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Emission Indices for Hazardous Substances: An Alternative Measure of Corporate Environmental Performance
Author(s) -
Muhammad Noor,
Scrimgeour Frank,
Reddy Krishna,
Abdin Sazali
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
corporate social responsibility and environmental management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.519
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1535-3966
pISSN - 1535-3958
DOI - 10.1002/csr.1357
Subject(s) - hazardous waste , business , proxy (statistics) , sustainability , pollutant , environmental economics , environmental resource management , environmental science , environmental planning , computer science , engineering , waste management , economics , organic chemistry , machine learning , biology , ecology , chemistry
Accurate measurement and interpretation of pollution emissions and reduction in these emissions is a crucial part of reporting to enhance environmental management and improve the sustainability of both business and the environment. This study uses industrial chemical release, as listed in Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) as a proxy for environmental performance and presents toxicity weightings for over 90 chemicals in the Australian PRTR. It incorporates three different dimensions: human health, the environment, and exposure. The use of toxicity weighted emission indicators has far‐reaching advantages for corporate managers and policy‐makers, and external analysts. In contrast to mass‐based emission indicators, it provides robust guidance for risk amelioration. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment