Assessing the environmental management efficiency of manufacturing sectors: evidence from emerging economies

2016 ◽  
Vol 112 ◽  
pp. 1422-1431 ◽  
Author(s):  
X.M. Xie ◽  
Z.P. Zang ◽  
G.Y. Qi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Management Efficiency ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors

Theoretical and methodological approaches to environmental and economic assessment of the Baikal territory

2019 ◽  
pp. 40-56
Author(s):  
S.M. Nikonorov ◽  
S.N. Kirillov ◽  
S.V. Solovieva ◽  
A.A. Pakina
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Economic Activity ◽  
Local Population ◽  
Economic Assessment ◽  
Environmental Indicators ◽  
Natural Area ◽  
Management Efficiency ◽  
Methodological Approaches

Current assessments of sustainability are based on traditional indicators and need to be adjusted. The article analyzes the factors of environmental management efficiency and shows the interdependence of ecosystems’ state and economic development on example of the Baikal natural area. The development of economic activity in the region largely dependson the ability to use the water resources of the lake Baikal, which is experiencing a significant anthropogenic load, and the basis for the regulation of natural resources are prohibitive and restrictive mechanisms that do not take into account the interests of the local population. The article proposes approaches to improving the assessment of development, taking into account the socio-economic and environmental indicators of the Baikal natural area.

scholarly journals Reallocation effects of recessions and financial crises: an industry-level analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabrizio Coricelli ◽  
Aikaterini E. Karadimitropoulou ◽  
Miguel A. Leon-Ledesma
Keyword(s):  
Emerging Markets ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Financial Crises ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Large Set ◽  
Allocation Of Resources ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
Manufacturing Sectors ◽  
Level Analysis

AbstractWe characterize the behavior of disaggregate manufacturing sectors for a large set of developed and emerging markets around recession dates. We uncover some relevant stylized facts. The dispersion in value added (VA) growth rates in developed economies is counter-cyclical, whereas for emerging countries it is pro-cyclical. Recoveries are more productivity-driven in developed countries as opposed to employment-driven for emerging markets. Around recession episodes sectoral-level misallocation of resources does not significantly change in developed economies, whereas it increases in emerging economies during financial crises. Therefore, there is no evidence that recessions improve the allocation of resources across industries.

The impact of top management’s environmental responsibility audit on corporate environmental investment: evidence from China

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 1271-1291
Author(s):  
Changli Zeng ◽  
Lu Zhang ◽  
Jiangtao Li
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Ordinary Least Squares ◽  
Environmental Accounting ◽  
Environmental Responsibility ◽  
Environmental Audit ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Environmental Investment ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the effect of top management’s environmental responsibility audit (ERA) implementation on firms’ investment for environmental protection in China. Design/methodology/approach The sample comprises firms publicly traded on A-Share in China from 2011 to 2017. The authors used the ordinary least squares regression model to test the relation between ERA implementation and corporate environmental investment. Findings Firms’ environmental investment increases significantly after the ERA implementation. Compared to state-owned enterprises (SOEs), non-state-owned enterprises (non-SOEs) are more likely to increase their environmental investment after ERA implementation. Moreover, such change is more likely for non-heavily polluting enterprises (non-HPEs) compared to heavily polluting enterprises (HPEs). Practical implications This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the positive influence of environmental enforcement on corporate behavior, which could serve as reference for regulators on the latest environmental accounting practice in China and other emerging economies. Social implications This paper shows that clear assignment of environmental responsibility and subsequent assessment of environmental performance are contributing factors to effective and efficient implementation of an environmental management system. Originality/value Contributing to accounting and environmental management literature, this paper explains how mandated environmental audit incentivizes firms to deal with environmental issues. Because there is no prior research concerning the mandatory implementation of environmental audit in China, this paper is of high-innovatory value by providing a better understanding of environmental auditing and providing an economic explanation for government intervention as an effective means of mitigating environmental degradation in emerging economies.

scholarly journals The Relation between Environmental Management Systems and Environmental and Financial Performance in Emerging Economies

