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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823045603321

Autore

Herriott Scott R.

Titolo

Metrics for sustainable business : measures and standards for the assessment of organizations / / Scott R. Herriott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-69770-X

1-317-45064-7

1-317-45065-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

658.4/083

658.4013

Soggetti

Sustainable development reporting

Management - Environmental aspects

Environmental auditing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

1. Systems for disclosure -- 2. Corporate ratings and rankings -- 3. Organizational certifications -- 4. Philosophies of sustainability : the values and worldview behind a standard -- 5. Indicators and measurement systems -- 6. Greenhouse gas assessment and energy accounting -- 7. Water -- 8. Waste -- 9. Social impacts -- 10. Issues in the analysis of metrics for sustainability.