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Environmental performance: Quality, measurement and improvement
Author(s) -
Hocking Roland W. D.,
Power Shahed
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
business strategy and the environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.123
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1099-0836
pISSN - 0964-4733
DOI - 10.1002/bse.3280020403
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , key (lock) , risk analysis (engineering) , quality (philosophy) , process management , environmental management system , performance appraisal , performance measurement , value (mathematics) , business , environmental quality , face (sociological concept) , computer science , quality management , performance management , environmental scanning , environmental economics , management science , marketing , economics , management , social science , philosophy , computer security , artificial intelligence , law , service (business) , ecology , sociology , irrigation , biology , epistemology , machine learning , political science
Environmental management is becoming a key business management concern. Effective management requires appropriate and timely data on which decisions can be based. In addition, there is increasing pressure to provide reports on the environmental probity of companies. This requires objective, factual data. This paper considers this aspect from the perspective of the quality of environmental performance. Measurement techniques are outlined and their use in on‐going performance appraisal and monitoring to show improvements is discussed. Potential pitfalls in taking reported environmental performance claims at their face value are also considered.