1、2070 单词，单词，1.1 万英文字符，万英文字符，3400 汉字汉字 出处：出处： Clemence Rannou, Jean-Francois Henri, 2010. “The better way to measure environmental cost”. CMA Management, Vol. 84, no. 4, Jun/Jul, pp.28-32. 外 文 翻 译 原文：原文： The better way to measure environmental cost Today, the importance of the environment is widely re
2、cognized by companies. With an increase in environmental legislation, corporations realize that they have to factor the environment into their everyday management decisions. However, because some corporations are too focused on earnings and financial costs, the impact of their operations on the envi
3、ronment can only be taken into account if it is quantified in dollar terms this is significant since environmental costs are often grossly underestimated. According to a 2006 Statistics Canada study, Canadian firms are estimated to have spent a total of $8.6 billion on environmental protection, incl
4、uding 44 per cent for capital expenditures and 56 per cent for operating expenditures. This underestimation is due to widespread hidden costs. In a study published in 2001, U.S. researchers revealed that for every dollar of environmental costs identified as such by companies, there were hidden environmental costs of $10. Companies cant manage what they cant measure; therefore, they need to measure their environmental costs in order to manage and reduce them; or perhaps, turn environmental man
