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Can the principle of the ecological footprint be applied to measure the environmental sustainability of business?
Author(s) -
Holland Leigh
Publication year - 2003
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.43
Subject(s) - ecological footprint , sustainability , business , environmental resource management , order (exchange) , measure (data warehouse) , environmental accounting , environmental economics , computer science , environmental science , ecology , accounting , economics , finance , database , biology
Abstract Ecological footprinting is an accounting tool that seeks to quantify the biological capacity that is required to support human activity. It has been used at the city or country level, but as yet it has not been applied at the lowest level of economic activity – the business enterprise. In order to assess its usefulness the technique is reviewed alongside other management tools for assessing the environmental performance of commercial organizations. This will then enable the business to develop environmental management systems and strategies to improve environmental performance and eco‐efficiency. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment.