Your project has been cited in the media as having poor environmental standards and there is evidence that some of the local community have had their quality of life disadvantaged by your activities. What should you do next? advise your legal team organise a press release to provide evidence to the contrary investigate the allegations and act accordingly inform the project sponsor stop all work on the project until the matter is clarified

Your project has been cited in the media as having poor environmental standards and there is evidence that some of the local community have had their quality of life disadvantaged by your activities. What should you do next?

advise your legal team

organise a press release to provide evidence to the contrary

investigate the allegations and act accordingly

inform the project sponsor

stop all work on the project until the matter is clarified

Answer

• investigate the allegations and act accordingly

Explanation:

There is evidence to support the claim that the project has disadvantaged the local community's quality of life. The first thought in the mind of the manager would be to rectify the mistakes done or prevent further mistakes. The manager does not need to stop the project until he investigates the allegations to determine whether it is the project's direct cause or not and if yes, then act accordingly by either stopping the project or getting legal advise.

Question:

Environmental management is over-rated because ...

A.it should already be an integral part of good management practice

B.making progress without environmental impact is virtually impossible

C.environmental problems are generally global and the influence of local actions (i.e. at a project level) are therefore limited

1. all of the above

E.none of the above

Answer

• it should already be an integral part of good management practice

Explanation:

Environmental management is not a 'bolt on' process, but requires to be embedded within the processes of everyday management. According to Heemskerk et al. (2004), environmental management is a strategy that requires continuous improvement within an organization.

Reference

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1057/rlp.2008.4#ref-CR14

"Environmental management should be an integral part of the SCM program - for many it is a case of do or die"

Reference:

Agile Manufacturing: The 21st Century Competitive Strategy, 2001

This shows that every organization requires a proper functioning environmental management strategy. It is easier for an organization to reduce or eliminate waste before they are created than treating or disposing waste after they are already generated.

Reference:

Conducting Cleaner Production Audits. Nicholas P. Cheremisinoff Ph.D., in Environmental Managament Systems Handbook for Refinieries, 2006