1. Source of Environmental Concerns Facing Businesses
Pressure Groups
Regulators Shareholders
Public
Insurers
MANAGEMENT
2. Environmental Pressures - Customer Requirements
• Commercial pressure to improve may pass right up
the supply chain
• Customers exercise their right to buy
• Certification of EMS and products is developing
rapidly
• Peer pressure relates to larger organisations
3. Environmental Pressures - Market Trends
Some Examples
• Pesticides, refrigerants and solvents usage changed
• Solvent use is reducing due to water-based
alternatives
• Wood alternatives are being developed
• Sodium hexafluoride (SF6) market as insulating gas
under threat
4. Environmental Pressures - Financial and Insurance
• Cover used to be very broad and non-specific
(Conventional Public Liability Cover)
• Environmental Impairment Liability
Insurance available
• Insured must exercise high level of risk management
and site operation.
Requires management system in place
5. Environmental Pressures - Public, Media
& Pressure Groups
• The Public - Concerned about the effects of pollution
on a local level
• The Media -
Always on the lookout for a story
• Greenpeace & Friends of the Earth
Now using Internet to disseminate information
