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Defining eco-efficiency: A case study on the Finnish forest industry – A case study on the Finnish forest industry




AlaotsikkoA case study on the Finnish forest industry

TekijätMarileena Koskela, Jarmo Vehmas

KustantajaWiley

Julkaisuvuosi2012

JournalBusiness Strategy and the Environment

Lehden akronyymiBus. Strat. Env.

Numero sarjassa8

Vuosikerta21

Numero8

Aloitussivu546

Lopetussivu566

Sivujen määrä21

ISSN0964-4733

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1002/bse.741


Tiivistelmä
Environmental reporting is a tool of corporate environmental management that can also be used as research material. The aim of this paper is to produce a comprehensive definition of eco-efficiency based on the literature and then compare it with definitions identified in the environmental reports published by selected companies. In addition, this paper presents a conceptual framework of the relationship between environmental and economic performance in the companies. Three Finnish companies in the forest industry are selected as case companies. This analysis reviews environmental reports published by the companies from
1998 to 2007. In short, eco-efficiency can be seen either as an indicator of environmental performance, or as a business strategy for sustainable development. The case companies very seldom give an exact definition of eco-efficiency in their environmental reports. However, different aspects of eco-efficiency are often referred to.


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