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Towards strategic sustainability performance evaluation: a study of Portuguese
companies
Dias-Sardinha, I.M.
Publication date
2004
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Citation for published version (APA):
Dias-Sardinha, I. M. (2004). Towards strategic sustainability performance evaluation: a study
of Portuguese companies.
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Contents s
Scopee and Research Objectives 9
Thesis'ss Outline 12 SECTIONN I - GENERAL INTRODUCTION 13
Chapterr 1.1 - Research Background 15 Chapterr 1.2 - Conceptual Research Framework 30
SECTIONN 2 - DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPTUAL
RESEARCHH FRAMEWORK 33 Chapterr 2 - Environmental Performance
Evaluationn and Sustainability
Performancee Evaluation of Organisations:
Ann evolutionary framework 35
Eco-ManagementEco-Management and Auditing 8(2): 71-79
SECTIONN 3 - EMPIRICAL STUDY 47 Chapterr 3.1 - From Environmental Performance
Evaluationn to Eco-Efficiency and Sustainabilityy Balanced Scorecards:
AA study of organizations operating in Portugal. . . .49
EnvironmentalEnvironmental Quality Management, Winter 2002: 51-64 (2002)
Chapterr 3.2 - Evaluating Environmental and Sociall Performance of Large
Portuguesee Companies: A balanced
scorecardd approach 75
BusinessBusiness Strategy and Environment (in press)
Chapterr 3.3 - Developing a Sustainability Balanced Scorecardd for the Environmental Services off Three Business Units of Large
Portuguesee Companies 103
CorporateCorporate Social Responsibility and
EnvironmentalEnvironmental Management (submitted)
SECTIONN 4 - GENERAL CONCLUSIONS AND REFLECTIONS .127
Chapterr 4.1 - General Conclusions 129 Chapterr 4.2 - Reflections Regarding Further Work 133
Summaryy 135 Samenvattingg 143 Fulll List of References 151
Biographyy of the Author 165
