The Influence of Stakeholder Pressures on the Emphasis on Environmental Performance Indicators

Abstract

Based on a questionnaire survey, this study examined the relationships between stakeholder pressures on firms and the degree to which firms place importance on environmental performance indicators (EPIs). The results show that more importance is placed on physical and managerial EPIs when the stakeholder pressures increase. Furthermore, more importance is placed on physical EPIs when regulatory and social stakeholder pressures increase. Whereas, when market and media stakeholder pressures increase, more importance is placed on managerial EPIs.