Too Costly to Disregard: The Cost Competitiveness of Environmental Operating Practices

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dc.contributor.authorYoo, Soyoungko
dc.contributor.authorEom, Jiyongko
dc.contributor.authorHan, In-Gooko
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-31T08:55:18Z-
dc.date.available2020-08-31T08:55:18Z-
dc.date.created2020-08-05-
dc.date.created2020-08-05-
dc.date.created2020-08-05-
dc.date.issued2020-08-
dc.identifier.citationSUSTAINABILITY, v.12, no.15-
dc.identifier.issn2071-1050-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10203/276051-
dc.description.abstractAchieving the dual goal of improved environmental and financial performance has become a universal business concern. Our study distinguishes between firms' environmental behaviors and their environmental performance, a distinction that has been largely disregarded in previous empirical studies that analyze the association between environmental performance and financial performance. As an improvement in environmental performance itself does not necessarily guarantee positive financial returns, our study pays particular attention to the value-added nature of preemptive environmental activities, investigating the effects of plant-level pollution prevention activities (PPAs) on environmental performance and financial performance in terms of cost competitiveness and market valuation. Drawing on detailed environmental information about 18,743 chemical plants in the U.S. and analyzing a multi-level panel dataset constructed bottom-up from plant-level data to their parent firms' performance data, we find that more intensive PPAs are associated with both superior environmental performance and improved cost competitiveness but do not necessarily lead to higher market valuation. Our study illuminates the specific environmental activities and conditions linked to environmental and financial performance, thereby offering managers practical guidance in pursuing both sustainable and profitable businesses under increasingly stringent environmental standards.-
dc.languageEnglish-
dc.publisherMDPI-
dc.titleToo Costly to Disregard: The Cost Competitiveness of Environmental Operating Practices-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.wosid000558976800001-
dc.identifier.scopusid2-s2.0-85090224978-
dc.type.rimsART-
dc.citation.volume12-
dc.citation.issue15-
dc.citation.publicationnameSUSTAINABILITY-
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/su12155971-
dc.contributor.localauthorEom, Jiyong-
dc.contributor.localauthorHan, In-Goo-
dc.description.isOpenAccessY-
dc.type.journalArticleArticle-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorsustainable business performance-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorenvironmental information-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorpollution prevention activities-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorenvironmental management-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorfinancial performance-
dc.subject.keywordAuthorbusiness analytics-
dc.subject.keywordPlusRESOURCE-BASED VIEW-
dc.subject.keywordPlusSOCIAL-RESPONSIBILITY-
dc.subject.keywordPlusFINANCIAL PERFORMANCE-
dc.subject.keywordPlusMARKET VALUATION-
dc.subject.keywordPlusVALUE RELEVANCE-
dc.subject.keywordPlusINFORMATION-
dc.subject.keywordPlusMANAGEMENT-
dc.subject.keywordPlusEMISSIONS-
dc.subject.keywordPlusPOLLUTION-
dc.subject.keywordPlusGREEN-
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