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A ÔCall for ContributionsÕ on the topic of ÔISO 14001 Case Studies and Practical ExperienceÕ. Greenleaf Publishing invites contributions in the area of ÔISO 14001 Case Studies and Practical ExperienceÕ for both a special issue of the journal Greener Management International (GMI) and a subsequent book, to be Guest Edited by Dr Ruth Hillary. ÔISO 14001 Case Studies and Practical ExperienceÕ The international environmental management systems standard ISO 14001 was published in September 1996. With less than 3 years experience the standard will be reviewed during 1999. The importance of the standard is recognised but the way in which it is used by business organisations has raised many as yet unanswered questions. For example: ¥ Does ISO 14001 deliver tangible environmental performance improvements? ¥ Is there a transatlantic difference between the implementation of ISO 14001 in North America and Europe? ¥ Are stakeholders satisfied by ISO 14001 certification? ¥ Is there variability in ISO 14001 certifications? ¥ What are the prospects for ISO 14001 being spread through the supply chain? ¥ Are regulatory benefits forthcoming to ISO 14001 certified organisations? ¥ What market benefits accrue to ISO 14001 certified organisations? ¥ Why do companies register to both ISO 14001 and EMAS? ¥ What is the practical relationship between ISO 14001 and EMAS? ¥ Is ISO 14001 used as a technical barrier to trade penalising developing countries? ¥ How does ISO 14001 integrate with standards in the ISO 9000 series? ¥ What relevance is ISO 14001 to small and medium sized enterprises? ¥ Can ISO 14001 be applied to design functions? ¥ What is the role of training in building an ISO 14001 system? ¥ How does ISO 14001 work with other environmental standards? The intention for both the special issue of GMI and the book is to present perspectives from business, stakeholders, business support organisations, government, regulators, consultants, certifiers/verifiers, auditors and academia from across the world in order to try and answer some of these questions and evaluate overall progress and problems to date. It is intended that contributions should be largely case study based and focus on the practical realities of ISO 14001. To that end, contributions from practitioners in business and industry are especially encouraged. Academics submitting material should target their papers as if for bridging journals such as Business Horizons or Sloan Management Review. The aim is to produce work relevant for what we anticipate will be a largely practitioner audience. Papers should be between 2,000Ð3,500 words. We have particular interest in receiving contributions in the following areas: ¥ Case studies on ISO 14001 implementation ¥ Case studies on certifications ¥ Case studies on integrating ISO 14001 with quality and/or health and safety ¥ Case studies of auditors experience ¥ Case studies from Asia, Africa and Latin America ¥ Reflections on the standard from regulatory and government authorities ¥ NGO viewpoints on ISO 14001 ¥ ISO 14001 and its position within the wider sustainability agenda ¥ Case studies from multi-national corporations contrasting experience with ISO 14001 in different regions e.g. North America and Europe ¥ Case studies from small and medium sized enterprises Schedule Abstracts of 200-300 words should be sent to the Guest Editor prior to June 1st, 1999. These should ideally be sent as e-mail attachments. Contributors whose abstracts are felt appropriate for the project will be invited to submit full papers by September 30th, 1999. A selection of papers will be made for inclusion in the Ôspecial issueÕ of Greener Management International which is scheduled for publication in February 2000. These papers will be joined by a number of other contributions for publication in book format by April, 2000. For further information or to discuss ideas for contributions, please contact the Guest Editor: Dr Ruth Hillary, Network for Environmental Management and Auditing 174 Trellick Tower Golborne Road London W10 5 UU Tel/fax: +44 (0)181 968 6850 e-mail: [log in to unmask] Sample copies of ÔGreener Management InternationalÕ and contribution guidelines relevant for both strands of the project can be obtained from: John Stuart Managing Director Greenleaf Publishing Aizlewood Business Centre, AizelwoodÕs Mill, Sheffield S3 8GG UK Tel: +44 (0)114 282 3475 Fax: +44 (0)114 282 3476 e-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.greenleaf-publishing.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%