Enhancement of the Corporate Environmental Performance
| Autor: | András Polgár, József Pájer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Acta Silvatica et Lignaria Hungarica. 10:49-64 |
| ISSN: | 1787-064X 2010-2011 |
| Popis: | In the course of the implementation of the environmental management system (EMS), during the planning phase, it is of high priority to explore, select and analyse the relevant environmental aspects and impacts. This is the precondition to enhance the real environmental performance (EP). The applied processes are often specific, formal and influenced by the self-interest of a company. The purpose of our work was the uniformly interpretable evaluation of the varied processes, and the creation of an EMS enhancement model through which the physical EP can be improved. The quantitative empirical research (2010-2011) has been conducted by using questionnaires in 114 domestic and multinational companies applying an EMS according to the international standard ISO 14001. In the created database, we have determined the variables which are relevant and adjustable in the process, through a descriptive and multivariable statistical survey. On the basis of the identified performance dimensions, corporate performance indices have been created: the environmental motivation (MOT), environmental performance (EPI), environmental impact evaluation (EIE) and environmental management (EMI) as well as the aggregative index (AGG). With their help, the evaluation of the surveyed corporate performance can be executed uniformly, in a quantifiable way, without any intervention in the corporate processes. Along the outliers of EMS optimization variables, we have identified development points. Their impact was assessed by sensitivity analysis of the indices. The described method offers a model for EMS development, based on self-evaluation. environmental management / impact evaluation / environmental performance indices / development model |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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