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Stakeholder analysis for industrial waste management systems.

Oliver Heidrich¹, Joan Harvey, Nicola Tollin

¹Safety, Environment and Quality Management (SEQM), Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE6 1LL, United Kingdom. Oliver@SEQM.com

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This study introduces a stakeholder analysis model for environmental and waste management. It helps organizations identify and rate stakeholder roles and influences for improved performance.

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Area of Science:

Environmental Management
Organizational Studies
Waste Management Systems

Background:

Stakeholder approaches are used to improve company performance across various domains.
There is a lack of consensus on stakeholder identification, their interests, and relative importance.
Environmental and waste management systems require effective stakeholder engagement.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a stakeholder analysis template and matrix model.
To facilitate the identification of stakeholder roles and influences.
To provide a framework for rating stakeholder importance in environmental and waste management.

Main Methods:

Development of a stakeholder analysis template and matrix model.
Application of the model in a case study of a large educational institution.
Evaluation of the model's transferability to diverse organizational contexts.

Main Results:

The proposed template and matrix model effectively identify and rate stakeholders.
The case study demonstrated the practical application and utility of the model.
The model proved transferable to different organizational settings and circumstances.

Conclusions:

The developed stakeholder analysis model offers a structured approach to understanding stakeholder influence.
This framework can enhance environmental and waste management strategies.
The model's adaptability supports its widespread application in various organizations.