This page has only limited features, please log in for full access.

Unclaimed
Silvia Escobar
Department of Economics & Management Sciences, University of Alcalá, 28802 Alcalá de Henares, Spain

Honors and Awards

The user has no records in this section


Career Timeline

The user has no records in this section.


Short Biography

Full Professor at the University of Alcalá. Researcher and author of several scientific articles. Advisor of doctoral and master's theses.

Following
Followers
Co Authors
The list of users this user is following is empty.
Following: 0 users

Feed

Journal article
Published: 07 February 2021 in Sustainability
Reads 0
Downloads 0

The purpose of this article is to analyze, in a three-stage research project and from an economic an operational perspective, the relationships between environmental expenses, the improvements achieved in five environmental variables analyzed and efficiency. To achieve these objectives, we analyze sustainability reports and economic data from 24 Spanish ports. The three aforementioned stages of this research are the following: first, the analysis of the sustainability reports to determine the level of information; second, the analysis of the economic and operational efficiency; and, third, the analysis of the alignment with the environmental priorities of the Eco Ports-ESPO (European Sea Ports Organization). The results reveal that (1) the type of traffic does not affect environmental actions; (2) environmental performance (improvements) depends on environmental expenditures; (3) environmental spending and efficiency in port operations are correlated; and (4) environmental spending and port economic efficiency are correlated. The research can contribute to the decision-making process of port managers by revealing that the alignment with the EcoPorts priorities can be important to direct the environmental performance of the ports towards the global interests revealed in this indicator. It also reveals that environmental expenditures and investments may be related to environmental performance and economic and operational efficiency. However, it also reveals that it is important to improve the extent of environmental disclosure to better explain the qualitative and monetary characteristics of each piece of information provided about environmental performance.

ACS Style

Emma Castelló-Taliani; Silvia Escobar; Fabricia Rosa. Environmental Disclosure: Study on Efficiency and Alignment with Environmental Priorities of Spanish Ports. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1791 .

AMA Style

Emma Castelló-Taliani, Silvia Escobar, Fabricia Rosa. Environmental Disclosure: Study on Efficiency and Alignment with Environmental Priorities of Spanish Ports. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (4):1791.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Emma Castelló-Taliani; Silvia Escobar; Fabricia Rosa. 2021. "Environmental Disclosure: Study on Efficiency and Alignment with Environmental Priorities of Spanish Ports." Sustainability 13, no. 4: 1791.

Preprint
Published: 31 December 2020
Reads 0
Downloads 0

The purpose of this article is to analyze, in a three-stage research, the relationships between environmental expenses, the improvements achieved in 5 environmental variables analyzed and efficiency, from an economic and operational perspective. The stages of this research are analyzing the sustainability reports to determine the level of information, analyzing the economic and operational efficiency, and analyzing the alignment with the environmental priorities of the Eco Ports-ESPO (European Sea Ports Organization). The results reveal that (1) the type of traffic does not condition environmental actions; (2) environmental performance (improvements) depends on environmental expenditures; (3) environmental spending and efficiency in port operations are correlated; and (4) environmental spending and port economic efficiency are correlated.

ACS Style

Emma Castelló-Taliani; Silvia Giralt Escobar; Fabricia Rosa. Environmental Disclosure: Study on Efficiency and Alignment with Environmental Priorities of Spanish Ports. 2020, 1 .

AMA Style

Emma Castelló-Taliani, Silvia Giralt Escobar, Fabricia Rosa. Environmental Disclosure: Study on Efficiency and Alignment with Environmental Priorities of Spanish Ports. . 2020; ():1.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Emma Castelló-Taliani; Silvia Giralt Escobar; Fabricia Rosa. 2020. "Environmental Disclosure: Study on Efficiency and Alignment with Environmental Priorities of Spanish Ports." , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 30 October 2017 in Intangible Capital
Reads 0
Downloads 0

Objective: Representative correlational study of Spanish Ports Authorities (PA), based on analysis of PA economic efficiency, measured using DEA Data Envelopment Analysis, and PA environmental disclosure. Data employed: environmental reports of 20 PAs examined to gain understanding of Environmental Disclosures; economic management reports of individual ports to obtain the economic variables analyzed. The purpose to identify correlations among variables of environmental disclosure and economic efficiency of port management, with consideration of port overheads and profit focused structure.Design/methodology: A three-stage study, comprised of: 1st Classification of PAs efficiency; 2nd Analysis of environmental information disclosed, for which an Environmental Disclosure Assessment was defined; 3rd Cluster Analysis to determine correlations of the economic efficiency findings of stage 1 cross-referenced with environmental disclosures of stage 2.Contributions / findings: The results obtained from the study are: classification of all Spanish PAs, although only 20 PAs are analyzed in stages 2nd and 3rd; snapshot of 2012 information contained in the Environmental Disclosure Assessment defined, and DEA with results of correlations between the PAs´ environmental disclosures and economic efficiency ratings. Among relevant findings, the study shows that Efficient and Marginally Efficient PAs provide best environmental disclosures, as defined by type/frequency of reporting and environmental impact management information disclosed. Note: Efficient PAs provide more detailed information on water and energy management.Limitations: 8 PAs not supplying environmental reports were excluded from stages 2-3, due to which final results do not include 100% of PAs of the Spanish port system.

ACS Style

Emma Castelló Taliani; Silvia Giralt Escobar; Fabricia Silva Da Rosa. Environmental disclosure and economic efficiency: A correlational evaluation of Spanish ports authorities. Intangible Capital 2017, 13, 745 -780.

AMA Style

Emma Castelló Taliani, Silvia Giralt Escobar, Fabricia Silva Da Rosa. Environmental disclosure and economic efficiency: A correlational evaluation of Spanish ports authorities. Intangible Capital. 2017; 13 (4):745-780.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Emma Castelló Taliani; Silvia Giralt Escobar; Fabricia Silva Da Rosa. 2017. "Environmental disclosure and economic efficiency: A correlational evaluation of Spanish ports authorities." Intangible Capital 13, no. 4: 745-780.