Environmental permitting as a driver for eco-efficiency in the dairy industry: A closer look at the IPPC directive
Författare
Summary, in English
This study contributes to the discussion on the potential of the IPPC Directive to serve as a driver for eco-efficiency through the analysis of case studies of British, Finnish and Swedish dairy industries and the corresponding regulatory bodies. The signals given to the companies on the required improvements and the focus of the permitting process - on the manufacturing process rather than end-of-pipe measures - were identified as major factors in determining the influence of the permitting process with regards to eco-efficiency. The analysis revealed that the influence of the IPPC Directive on the dairy industry would probably be noticeable in the UK but less significant in Finland and Sweden. Key issues that require further attention are presented.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2005
Språk
Engelska
Sidor
1049-1060
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Journal of Cleaner Production
Volym
13
Issue
10-11
Dokumenttyp
Artikel i tidskrift
Förlag
Elsevier
Ämne
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Nyckelord
- Eco-efficiency
- IPPC directive
- Environmental permitting
- Environmental licensing
- Dairy industry
- EU regulations
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 0959-6526