Essays about: "eco-efficiency."

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  1. 21. Evaluation of Potentially Eco-Efficient Solutions: Functional Sales and Industrial Ecology

    University essay from Industriell miljöteknik

    Author : Santiago González Ocón; [2009]
    Keywords : Functional Sales; Industrial Ecology; Eco-efficiency; Eco-efectiveness; Olive Oil; Sustainability; Utility Value; Environmental Impact;

    Abstract : Design of products permits to yield goods and services to produce satisfaction on customers, which is measured as value. However, it is at this stage in which most of the environmental impact, from a lifecycle perspective, is added to the product. READ MORE

  3. 22. The IPPC Directive as a Driver for Eco-efficiency. Environmental permitting in British, Danish, Dutch, Finnish and Swedish dairy industry

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Niina Honkasalo; [2003]
    Keywords : IPPC Directive; environmental permitting; eco-efficiency driver; environmental permits; eco-efficiency; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The role of environmental permits as a driver for environmental improvements has been a topic of debate for a while. Many permitting regulations were designed in the 1970's and have not been updated since then. Consequently, they have acted mostly as a driver for the adoption of pollution control technologies. READ MORE

  4. 23. Integrating Social and Environmental Commitments into Business Strategy and Operations The case study of Mountain Equipment Co-op

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

    Author : Chad Park; [2002]
    Keywords : social and environmental responsibility; Mountain Equipment Co-op; Corporate sustainability; businessstrategy; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Corporate sustainability research and practice are beginning to move beyond eco-efficiency. In our search to conceptualise sustainable development in terms that make sense to business, a growing range of frameworks, tools and management systems have emerged to support efforts to improve the social and environmental performance of companies. READ MORE