Making pollution prevention pay. [Includes Bibliography of No-Waste Technology]

Journal Article · Sat Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · Harv. Bus. Rev.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6306970

Royston, M G

In November 1979, the ministers of the environment from the European countries and representatives from the United States and Canada met in Geneva under the auspice of the Economic Commission for Europe on the Protection of the Environment. Their purpose was to decrease pollution from industrial wastes. Long-range transboundary air pollution, or acid rain, from the world's metallurgy and power plants was thought to be damaging northern lakes and forests and had grown into a major international issue. The ministers and representatives signed a resolution to limit, gradually reduce, and prevent this form of pollution. They also adopted a declaration stating that economic development and technological progress must be compatible with the protection of the environment and advocating the use of no-waste technologies in their countries' industries. In this article, an authority on business and the environment augments the discussion begun at this important international meeting. He offers considerable evidence that alert companies can turn pollution prevention into profit and make their growth and survival congruent with environmental protection. The last 5 pages of the article are devoted to an appendix: Bibliography of No-Waste Technology.

• Research Organization: Center for Education in International Management, Geneva, Switzerland
• OSTI ID: 6306970
• Journal Information: Harv. Bus. Rev.; (United States), Journal Name: Harv. Bus. Rev.; (United States) Vol. 58:6; ISSN HABRA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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