The characteristics and features of corporate environmental performance indicators – a case study of the water industry of England and Wales

Eco-management and Auditing Pub Date : 2001-03-01 DOI:10.1002/EMA.143

A. Johnston, Ann-Marie Smith

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A popular approach to environmental management is to develop a set of environmental performance indicators, which will illustrate progress against targets, inform management and communicate the company's position. Given this wide range of roles for an indicator, it is important to recognize the characteristics and features that make them effective. This paper identifies the characteristics and features of effective environmental performance indicators in a literature review. To test whether indicators were used effectively, content analysis was used to examine the environmental reports of water service companies in England and Wales. The results show that the environmental performance indicators used in the water industry are legislation driven, lack sophistication and are mainly quantitative. The conclusion was that water company indicators must become more sophisticated and less focused on external reporting. They should be directed to measuring environmental impacts and be seen as tools to improve the environmental performance of their company. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd and ERP Environment

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企业环境绩效指标的特点与特征——以英格兰和威尔士水务行业为例

一种流行的环境管理方法是制定一套环境绩效指标，这些指标将说明目标的进展情况，告知管理层并传达公司的立场。鉴于一个指标的作用范围如此广泛，认识到使其有效的特点和特征是很重要的。本文通过文献综述，确定了有效环境绩效指标的特征和特征。为了检验指标是否被有效使用，内容分析被用于检查英格兰和威尔士供水服务公司的环境报告。结果表明:我国水工业环境绩效指标存在立法导向、复杂性不足、以定量为主的问题;结论是，水务公司的指标必须变得更加复杂，减少对外部报告的关注。它们应该被用于衡量环境影响，并被视为改善公司环境绩效的工具。版权所有©2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd和ERP Environment

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