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Over the past ten years or so, stakeholders involved in the areas of environment, health, and safety (EHS) have witnessed an explosion of voluntary environmental leadership programs of one form or another. The growth of voluntary programs (along with related new approaches intended to enhance environmental protection and workplace safety) reflects the complexity of EHS issues today, the high visibility of these concerns, and their relevance to the public. Clearly, diverse skill sets increasingly are required to manage these issues effectively. Professor LeRoy Paddock of Pace University is a leading expert on the topic of environmental accountability. Professor Paddock notes that the growing number of EHS activities-and the sheer number of people needed to manage them at the local, regional, national, and international levels-have led government agencies and private stakeholders alike to employ a wide range of techniques aimed at holding organizations accountable for their behavior, and seeking to encourage the development of more robust and innovative engagement in EHS stewardship initiatives. 1 The concept of "environmental accountability" includes a broad range of mechanisms that

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Author

Lynn L. Bergeson

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); Wiley-Liss Inc; Wiley (ISSN 1088-1913)

Published

2006

Language

EN

Field

Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)