Table 4 Correlations between management, business and environmental performance variables in firms surveyed in the MEPI study
Pulp and
Fertilizer
Electricity
Textile
Variable
paper
manufacture
generation
finishing
Printing
EMAS
ISO
No result
Certified firms have:
NO
V
(;); N(itrogen)
(9); Profit (;)
No result
No result
No result
Invest Rep
Number of
employees (;)
No result
Profit (profitable
firms report)
No result
No result
Sales
COD (;)
( n o r e g r e s s i o n s i n c e
Sales are functional
unit)
Energy input (9);
Municipal waste (;)
CO
(;); Water
input (9); Total
waste (;)
CO
(9); Water
input (;); Total ink
(;); ISO (certified
firms larger)
Profit
COD (;); Total
waste (9)
Energy input (9);
SO
(9); Heavy
metals (;)
Total fuel input (9);
CO
(9)
No result
Total ink (;)
Number of employees Energy input (;)
NO
V
(9); SO
(9);
COD (;); N (9);
Water input (;)
Renewables (9);
Gas input (9),
EMAS certification
CO
(;); Total
waste (;); Energy
input (9)
CO
(;); Isopropyl
alcohol input (9);
Total electricity (;)
Waste
Profit (9)
Number of
employees (;)
No result
Sales (;); Profit
(9); Number of
employees (;)
Total waste: Profit
(9); Hazardous
waste: Employees
(9); Sales (;)
Air emissions
Sales (;)
Profit (9)
No result
Number of
employees (;)
Employees (CO
(;); SO
(9)
Water emissions
Sales (;)
Heavy metals (;);
Number of
employees (9)
Variables were
excluded from
analysis
Number of
employees (;);
Profit (;)
No result
Environmental
Business
Management
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