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (13) ◽  
pp. 5309 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cosmina L. Voinea ◽  
Bas-Jan Hoogenberg ◽  
Cosmin Fratostiteanu ◽  
Hammad Bin Azam Hashmi
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Financial Performance ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Practices ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The Relationship

This study pursues to clarify the effect of environmental management systems (EMS) comprehensiveness on environmental performance and financial performance using an extensive quantitative dataset obtained in Brazil over an eight-year period. It is recognized that the implementation of environmental management differs per company varying in how many environmental practices are adopted and hence how comprehensive the EMS is. The relationship between EMS comprehensiveness, environmental performance, and financial performance proves to be complex. First of all, the overall negative effect of environmental performance on financial performance may indicate that the resources needed to realize an improved environmental performance do not outweigh the cost reductions resulting from eco-efficiency or improved reputation. The effect of EMS comprehensiveness on financial performance is in line with that, indicating that an above average EMS comprehensiveness results in lower financial performance, which may correspond to high environmental management- and overhead costs. Across sectors, the companies operating in sector industries have high quality EMS comprehensiveness, while the companies in agriculture, commerce, and services exhibit a lower EMS.

scholarly journals A Holistic Approach to the Environmental Certification of Green Airports

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 4043 ◽  
Author(s):  
Víctor Fernando Gómez Comendador ◽  
Rosa María Arnaldo Valdés ◽  
Bernard Lisker
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Rating Systems ◽  
Environmental Certification ◽  
Management Efficiency ◽  
Holistic Approaches ◽  
Efficiency And Effectiveness ◽  
Operational Impacts

Airports around the world are more and more environmentally concerned, increasing their efforts in reducing aviation impacts by applying environmental management, certification systems, or other types of ecological rating systems to their infrastructures and operation. Especially relevant are the airports’ efforts to manage and reduce their CO2 emissions through Airport Carbon Accreditation, the efforts made by Eurocontrol to encourage collaborative environmental management, or the increasing numbers of airports worldwide that get their terminals certified according to several world-recognized Green Building Rating Standards (GBRS). However, although these standards are state-of-the-art sustainability valuation programs, none of them fully cover all the environmental impacts of aeronautical activity at an airport. This paper presents the results of an exploratory research where the use of a GBRS into a more holistic certification scheme for airports is discussed and areas of challenge are highlighted. The paper seeks to shed some light on the value of holistic approaches from the perspective of maximizing environmental management efficiency and effectiveness, the integration of actions of individual airport partners to potentially encourage greater coordination of efforts, the challenges of dealing with both construction and operational impacts within one scheme, and the accountability difficulties.

Research on Chinese Regional Environmental Management Efficiency Based on DEA and Malmquist Index

2011 ◽  
Vol 138-139 ◽  
pp. 1239-1245
Author(s):  
Jian Zhong Wang ◽  
Tian Ming Chen ◽  
Tie Dan Wang ◽  
Wu Yi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Waste Treatment ◽  
Time Series Data ◽  
Pollution Abatement ◽  
Malmquist Index ◽  
Dominant Factor ◽  
Series Data ◽  
Management Efficiency ◽  
Index Study ◽  
Treatment Facilities

Based on the analysis of 30 provinces ( except Tibet) in China , this paper used the environmental staffs' number, completed industrial pollution abatement investment amount, waste treatment facilities’ number, the three wastes’ comprehensive utilization output value, and harmless waste treatment capacity as input and output index. The paper evaluated the 30 provinces’ environmental management efficiency (except Tibet) in 2008 and 2009 by Data Envelopment Analysis, then analyzed the time series data of the 30 provinces from 2003 to 2009 by Malmquist index. Study finds that overall Chinese environmental management efficiency’s TFP index is 0.942 in 2009, and decreasing year by year. Besides, it shows that technology is dominant factor of restricting Chinese environmental management efficiency, So, we should increase the investment in science and technology as to improve the efficiency. In addition, the environmental management scale’ expansion and structure optimization are also necessary methods of improving the efficiency.

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