Tracking carbon footprint in French vineyards: A DEA performance assessment

摘要: Abstract In recent years, companies have become increasingly concerned about environmental performance and the impact of their activity on environment. Although growing interest in sustainability, life-cycle assessment carbon footprint analysis literature is observed, there still a lack studies proposing evaluation methods to assess efficiency under these new constraints. Our article furthers our knowledge field by providing an in-depth investigation operational wine estates presence composite indicators footprint. The calculated related vineyard practices with major focus pesticides, fertilizers fuel use. We suggest this for first time how track active ingredients pesticides that contribute methodology based application classic radial model input-oriented minimization problem using data envelopment analysis. proposed approach applied 38 producing Bordeaux region France estimate technical Research results show percentage contribution average terms, from fuel. confirm effect vineyards caused use more than double fertilizers. This strong vulnerability could do matter factors guiding farmers' choice practices. Additionally, clear improvement targets firms, which are inefficient terms labor force, net-fixed assets, footprint, provided enhancing performance. discuss managerial implications be put practice, outline suggestions future studies.