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A system of cost variances to evaluate sustainability efforts

✍ Scribed by Saurav K. Dutta; Raef A. Lawson; David J. Marcinko

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 2010
Tongue: English
Weight: 112 KB
Volume: 21
Category: Article
ISSN: 1044-8136
DOI: 10.1002/jcaf.20579

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Abstract

Organizations today face increasing demands to engage in environmental initiatives and to manage the environmental risks associated with their operations. This article shows how a well‐known technique of cost management—variance analysis—can be used to link performance evaluation systems to sustainability strategies. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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