caa a22 4500 606170782 CHVBK 20210128100719.0 cr unu---uuuuu 210128e20150201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10098-014-0785-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10098-014-0785-9 Incorporating the carbon footprint to measure industry context and energy consumption effect on environmental performance of business operations [Elektronische Daten] [Dong-Shang Chang, Li-Ting Yeh, Wenrong Liu] Three scopes of carbon footprint have become the most suitable methods to measure green house gas (GHG) emissions from business operating activities. Carbon footprint information can enable firms to effectively improve their environmental performance. This paper attempts to develop an approach that incorporates the three scopes of carbon footprint into a data envelopment analysis model to evaluate environmental performance. A research sample is used from top Fortune 500 companies participating in the carbon disclosure project. The results provide empirical evidence that adjustment of the current fossil fuel-based energy structure significantly affects electricity indirect GHG emissions. The results also show that there are significant differences in environmental performance between industries. Governments should focus on designing improved policies and regulations for each separate industry, especially the materials industry. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2014 Carbon disclosure project nationallicence Carbon footprint nationallicence Data envelopment analysis nationallicence Environmental management nationallicence Environmental performance nationallicence Undesirable output nationallicence Chang Dong-Shang Department of Business Administration, National Central University, 300 Jhongda Road, 320, Jhongli City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, ROC aut Yeh Li-Ting Department of Health Care Management, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, 89, Nei-Chiang Street, Wan-Hua District, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC aut Liu Wenrong Department of Cooperative Economics, Feng Chia University, 100 Wenhwa Road, Seatwen, 407, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC aut Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Springer Berlin Heidelberg 17/2(2015-02-01), 359-371 1618-954X 17:2<359 2015 17 10098 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-014-0785-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10098-014-0785-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Chang Dong-Shang Department of Business Administration, National Central University, 300 Jhongda Road, 320, Jhongli City, Taoyuan County, Taiwan, ROC aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yeh Li-Ting Department of Health Care Management, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, 89, Nei-Chiang Street, Wan-Hua District, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Liu Wenrong Department of Cooperative Economics, Feng Chia University, 100 Wenhwa Road, Seatwen, 407, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy Springer Berlin Heidelberg 17/2(2015-02-01), 359-371 1618-954X 17:2<359 2015 17 10098