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The Improvement of Environmental Performance in the Nonprofit Sector Through Informatics

The Improvement of Environmental Performance in the Nonprofit Sector Through Informatics

Konstantinos G. Papaspyropoulos, Athanassios S. Christodoulou, Vaios Blioumis, Kyriakos E. Skordas, Periklis K. Birtsas
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 18
ISBN13: 9781609606213|ISBN10: 1609606213|EISBN13: 9781609606220
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-621-3.ch019
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Papaspyropoulos, Konstantinos G., et al. "The Improvement of Environmental Performance in the Nonprofit Sector Through Informatics." Agricultural and Environmental Informatics, Governance and Management: Emerging Research Applications, edited by Zacharoula Andreopoulou, et al., IGI Global, 2011, pp. 359-376. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-621-3.ch019

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Papaspyropoulos, K. G., Christodoulou, A. S., Blioumis, V., Skordas, K. E., & Birtsas, P. K. (2011). The Improvement of Environmental Performance in the Nonprofit Sector Through Informatics. In Z. Andreopoulou, B. Manos, N. Polman, & D. Viaggi (Eds.), Agricultural and Environmental Informatics, Governance and Management: Emerging Research Applications (pp. 359-376). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-621-3.ch019

Chicago

Papaspyropoulos, Konstantinos G., et al. "The Improvement of Environmental Performance in the Nonprofit Sector Through Informatics." In Agricultural and Environmental Informatics, Governance and Management: Emerging Research Applications, edited by Zacharoula Andreopoulou, et al., 359-376. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60960-621-3.ch019

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Abstract

The purpose of the present chapter is to demonstrate how an econometric application supported by the use of simple software can augment an environmental nonprofit organization’s (ENPO) environmental performance. An ENPO, whose scope of operation is the protection of natural resources, usually deals with the problem of how to reduce its negative environmental impact without sacrificing the positive one resulting from its work. This chapter argues that the application of cointegration analysis on available time series environmental data can offer an indication for the policy decision-making in terms of such a contrast in impacts. If the time series are not cointegrated, then the ENPO can reduce its negative environmental impact without affecting the positive one. If they are cointegrated, then alternative policies have to be designated for dealing with the negative impact.

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