Vol.12 No.4 July, 2001

Contents

Preface

Environmental Aspect in Sustainable Development
----Yasumoto Magara 201

Special Issues: Green Purchasing

Outline and Future Direction of the Law on Promoting Green Purchasing
----Kazuhiro Okuma 203 abst

Past Five Years and Future of the Green Purchasing Network
----Hiroyuki Sato 210 abst

Development of Green Consumer Activities in Japan
----Ikuo Sugimoto 219 abst

NEC's Activities Related to Green Purchasing
----Shigeyuki Miyamoto 226 abst

What is Green? Reconsidering the Definition of Green/Eco
----Itaru Yasui 232 abst

Green Purchasing and Eco-Money--Future Perspective of Recycling-Based Socioeconomic System--
----Ken Morishita 240 abst

Review

Overview and Future Subjects of Studies on Variable Rates: Literature Review
----Hajime Yamakawa and Kazuhiro Ueta 245 abst

Report

Hazard Trends and Problems for Safety in Industrial Waste Treatment
----Masahide Wakakura 259 abst