Are corporate carbon management practices reducing corporate carbon emissions?

Doda, Baran, Gennaioli, Caterina, Gouldson, Andy, Grover, David and Sullivan, Rory (2015) Are corporate carbon management practices reducing corporate carbon emissions? Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 23 (5). pp. 257-270. ISSN 1535-3966

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Abstract

This paper is the first large scale, quantitative study of the impact of corporate carbon management practices on corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Using data for 2009 and 2010 from the Carbon Disclosure Project survey, we find little compelling evidence that commonly adopted management practices are reducing emissions. This finding is unexpected and we propose three possible explanations for it. First, it may be because corporate carbon data and management practice information have not been reported in a standardized way. Second, there may be a delay between the application of corporate carbon management practices and their impact on emissions performance. Third, carbon management practices are not sufficiently impact-oriented, meaning there is no relationship to observe. Our findings are important for policymakers designing corporate GHG reporting standards, for the multiple stakeholders trying to understand the drivers of corporate carbon performance, and for the corporate managers responsible for measuring, reporting and mitigating emissions.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1002/(IS...
Additional Information:	© 2015 The Authors.
Divisions:	Grantham Research Institute Climate Change Economics and Policy
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Date Deposited:	02 Feb 2015 10:13
Last Modified:	14 Apr 2024 19:24
Funders:	Economic and Social Research Council, Munich Re
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/60816

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