Management for Sustainability in Industry

The paper focuses on the need for industry to move towards sustainable management. A model for developing the concept of environmental management and linkage to sustainable management is presented and discussed in this paper. It is argued that focus on environmental management systems and reduction of environmental impacts from processes in industry should be extended with life cycle based environmental management and with focus on the reduction of environmental impacts for the entire product chain. The paper also focuses on the need for an integrated management system including quality, environment, occupational health and safety and social accountability. Furthermore, it focuses on the need for a life cycle based focus in these areas, in order to reach a more sustainable management in industry. It will also be discussed that management of knowledge and reporting for sustainability could support the development of sustainable management in industry. Though, changes of life styles and needs in society are also necessary, in order to reach sustainable management, which is not necessarily in favour of industry. ∗ Correspondence to: Tine Herreborg Jorgensen Tel.: +45 96357200 Assistant Professor, M.Sc., Ph.D Fax: +45 98153788 Department of Development and Planning e-mail: tine@i4.auc.dk Aalborg University Fibigerstraede 13 DK-9220 Aalborg Ost Denmark. To be presented at the 10th international conference of the Greening of Industry Network June 23-26, Goteborg, Sweden