Contents
I. Introduction 1
II. Korean Industrial Environmental Laws and Regulations 4
1. Industrial Environmental Protection Policies 4
1.1 Command and Control 4
1.2 Economic Incentives 8
1.3 Commentary 13
2. Industrial Environment Management Incentives 14
2.1 Incentives Given for Investing in Environment Facilities 14
2.2 Environmental Technology Support 16
2.3 Limitations 18
III. Environmental Management Precedents in Korea 19
1. Voluntary Environmental Management 19
1.1 Government Driven Environmental Programs 19
1.2 Regional Government Driven Environmental Programs 24
1.3 Regional Environmental Agreement 24
1.4 Industry Lead Private Sector Initiatives 25
1.5 Regional Private Sector Initiatives 28
1.6 Supply Chain Environmental Management 28
1.7 Voluntary Environmental Management Related to Energy 29
2. The Limitations of Voluntary Environmental Management Systems 31
Supply Chain Management of Large Firms 32
IV. SMEs in Korea and Environmental Management 35
1. Definition and Status of the SMEs 35
1.1 Definition 35
1.2 Importance of SMEs 36
1.3 Status Change of SMEs 37
2. Environmental Management and SMEs 41
2.1 Changes in the International Setting 41
2.2 Domestic Situations and SME Capacity 41
2.3 SMEs’ Environmental Management Status 46
Structure of Laws Relevant to SMEs 49
Major Supporting System for SMEs 50
V. International Environmental Management Precedents 54
1. Government Programs 56
1.1 United States Environmental Protectio