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Environmental Life Cycle Management: Guide for Better Business Decisions  

The following is a preview of a guide to life cycle management published by the National Office of Pollution Prevention and the Hazardous Waste Branch of Environment Canada, April 1997. This preview includes the table of contents and the text part of the first two sections: "About this Guidebook" and "An Introduction to Environmental Life Cycle Management".

Complete copies of the guide can be ordered from Environment Canada for $15 (CAN) plus shipping, handling and applicable taxes. To obtain an order form, please send your request to: epspubs@ec.gc.ca. Please include the title of the publication, your name and your fax number or full postal mailing address (including country).

Table of Contents

About this Guidebook

1. An Introduction to Environmental Life Cycle Management
   • The Life Cycle Concept
   • Environmental Life Cycle Management
   • Why LCM?...The Business Advantage
   • Why LCM?...Staying in Step with Important Policy Trends
   • Life Cycle Management in Context
     
     
2. Life Cycle Management in Action
   • A Life Cycle Management Framework
   • LCM on the Job
   • Job Function #1: Strategic Management
   • Job Function #2: Product Design
   • Job Function #3: Procurement
   • Job Function #4: Management Accounting
   • Job Function #5: Marketing and Communications
     
     
3. Making Life Cycle Management a Corporate Habit
   • A Corporate Action Plan for Life Cycle Management
   • Step 1: Adopt a Corporate Policy Statement
   • Step 2: Raise Awareness and Build Commitment
   • Step 3: Train Employees
   • Step 4: Provide Infrastructure
   • Step 5: Measure Success and Provide Feedback
   • Additional Keys to Success
   • Some Concluding Thoughts
     
     

A Life Cycle Management Toolkit

• Tool #1: Product Life Cycle Mapping
• Tool #2: Identifying Inputs and Outputs
• Tool #3: Design Checklist
• Tool #4: Engaging your Suppliers
• Tool #5: Life Cycle Assessment and Related Methodologies
• Tool #6: Priority-Setting Criteria

Complete copies of the guide can be ordered from Environment Canada for $15 (CAN) plus shipping, handling and applicable taxes. To obtain an order form, please send your request to: epspubs@ec.gc.ca. Include the title of this publication, your name, and your fax number or complete postal mailing address.