DEA environmental assessment on U.S. industrial sectors: Investment for improvement in operational and environmental performance to attain corporate sustainability

Energy Economics

Volumn 45, Issue , 2014, Pages 254-267

  Wang, Derek ^a   Li, Shanling ^a   Sueyoshi, Toshiyuki ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate sustainability; Data envelopment analysis; Energy; Environment; Investment; Technology innovation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENGINEERING RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; INVESTMENTS;

CORPORATE-SUSTAINABILITY; EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION; INDUSTRIAL SECTOR;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CORPORATE STRATEGY; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; STRATEGIC APPROACH; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; SUSTAINABILITY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84907305976     PISSN: 01409883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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