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Author: | Scholz, R.W. Wiek, A. |
Title: | Operational eco-efficiency: Comparing firms' environmental investments in different domains of operation |
Journal: | Journal of industrial ecology
2005 : FALL, VOL. 9:4, p. 155-170 |
Index terms: | industries ecology companies investment policy environment decision support systems case studies rail transport Switzerland |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | Eco-efficiency (here as: e/e) has been established as a key concept for corporate environmental management. Most approaches deal with e/e on the company or product level. In this article, an approach to supporting decisions by calculating e/e on the operational level is presented, based on a case study of the Swiss National Railway Company. Investments and operations as to energy production, landscape and nature conservation, noise protection, and contaminated soil remediation are assessed and compared. Decision-makers seeking an e/e corporate investment policy will find a guideline for prioritizing various domains of operation and also operations in domains within. |
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