ISO14031 Suggests Three Types of Indicators on How to Identify

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Essay

ISO14031 suggests three types of indicators on how to identify performance measures. Identify these three indicators and discuss how they provide guidance on how to identify environmental performance measures. Provide examples of each indicator to illustrate the performance measured.

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Definitions:

Economic Rents

Extra earnings above the minimum amount necessary to keep a factor of production in its current use.

Accounting Costs

The explicit costs of a business, representing the actual outflows of cash for wages, rent, materials, and other tangible inputs.

Economic Costs

The total cost of choosing one action over another, including both explicit (direct monetary costs) and implicit (opportunity costs) factors.

Long-Run Equilibrium

A state in a market where all resources are optimally allocated and economic forces are balanced, with no tendency for change until external conditions change.