RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article
T1 Eco-Efficiency: environmental performance vs economic performance
A1 Arbelo Álvarez, Antonio Manuel
A1 Pérez Gómez, María del Pilar
A1 Rosa González, Felipe Manuel
A1 Ramos Siqueira, Libertad
K1 Eco-efficiency
K1 Economic efficiency
K1 Environmental performance
K1 Distribution-free approach
AB The second half of the 20th century was characterized by an increasing interest in the pace of economic growth and its impact on the environment. As a result, the concept of eco-efficiency as a philosophy of management has arisen, which combines the excellence of the environment and business. This paper uses the distribution-free approach to provide empirical evidence in relation to the eco-efficiency paradigm by studying the relation between environmental performance (measured by the level of emissions of air-contaminating substances) and economic performance (approximated by economic efficiency), in 199 companies from mineral manufacturing industry in Spain between 2004 and 2007. The empirical analysis shows that the results are consistent with the paradigm of eco-efficiency and therefore it can be concluded that being responsible for the environment is positively related to economic efficiency.
SN 2328-2185
YR 2014
FD 2014
LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/35986
UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/35986
LA en
NO https://www.davidpublisher.com/Public/uploads/Contribute/5508e5b3a9fd1.pdf
DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna
RD 16-may-2024