Environmental risk management and corporate lending

the long version

"How does industrial pollution affect corporate lending and what can lenders do to manage environmental risk? This book sets out to answer these key questions, presenting a wide-ranging overview of the main principles of environmental legislation worldwide. Adopting a practical approach throughout, the author presents numerous real-life case studies illustrating issues of concern, and various 'tools' are provided to assist with risk appraisal and mitigation.". "This book will be essential reading for corporate lenders, lawyers and surveyors, environmental consultants, policy makers within international agencies and others seeking a practical guide to this increasingly complex area."--BOOK JACKET.