Experiences of environmental performance evaluation in the cement industry. Data quality of environmental performance indicators as a limiting factor for benchmarking and rating

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 713-725

  Von Bahr, B ^a   Hanssen, O J ^b   Vold, M ^b   Pott, G ^c   Stoltenberg Hansson, E ^d   Steen, B ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Ostfold Research   (Norway)

^c Box 102 ^*  (Sweden)

^d Norcem AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Benchmarking; Cement production; Comparability; Data quality; Emission factor; Environmental Performance Evaluation, EPE; Environmental Performance Indicators, EPI; ISO 14 031; Operational Performance Indicators, OPI

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; PERFORMANCE; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STANDARDS;

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION;

CEMENT INDUSTRY;

OPIS;

EID: 0344520233     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-6526(02)00126-9     Document Type: Article

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