Environmental performance rating and disclosure

Dong Cao

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No AccessPolicy Research Working Papers21 Jun 2013Environmental Performance Rating and Disclosure: China's Green-Watch ProgramAuthors/Editors: Hua Wang, David Wheeler, Hua Wang, Jun Bi, Jinnan Wang, Dong Cao, Genfa Lu, Yuan WangHua Wang, David Wheeler, Hua Wang, Jun Bi, Jinnan Wang, Dong Cao, Genfa Lu, Yuan Wanghttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-2889SectionsAboutPDF (0.1 MB) ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinked In Abstract:This paper describes a new incentive-based pollution control program in China in which the environmental performance of firms is rated and reported to the public. Firms are rated from best to worst using five colors—green, blue, yellow, red, and black—and the ratings are disseminated to the public through the media. The impact has been substantial, suggesting that public disclosure provides a significant incentive for firms to improve their environmental performance. The paper focuses on the experience of the first two disclosure programs, in Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province and Hohhot, Inner Mongolia. Successful implementation of these programs at two very different levels of economic and institutional development suggests that public disclosure should be feasible in most of China. The Zhenjiang and Hohhot experiences have also shown that performance disclosure can significantly reduce pollution, even in settings where environmental nongovernmental organizations are not very active and there is no formal channel for public participation in environmental regulation. This paper—a product of Infrastructure and Environment, Development Research Group—is part of a larger effort in the group to develop more cost-effective approaches to the regulation of externalities. Previous bookNext book FiguresreferencesRecommendeddetailsCited byThe Effect of Mandated CSR Disclosure on the Pollution Levels of Publicly-Traded Chinese FirmsSSRN Electronic JournalEnvironmental Management Under Subnational Institutional ConstraintsJournal of Business Ethics, Vol.134, No.419 September 2014Stakeholder Pressures as Determinants of CSR Strategic Choice: Why do Firms Choose Symbolic Versus Substantive Self-Regulatory Codes of Conduct?Journal of Business Ethics, Vol.110, No.221 August 2012Institutional Capacity on Water Pollution Control of the Pearl River in Guangzhou, ChinaInternational Journal of Water Resources Development, Vol.28, No.2Information Disclosure in Environmental Risk Management: Developments in ChinaJournal of Current Chinese Affairs, Vol.40, No.31 September 2011Environmental governance through information: China and VietnamSingapore Journal of Tropical Geography, Vol.30, No.1Improving public access to environmental information in ChinaJournal of Environmental Management, Vol.88, No.4Why do firms engage in environmental management? An empirical study in ChinaJournal of Cleaner Production, Vol.16, No.10Public disclosure of industrial pollution: the PROPER approach for Indonesia?Environment and Development Economics, Vol.12, No.61 December 2007Benefits and Costs of Shanghai's Environmental Citizen Complaints SystemChina Information, Vol.21, No.226 July 2016What Do We Learn from Emissions Reporting? Analytical Considerations and Comparison of Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers in the United States, Canada, England, and AustraliaRisk Analysis, Vol.27, No.1Environmental governance: the emerging economic dimensionEnvironmental Politics, Vol.15, No.218 August 2006Vital Environmental Information at Your Fingertips?: UK and German E-Government Strategies Under ScrutinySSRN Electronic JournalDo Stock Markets Penalise Environment-unfriendly Behaviour? Evidence from IndiaSSRN Electronic Journal View Published: September 2002 Copyright & Permissions Related RegionsEast Asia & PacificRelated CountriesChinaRelated TopicsEnvironment KeywordsAIR POLLUTIONAIR POLLUTION PROBLEMEMISSIONSEMISSIONS REDUCTIONENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCEENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCESINFORMATIONINFORMATION DISCLOSUREPOLLUTERSPOLLUTIONPOLLUTION CONTROLPOVERTYPUBLIC PARTICIPATIONREGULATIONWATERWATER POLLUTION PDF DownloadLoading ...