The use of environmental performance indicators and size effect: A study of industrial companies

Ecological Indicators

Volumn 36, Issue , 2014, Pages 205-212

  Hourneaux Jr , Flavio ^a   Hrdlicka, Hermann Atila ^b   Gomes, Clandia Maffini ^c   Kruglianskas, Isak ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVE DE JULHO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Environmental indicators; Environmental performance; Global; Initiative (GRI); Reporting

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; GLOBAL; INITIATIVE (GRI); REPORTING;

BENCHMARKING; INDUSTRY;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATOR; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SURVEYING;

EID: 84883155779     PISSN: 1470160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.07.009     Document Type: Article

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