The author Anders Allander was 1995 appointed Project Manager in order to implement environmental management system ISO 14001 at the present unit Machines at ABB Automation Technologies AB. The work of implementation of ISO 14001 including the certification is described in previous book The Road to Environmental Certification that also exists in a Swedish edition.. This new book Continual Improvements of Sustainability describes the work thereafter year by year during an eight year period of continual improvements after the certification. It is a handbook of practice use that demonstrates with many cocrete examples how to reduce environmental impact for a unit and at the same time improve the economical result. The book is written in an easily understood English with ”an American touch” as the writer describes it in the beginning of the book..

The book is divided into 7 chapters according to below :

1) Summing up of a case in practice (the case at ABB where the author has worked during 8 years as environmental coordinator as well as project manager for many environmental projects).

2) The core elements of the system

3) The opertaion´s impact upon the large global environmental threats (a richly illustrated chaptr that demonstrates possible ways to influence personnel and management to work ia sustainable way saving the environment).

4) Communication (demonstrates more pictures and arguments in ordr to save the environment. It shows a case of practice at ABB. Efficient environmental communication is a key isue in order to succeed i the environmental work.).

5) Economy matters (demonstrates how efficient environmental management can result in an annual result of 250% of total invested capital during 8 yearsl)

6) Continual improvements (demonstrates with several concrete examples how it is possible to reduce the environmental impact of an operational unit)

7) Implementation of Occupational Health and Safety System OHSAS 18001 (demonstrates a case in practice from ABB where the author has been a project manager in order to imlement such a management system. The chapter is full of good, often humorous, pictures. This description is unique. Such a successful implementation has never before been documented).