A Model for Environmental Costs for Corporations (Mec)
- 1 September 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Waste Management & Research
- Vol. 12 (5) , 429-439
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0734242x9401200506
Abstract
Managing environmental issues and setting priorities requires an environmental costing procedure. The present study developed a "Model for Environmental Costs" (MEC) using five cost categories. The testing of the model in a furniture manufacturing plant showed that 35.2% of the total environmental costs were in effect mitigating correction costs, while 20.5% were prevention costs. Total environmental costs were 2.13% of the added value. The total amount of waste material amounted to 28% of the total material input. The MEC can be used as an internal management tool for priority setting and resource allocation, or for comparative analysis of industrial categories.Keywords
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