Measuring the environmental sustainability performance of global supply chains: A multi-regional input-output analysis for carbon, sulphur oxide and water footprints

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 187, Issue , 2017, Pages 571-585

  Acquaye, Adolf ^a   Feng, Kuishuang ^b   Oppon, Eunice ^c   Salhi, Said ^a   Ibn Mohammed, Taofeeq ^d   Genovese, Andrea ^e   Hubacek, Klaus ^b,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^f MASARYK UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Environmental sustainability; Industry level; Input output analysis; Performance measurement; Supply chain; Value chain

Indexed keywords

CARBON; SULFUR OXIDE; WATER; AIR POLLUTANT;

CARBON FOOTPRINT; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; EUROPEAN UNION; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; INPUT-OUTPUT ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; RESOURCE USE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; VALUATION; WATER FOOTPRINT;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FLUID INTAKE; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY; AIR POLLUTANT; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH; HUMAN; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BRAZIL; CANADA; CHINA; INDIA; JAPAN; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; GLOBAL HEALTH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SULFUR OXIDES; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 85006830406     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.10.059     Document Type: Article

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