The paper takes examples from two decades of toxic risk management in Australia in order to examine the challenges that the conditions of the 'risk society' pose for the chemicals industry in this country. These issues for corporate governance are set against a shift in political discourse in the direction of the limiting of the state, co-governance between state and industry, and new community involvements and responsibilities. The paper describes new social movements and alliances influencing corporate structures and processes for decision making in Australia. The case examples lead to conclusions concerning the fundamental innovations in the organizational design of regulatory bodies and corporations that are required if progress is to b...
It is the right of every person to work in a safe environment, however globally every year more than...
This thesis is a regional interdisciplinary analysis of the environmental challenge to the liberal d...
To manage risks in Western society is increasingly seen as a process of including the public in diff...
Inclusion of the local community in a continuous dialogue aimed at reducing the risks posed by hazar...
This paper is concerned with an element of contemporary society that forms. the backdrop for some of...
Managing public concerns relating to chemical exposures can consume substantial public health resour...
2003) are illuminated though a case study of managed environmental risk, namely the Hexachlorobenzen...
The authors sketch a framework within which the contributions to this theme issue can be understood....
The Australian chemical industry represents a broad range of companies involved in the manufacture o...
Corporate responsibility is emerging as an issue of critical importance in Australia\u27s business c...
Key concepts of Risk Society as elaborated by Ulrich Beck and others (Beck, U., 1992 (trans. Mark Ri...
In recent years the Australian mining industry, in line with trends internationally, has been subjec...
Corporate governance in Australia acts as an important control mechanism that links the direction of...
International audienceFrench chemical companies on studying major hazards prevention through an unde...
Purpose – This paper aims to offer an Australian perspective on the recent crisis of confidence in c...
It is the right of every person to work in a safe environment, however globally every year more than...
This thesis is a regional interdisciplinary analysis of the environmental challenge to the liberal d...
To manage risks in Western society is increasingly seen as a process of including the public in diff...
Inclusion of the local community in a continuous dialogue aimed at reducing the risks posed by hazar...
This paper is concerned with an element of contemporary society that forms. the backdrop for some of...
Managing public concerns relating to chemical exposures can consume substantial public health resour...
2003) are illuminated though a case study of managed environmental risk, namely the Hexachlorobenzen...
The authors sketch a framework within which the contributions to this theme issue can be understood....
The Australian chemical industry represents a broad range of companies involved in the manufacture o...
Corporate responsibility is emerging as an issue of critical importance in Australia\u27s business c...
Key concepts of Risk Society as elaborated by Ulrich Beck and others (Beck, U., 1992 (trans. Mark Ri...
In recent years the Australian mining industry, in line with trends internationally, has been subjec...
Corporate governance in Australia acts as an important control mechanism that links the direction of...
International audienceFrench chemical companies on studying major hazards prevention through an unde...
Purpose – This paper aims to offer an Australian perspective on the recent crisis of confidence in c...
It is the right of every person to work in a safe environment, however globally every year more than...
This thesis is a regional interdisciplinary analysis of the environmental challenge to the liberal d...
To manage risks in Western society is increasingly seen as a process of including the public in diff...