An Environmental Manager Is

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We are all part of society and share a common set
of values.
A company functions within those societal values
and also creates its own values and policies.
An EMs values must lie within both the
organizations value system and within societys
values.
Society
Company
Us
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We need to step back and examine our profession
and the path we forge to determine whether our
practical objectives are in alignment with this
greater duty to society that goes beyond our work
in companies and organizations.
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Yes, we have roles in societies, in governments,
in companies. But what are we? Without
knowing, we remain in a rut, vulnerably guided by
those same entities we work for that may possibly
not have the same vision as us.
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Consider
Each of these professions do things in order to
fulfill their core function, and this core
function or identity doesnt change over time or
place.
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Current Perceptions
The environmental manager is in essence a
salesperson, selling the advantage of his or her
product in a nonthreatening manner to line and
staff managers and, in turn, making the field
more comfortable by supplying information. Fran
k Friedman in the Practical Guide to
Environmental Management
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ENVIRONMENT
Society
Us
Company
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Ecosystem Management
Decision making takes into account all major
components of the affected ecosystems, including
humans, and the adjacent ecosystems.
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• Ecological Values
• Hydrological cycle
• Biological productivity
• Decomposition
• Biological diversity

• Human Values
• Food
• Construction materials
• Medicinal plants
• Recreation
• Regulating climate
• Cleansing water and air
• Generating soils
• Absorbing, detoxifying pollutants
• Flood control

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TYPICAL FLOW OF MATERIALS
EXTRACTION
CONVERSION
PRODUCTION
DISTRIBUTION
CONSUMPTION
DISPOSAL
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Kalundborg, Denmark
Asnaes Power Plant
Novo Nordisk
Statoil Refinery
Local Residents
Kemira
Gyproc
Fish Farms
Local farmers
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And all this was completely spontaneous. It was
just savvy people looking for and finding
opportunities.
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Criteria for Symbiosis

• From the Kalundborg Centre for Industrial
  Symbiosis
• The companies must fit each other.
• The companies must be located near each other.
• There must be openness between the companies.

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Local Business Networks
Industrial Ecology Networks

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