Management of Environmental Quality: Volume 21 Issue 4

The influence of the Portuguese environmental accounting standard on the environmental disclosures in the annual reports of large companies operating in Portugal: A first view (2002‐2004)

This paper seeks to empirically examine the influence of the new Portuguese environmental accounting standard on the environmental information disclosed in the annual reports by a…

Sustainable drinking water management strategy using GIS: Case study of Allahabad City (India)

The purpose of this study is to develop a methodology for sustainable drinking water management by assessing the existing state of the water supply system in the study area…

Reducing GHG mitigation costs in the shipping industry using the clean development mechanism

The Greehouse Gas (GHG) in the shipping industry has attracted increasing attention. One potential method to reduce the GHG mitigation cost is the Clean Development Mechanism…

Good environmental practices for hospitality and tourism: The role of information and communication technologies

There is a consensus about the negative effects of transportation and some activities related to hospitality on the environment. In this sense, several proposals have been pointed…

Green labels and sustainability reporting: Overview of the building products supply chain in Italy

This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of corporate sustainability reporting strategies and communication tools that are increasingly being adopted to foster green…

Alternative drinking water supply in low‐income urban settlements using tankers: A quality assessment in Cape Coast, Ghana

The purpose of this paper is to verify claims that water supplied by operators of tanker trucks in Cape Coast does not meet quality standards recommended for human consumption…

Agricultural influence on the hydrogeochemistry of the sub‐basins of the Verde, Entre Ribeiros and Escuro Rivers of Paracatu Hydrographic Basin (MG) – Brazil

Of the numerous hydrogeochemical river‐water transformations provoked by intense and irrational soil practices, heavy metal contamination by agrochemical usage is the most…

Biomass for transport, heat and electricity: scientific challenges

The objective of this paper is to discuss some scientific challenges related to the production and use of biomass for transport, heat and electricity.

Factor Five: Transforming the Global Economy through 80 Per Cent Improvements in Resource Productivity

WRI Report: Banking on Nature’s Assets

EU renewable electricity share increases to 16.4 per cent

Fortum to get €14 million for wave power demo project

BBSRC food security web site

Scientific conclusions from the 17th European Biomass Conference: what’s new?

Energy in Brazil: Towards a Renewable Energy Dominated System

World in Transition – Future Bioenergy and Sustainable Land Use

EEA Report: Ten Messages for 2010 Protected Areas

Diary

UK exceeds EU green requirement for biofuels

Soil study finds “flaw” in climate change models

Editorial

Indonesia gives tax incentives for renewable energy investment