Measuring Corporate Environmental Performance: The ICI Environmental Burden System

Autor:	Michael Wright, David T. Allen, Roland Clift, Hein Sas
Rok vydání:	1997
Předmět:	Potential impact Environmental Sustainability Index business.industry Environmental resource management General Social Sciences Environmental impact assessment Business Chemical industry Environmental economics General Environmental Science
Zdroj:	Scopus-Elsevier
ISSN:	1530-9290 1088-1980
DOI:	10.1162/jiec.1997.1.4.117
Popis:	The Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) group has developed a method, called the "environmental burden system," to rank the potential environmental impacts of its emissions and wastes. The method uses potency factors to characterize the potential environmental impacts of wastes and emissions in ten major impact categories. When compared to the more traditional approach of reporting the total mass of emissions and wastes, the environmental burden approach provides a more meaningful picture of the potential impact of emissions; it helps identify the most harmful wastes and emissions; it provides the public with a better understanding of the potential impact of company operations; and it helps communicate the effectiveness of waste and emission reduction programs.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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