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A
Simple Guide to Set Up an Environmental Management System
Appoint
A Green Manager (Module 1)
A Green
Manager is ....
A person
appointed by top management to take responsibilities for the
environmental performance of an organization.
Who
should be the Green Manager ?
Examples from some organizations
Why do you need to appoint a Green
Manager ?
 
 
Who
should be the Green Manager ?
A senior
executive preferably at Director level, because he has
- Sufficient
influence and authority on the management's decision to
implement the environmental policy effectively within the
organization;
- Sufficient
familiarity with the operations of different departments
within the organization;
- Good
understanding of the environmental pressures and issues
relating to the organization.
Examples
from some organizations
- China
Light and Power Co. Ltd. : The Environmental Manager
- Dow
Chemical Pacific : The Environment, Health and Safety Director
- Environmental
Protection Department of Hong Kong Government: The Director
of Department
- First
Pacific Davies : The Managing Director
- Marks
and Spencer : The Director of Corporate Affairs
- Mass
Transit Railway Corporation : The Chief Engineer (Operations)
- Shell
Hong Kong : The Advisor, Health, Safety and Environment
The
Body Shop (Hong Kong) : The General Manager
(The above information is based on the results of " Friends
of the Earth's Survey on Green Managers" conducted in
1994)
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