Is green and profitable sustainable? Assessing the trade-off between economic and environmental aspects

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 92-102

  Figge, Frank ^a   Hahn, Tobias ^a  

^a KEDGE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Automobile industry; Environmental performance assessment; Environmental strategy; Environmental value; Green business case

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CASE; CAPITAL EFFICIENCY; CAR MANUFACTURERS; CORPORATE-SUSTAINABILITY; ECONOMIC CAPITAL; ECONOMIC VALUES; ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL BURDENS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGY; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES; INTEGRATED ANALYSIS; OPPORTUNITY COSTS; TECHNOLOGY CHOICES;

AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; PROFITABILITY;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84865689125     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2012.02.001     Document Type: Article

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