Environmental performance and practice across sectors: methodology and preliminary results

JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION

卷:19

Article

Goldstein, Don¹  Hilliard, Rachel²  Parker, Valerie² 

[1] Allegheny Coll, Dept Econ, Meadville, PA 16335 USA

[2] NUI Galway, Ctr Innovat & Struct Change, Galway, Ireland

关键词: Environmental performance;    Cleaner technology;    Environmental indicators;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jclepro.2010.12.012

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This paper introduces a new methodology for measuring and modeling manufacturers' environmental performance and the managerial and technological practices that affect it. Facility level licensing data are used to develop indicators based on sector-specific criteria but capable of being analyzed across sectors, at various levels of aggregation. This addresses the problem that environmental performance and determinants tend to be highly context-specific, while modeling and policy interests are often more general. Using Integrated Pollution Control (IPC) information generated EU-wide, this approach should be capable of cross-country extension. The methodology is tested on a sample of Irish facilities in three sectors during 1996-2004. Preliminary results show its usefulness in exploring the determinants of environmental performance at the sector and cross sector levels. Word count = 10,049. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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