Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISO 14000 : the worldwide response from industry and governments / Pamela J. Bridgen -- Environmental leadership in a boundary-less world / James E. Rogers -- Developing global environmental management standards : progress and implications of the new wave / Henry R. Balikov -- ISO 14000 : what's in it for you? / Lynn Johannson -- Industry cases and practices : voluntary environmental management system standards / Craig P. Diamond -- Using EH & S management systems to improve corporate profits / Philip A. Marcus -- Standardizing environmental management beyond ASTM / Howard N. Apsan -- New opportunities for expanding P2 / Judith A. Cichowicz -- ISO 14001 and environmental management as a technology driver / Bob Ferrone -- Industry cases and practices : a recent survey of benchmarking corporate perceptions of ISO 14000 benefits / David Burdick -- The business implications of implementing ISO 14000 / Stephen A. Watson, III -- Preparing for ISO 14000 / Thomas P. Ambrose -- Implementing ISO 14000 : overcoming barriers to registration / Rodger A. Jump -- Registrars, accreditation, and ISO 14001 / Scott Foster -- Should ISO 14000 be linked with ISO 9000? / Judith A. Cichowicz -- The potential effect of ISO 14000 on environmental audits / Lawrence B. Cahill and Dawne P. Schomer -- ISO 14000 and information systems: where's the link? / Jim Dray and Scott Foster -- ISO 14000 and environmental performance evaluation / Howard N. Apsan -- Environmental corporate reporting : do we really need a new standard? / Cynthia A. Unger -- Leading the competition to a greener environment through sustainable development / Lynn Johannson -- Making environmental accounting work for your company / Paul E. Bailey and Peter A. Soyka -- Design for environment : a new framework for strategic desisions / Michael Lenox and John R. Ehrenfeld --Industry cases and practices : implementing design for Environment at AT & T / Barry F. Dambach and Braden R. Allenby -- Using life-cycle assessments in large corporations : a survey of current practices / Ellen A. Huang and David J. Hunkeler -- LCA in Japan : corporate practices and trends relative to the United States / David J. Hunkeler and Ellen A. Huang -- Putting life-cycle assessment to work in the marketplace : modern environmental labeling applications / Stanley P. Rhodes and Linda G. Brown -- Industry cases and practices : life-cycle management at Chrysler / Robert J. Kainz, Monica H. Prokopyshen, and Susan A. Yester.