Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science: Principles and Procedures

Jasch, Christine M.

Recognizing the increasing importance of environmental issues, energy prices, material availability and efficiency and the difficulty of adequately managing these issues in traditional accounting systems, several companies all over the world have started implementing “Environmental and Material Flow Cost Accounting” (EMA and MFCA).

“Environmental and Material Flow Costs Accounting” explains and updates the approach developed for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DSD/UNDESA) and the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) and in addition includes experiences of several case studies and recent developments regarding EMA and MFCA in national statistics and ISO standardization.

Details

Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2008-10-30

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781402090271

DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-9028-8

Dimensions: 235cm x155cm

Pages: 198