Introduction of a feasible performance indicator for corporate water accounting - A case study on the cotton textile Chain

Journal of Cleaner Production

Volumn 82, Issue , 2014, Pages 143-153

  Joa, Bettina ^a   Hottenroth, Heidi ^a   Jungmichel, Norbert ^b   Schmidt, Mario ^a  

^a PFORZHEIM UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Systain Consulting GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corporate water accounting; Cotton textile chain; RCWI; Supply chain management; Water efficiency

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; COTTON; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUPPLY CHAINS; TEXTILE FIBERS; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER SUPPLY;

COTTON TEXTILES; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; RCWI; SUPPLIER SELECTION; SUSTAINABLE WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER ACCOUNTINGS; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER EFFICIENCY;

WATER MANAGEMENT;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 84905897750     PISSN: 09596526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.06.075     Document Type: Article

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