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2: EXAMPLES OF INDUSTRY ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
Pages 15-20

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... Such information also can help to attract employees, increase employee loyalty, and encourage employee participation in environmental programs. Pressure from customers, suppliers, commuruty leaders, environmental groups, and regulatory agencies can influence corporate decisions to Initiate or participate in voluntary programs.
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... costs. 3M Dow 1 Information presented in this table was taken from responses provided to a committee survey of various corporations.
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... Full co~itment from top management. Gaining customer acceptance of the modified products.
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... Small companies have limited resources, finances, personnel, and technical abilities, and therefore might choose not to expend resources on voluntary activities if the benefits are not readily discernable. Even within larger companies, environmental initiatives sometimes must compete for capital with other types of investments.
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... Despite many successes reported by companies involved in environmental initiatives, the effectiveness of industry~n~tiated programs is difficult to assess independently due to the lack of information regarding the resulting environmental effects. Often, no uniform metrics are available to measure progress objectively, baseline data usually are inadequate, and goals (targets)
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... To make the programs more widely acceptable and to verify effectiveness, government agencies and other organizations should direct substantial effort toward establishing commonly accepted metrics, data-gathering, and publically-accessible reporting systems that will provide all the stakeholders with information sufficient to allow conclusions to be drawn on the overall effectiveness of an activity or program.
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