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Measuring Corporate Environmental Performance: The ICI Environmental Burden System

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  • Michael Wright
  • David Allen
  • Roland Clift
  • Hein Sas

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The Imperial Chemical Industries (ICI) group has developed a method, called the “environmental burden system” to rank the potential environmental impacts of its emissions and wastes. The method uses potency factors to characterize the potential environmental impacts of wastes and emissions in ten major impact categories. When compared to the more traditional approach of reporting the total mass of emissions and wastes, the environmental burden approach provides a more meaningful picture of the potential impact of emissions: it helps identi?. the most harmful wastes and emissions; it provides the public with a better understanding ofthe potential impact of company operations: and it helps communicate the effectiveness of waste and emission reduction programs

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  • Michael Wright & David Allen & Roland Clift & Hein Sas, 1997. "Measuring Corporate Environmental Performance: The ICI Environmental Burden System," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 1(4), pages 117-127, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:inecol:v:1:y:1997:i:4:p:117-127
    DOI: 10.1162/jiec.1997.1.4.117
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    1. Roberta Arbolino & Luisa De Simone, 2019. "Rethinking public and private policies in Europe with the support of a industrial sustainability index," International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, Springer, vol. 19(3), pages 315-339, June.

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