change on species and
habitats, 61
Egypt, 154
El Nin o Southern Oscillation see
ENSO
Emissions
from aircraft engines, 8
of water vapour, 8
trading, 17
Endrin, 146
Energy
demand, growth in, 37
intensity, 21—22
-use efficiency, 45
Enhanced greenhouse effect, 4
ENSO (El Nin o Southern
Oscillation), 58, 64, 70—73, 77,
81, 155
3.4 index, 66
and climate change, 73
cycles, 73
events, 72
signature, 72
Environment
as a global public good for health,
158—159
as public good for health, 157
Environmental
accounting and management
procedures, 161
analysis, 172
and economic performance, 172,
174
and financial performance, 170,
173—174
and social performance, 169
behaviour of business, 161
competition between companies,
183
expenditure, 172
global public goods for health, 159
goods and services, 156
governance of firms, 163
impact of European industry, 184
indicators, 166, 177
indices, 175
information, 174
as a regulatory instrument,
173
systems, 168
management, 167, 170, 173, 177,
182—184
and environmental performance,
180—183
-based standards (ISO, GRI,
WBCSD), 170
systems, 182—184
objectives, 169
performance, 161, 166—167,
169—176, 180—181, 183—184
and reporting stanardization
initiatives, 169
benchmarking, 184
in printing firms, 181
indicators, 171, 175—176
information, 170
measurement, 167
of companies, 180
of European industry, 183
of firms, 170—171
outcomes, 171
reporting and measurement,
166
policy instruments, 48, 184
profiles of different industry sectors,
176
public
goods, 157, 159
health goods, 159
ratings
agencies, 174
services, 174
reports, 165
screened portfolios, 174
Erosion, 106
Ethiopia, 154
Euphrates, 154
European Eco-Management and
Audit Scheme (EMAS), 167
European Union, 45
Eutrophication, 26, 34, 36, 47
Excess deaths, 27, 30, 46
Exposure—response experiments, 43
Subject Index
189