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A Current Reporting and Use of Industrial Environmental Performance Metrics: Global Scale
A Current Reporting and Use of Industrial Environmental Performance Metrics: Global Scale
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In a further indication of more visionary behavior, the concept of sustainable development was mentioned in some reports. Increased attention given to such issues as waste management, energy conservation, supplier performance, and product design when discussing future goals indicates that a number of companies have begun to move beyond compliance as the sole motivation for improving environmental performance (Figure Am.
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Reports that mention environment 75 100 FIGURE A-1 Total number of annual reports and number of reports that mention the environment, by industry sector.
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FIGURE A-3 Percent of companies producing separate environmental reports, by industry sector.
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SOURCE: KPMG (1997~. Air emissions Auditing and disclosure Development of environmental management system Effluent discharges Employee involvement Energy conservation Legislative compliance Product design Supplier performance Sustainable development Waste management 0 25 50 75 100 Percent (n= 220)
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firms in a smaller study (Figure Am. The attention given to environmental expenditures in both surveys demonstrates a growing awareness of these costs and a move away from the common practice of simply lumping them in with overhead expenses.
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Although often lacking quantifiable data, many of the reports contained information on such matters as management responsibility for the environment and corporate environmental management systems. It is perhaps a sign of progress that a significant fraction (43 percent)
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