Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science

Bennett, M.D.; Bouma, J.J.; Wolters, T.J.

Environmental Management Accounting (EMA) is increasingly recognised as a distinguished tool of environmental management. It helps to integrate a company's environmental and business interests, whereby enhancing corporate eco-efficiency in terms of reducing environmental costs or making one's product more competitive.

This book gives a comprehensive coverage of the state of the art. It presents a number of EMA frameworks that companies can take as a basis for implementing their own specific EMA structures. Besides discussing environmental accounting issues within conventional management accounting, it gives a detailed picture of materials flow (cost) accounting as an alternative way of looking at the ecology-economy relationships at the corporate level. A fascinating case study shows how a large company (Siemens) applies materials flow accounting and what benefits it entails.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2002-07-31

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781402005534

DOI: 10.1007/0-306-48022-0

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 302