Environmental Performance Rating and Disclosure : China's Green-Watch Program

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 bl...

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Main Authors:	Wang, Hua, Jun Bi, Wheeler, David, Jinnan Wang, Dong Cao, Genfa Lu, Yuan Wang
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS PUBLIC AWARENESS DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ACCIDENTS ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AIR AIR POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM ARSENIC CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATION CITIZENS COD COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW CONSERVATISM CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUTION CONSTRUCTION CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS REDUCTION EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT INFORMATION INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INFLATION INFORMATION DISCLOSURE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LAWS LEGAL STATUTES LEGAL SUPPORT LOBBYING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MARINE ENVIRONMENT MEDIA MERCURY MONITORING EQUIPMENT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPALITY NATIONS OIL POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICIANS POLLUTERS POLLUTION POLLUTION ABATEMENT POLLUTION CONTROL POLLUTION DISCHARGE PRODUCTION PROCESS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICY RADIATION RECYCLING REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE USE SANCTIONS SOCIAL COST SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS SOCIAL STABILITY SOCIAL SUPPORT SOLID WASTES STATE AUTHORITIES STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STDS SULFUR DIOXIDE SUSPENDED SOLIDS WASTE WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER POLLUTION
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/2018946/environmental-performance-rating-disclosure-chinas-green-watch-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19284

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spelling	okr-10986-192842021-04-23T14:03:42Z Environmental Performance Rating and Disclosure : China's Green-Watch Program Wang, Hua Jun Bi Wheeler, David Jinnan Wang Dong Cao Genfa Lu Yuan Wang ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS PUBLIC AWARENESS DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ACCIDENTS ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AIR AIR POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM ARSENIC CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATION CITIZENS COD COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW CONSERVATISM CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUTION CONSTRUCTION CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS REDUCTION EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT INFORMATION INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INFLATION INFORMATION DISCLOSURE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LAWS LEGAL STATUTES LEGAL SUPPORT LOBBYING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MARINE ENVIRONMENT MEDIA MERCURY MONITORING EQUIPMENT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPALITY NATIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OIL POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICIANS POLLUTERS POLLUTION POLLUTION ABATEMENT POLLUTION CONTROL POLLUTION DISCHARGE PRODUCTION PROCESS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICY RADIATION RECYCLING REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE USE SANCTIONS SOCIAL COST SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS SOCIAL STABILITY SOCIAL SUPPORT SOLID WASTES STATE AUTHORITIES STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STDS SULFUR DIOXIDE SUSPENDED SOLIDS WASTE WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER POLLUTION 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. 2014-08-11T21:21:24Z 2014-08-11T21:21:24Z 2002-09 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/2018946/environmental-performance-rating-disclosure-chinas-green-watch-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19284 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2889 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China
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topic	ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS PUBLIC AWARENESS DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ACCIDENTS ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AIR AIR POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM ARSENIC CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATION CITIZENS COD COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW CONSERVATISM CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUTION CONSTRUCTION CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS REDUCTION EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT INFORMATION INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INFLATION INFORMATION DISCLOSURE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LAWS LEGAL STATUTES LEGAL SUPPORT LOBBYING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MARINE ENVIRONMENT MEDIA MERCURY MONITORING EQUIPMENT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPALITY NATIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OIL POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICIANS POLLUTERS POLLUTION POLLUTION ABATEMENT POLLUTION CONTROL POLLUTION DISCHARGE PRODUCTION PROCESS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICY RADIATION RECYCLING REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE USE SANCTIONS SOCIAL COST SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS SOCIAL STABILITY SOCIAL SUPPORT SOLID WASTES STATE AUTHORITIES STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STDS SULFUR DIOXIDE SUSPENDED SOLIDS WASTE WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER POLLUTION
spellingShingle	ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION POLLUTION CONTROL REGULATIONS PUBLIC AWARENESS DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS ACCIDENTS ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES AIR AIR POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM ARSENIC CAPITAL MARKETS CENTRAL GOVERNMENT CERTIFICATION CITIZENS COD COMMUNITY RIGHT TO KNOW CONSERVATISM CONSTITUENCIES CONSTITUTION CONSTRUCTION CORRUPTION DEMOCRACY ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS EMISSION STANDARDS EMISSIONS EMISSIONS REDUCTION EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL ACCOUNTING ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EXTERNALITIES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FISCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GOVERNMENT INFORMATION INCOME INCOME DISTRIBUTION INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION INFLATION INFORMATION DISCLOSURE INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS LAWS LEGAL STATUTES LEGAL SUPPORT LOBBYING LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOCAL GOVERNMENT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MARINE ENVIRONMENT MEDIA MERCURY MONITORING EQUIPMENT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MUNICIPALITY NATIONS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS OIL POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY RESEARCH POLITICIANS POLLUTERS POLLUTION POLLUTION ABATEMENT POLLUTION CONTROL POLLUTION DISCHARGE PRODUCTION PROCESS PUBLIC INFORMATION PUBLIC OPINION PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PUBLIC POLICY RADIATION RECYCLING REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGULATORY AGENCY REGULATORY INSTRUMENTS REPRESENTATIVES RESOURCE USE SANCTIONS SOCIAL COST SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS SOCIAL STABILITY SOCIAL SUPPORT SOLID WASTES STATE AUTHORITIES STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STDS SULFUR DIOXIDE SUSPENDED SOLIDS WASTE WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE MANAGEMENT WATER POLLUTION Wang, Hua Jun Bi Wheeler, David Jinnan Wang Dong Cao Genfa Lu Yuan Wang Environmental Performance Rating and Disclosure : China's Green-Watch Program
geographic_facet	East Asia and Pacific China
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2889
description	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.
format	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author	Wang, Hua Jun Bi Wheeler, David Jinnan Wang Dong Cao Genfa Lu Yuan Wang
author_facet	Wang, Hua Jun Bi Wheeler, David Jinnan Wang Dong Cao Genfa Lu Yuan Wang
author_sort	Wang, Hua
title	Environmental Performance Rating and Disclosure : China's Green-Watch Program
title_short	Environmental Performance Rating and Disclosure : China's Green-Watch Program
title_full	Environmental Performance Rating and Disclosure : China's Green-Watch Program
title_fullStr	Environmental Performance Rating and Disclosure : China's Green-Watch Program
title_full_unstemmed	Environmental Performance Rating and Disclosure : China's Green-Watch Program
title_sort	environmental performance rating and disclosure : china's green-watch program
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2014
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/09/2018946/environmental-performance-rating-disclosure-chinas-green-watch-program http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19284
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