Green Productivity Index: Do Different Terms Measure The Same Things?

Green productivity (GP) index is a measurement tool developed to analyze economic performance and environmental performance in one index. However, claimed as easy-acceptance by business practitioners, studies related with this term are still quite rare. Alternatively, as integrated economic-environment performance measurements, terms: Environmental Productivity and Eco-efficiency are more popular. This paper presents state-of-the- art of these terms to analyze them through case studies, method developments and level of studies related. Wish that a well distinction of these terms would help researchers used them properly.

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