Operational eco-efficiency: Comparing firms' environmental investments in different domains of operation

Journal of Industrial Ecology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 155-170

  Scholz, Roland W ^a   Wiek, Arnim ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Corporate investment policy; Environmental assessment; Environmental decision support tool; Environmental operations; Industrial ecology; Traffic impact compensation

Indexed keywords

BUDGET CONTROL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INVESTMENTS; PUBLIC POLICY;

CORPORATE INVESTMENT POLICY; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION SUPPORT TOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL OPERATIONS; INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGY; TRAFFIC IMPACT COMPENSATION;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 33645218796     PISSN: 10881980     EISSN: 15309290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/108819805775247963     Document Type: Conference Paper

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