Environmental efficiency of energy, materials, and emissions

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

卷:161

Article

Yagi, Michiyuki¹  Fujii, Hidemichi²  Hoang, Vincent³  Managi, Shunsuke^3,4,5 

[1] Kobe Univ, Interfac Initiat Social Sci, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan

[2] Nagasaki Univ, Grad Sch Fisheries Sci & Environm Studies, Nagasaki, Japan

[3] Queensland Univ Technol, QUT Business Sch, Sch Econ & Finance, Brisbane, Qld, Australia

[4] Kyushu Univ, Sch Engn, Dept Urban & Environm Engn, Nishi Ku, Fukuoka 8190395, Japan

[5] Res Inst Econ Trade & Ind, Chiyoda Ku, Tokyo 1008901, Japan

关键词: Data envelopment analysis;    Environmental efficiency;    Shadow price;    Free disposal hull;    Linear programming;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.jenvman.2015.06.054

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This study estimates the environmental efficiency of international listed firms in 10 worldwide sectors from 2007 to 2013 by applying art order-m method, a non-parametric approach based on free disposal hull with subsampling bootstrapping. Using a conventional output of gross profit and two conventional inputs of labor and capital, this study examines the order-m environmental efficiency accounting for the presence of each of 10 undesirable inputs/outputs and measures the shadow prices of each undesirable input and output. The results show that there is greater potential for the reduction of undesirable inputs rather than bad outputs. On average, total energy, electricity, or water usage has the potential to be reduced by 50%. The median shadow prices of undesirable inputs, however, are much higher than the surveyed representative market prices. Approximately 10% of the firms in the sample appear to be potential sellers or production reducers in terms of undesirable inputs/outputs, which implies that the price of each item at the current level has little impact on most of the firms. Moreover, this study shows that the environmental, social, and governance activities of a firm do not considerably affect environmental efficiency. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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