Framework for environmental performance measurement in a Swedish public sector organization

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1017-1024

  Lundberg, K ^a   Balfors, B ^a   Folkeson, L ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environmental management system (EMS); Environmental performance evaluation; Indicators; Management by objectives (MBO); Performance measurement; PSR framework; Railway

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EMS); ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION; INDICATORS; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT; PSR FRAMEWORK; RAILWAY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; MANAGEMENT; RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION; RAILROADS; RAILS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

MEASUREMENTS;

EID: 67349182613     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2009.01.011     Document Type: Article

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