requirements from stakeholders. However, there are several known problems to environmental information management in the industry. Ambiguous information, high time consumption, high costs, low organisational memory, low availability and a poor product information flow are just a few.The PhD project Towards Integrated Environmental Information Systems aims to contribute to increased knowledge about preconditions, barriers and possibilities for environmental information systems in the industry. Site related environmental information as well as product related information is included in the scope of the project. The main research method is field studies of companies, and a framework for analysing field study results about environmental information management in the industry is presented in this paper. The construction of the framework, which is work in progress, is based on the results of a pilot field study of one company and a literature review. The pilot field study results suggest a preliminary analytical framework, where a company's environmental information management can be analysed through four groups of prerequisites; drivers, format, IT systems and organisation.The literature review aims to describe and analyse different approaches and initiatives that have been and are being taken to describe, analyse and improve environmental information management in companies. Environmental accounting and suggested methods for improving environmental data management addresses the actual procedures of environmental information management. IT systems and organisation design can be seen as facilitators of these procedures. Different policy initiatives are examples of external drivers for environmental information management. Internally, life cycle assessments, environmental management systems and environmental information for marketing purposes create a need for environmental information management.
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- Erlandsson, Johan, 1973
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Product-Specific Environmental Information and Environmental Management Accounting
- 2006
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Ingår i: Environmental Management Accounting and Cleaner Production.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Product related environmental information is gaining increased attention, but todays generation and availability of such information could be significantly improved. In parallel with the increased product focus, the concept and practice of Environmental Management Accoun¬ting (EMA) is evolving. Even if EMA by definition seem to facilitate the generation of product related environmental information, current EMA practice suggest that this so far is not the case. The concepts of Site-specific LCA and Internal ecological accounting could push the development of EMA in this direction if they are further developed.
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- Erlandsson, Johan, 1973
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Company and Product Related Environmental Information Management -A pilot field study
- 2006
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This report is the first outcome from the PhD project Towards an Integrated Environmental Information System. It covers the findings from a pilot field study of environmental information management at flooring manufacturer Forbo.Relevant, reliable, accessible and understandable environmental information is a cornerstone for any attempt on environmental management of production units and products, and also for making solid purchasing decisions. However, there are several known problems to environmental information management in companies. Ambiguous information, high time consumption, high costs, low organisational memory, limited availability and a poor product information flow are some of the problems that can be found.The purpose of this study is to get an understanding of the preconditions for the efficient generation and use of relevant environmental information at the study object, both at site/company/group level and product level. Another aim is to refine the research questions and research methodology to prepare for further field studies.Two Forbo units were chosen as study objects partly because they were known to manage both site related and product related environmental information. The study was carried out mainly through semi-structured interviews and by collecting and analysing documented environmental information.The quality of product related environmental information at Forbo is lower than the professional site related environmental information. The product information lacks in objectivity, precision and actuality. Possible explanations are a weak market demand for products with lower environmental impact, weak third-party intervention on the product level and an organisation design that seems to create a barrier for the flow of product related information.The detailed and extensive format of the product declaration seems to be a barrier for understanding and using environmental product information.
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