Research Article

Evaluation of Low-Carbon Competitiveness Based on a System Evaluation Method: A Case Study of Three Chinese Steel Companies

Table 1

Evaluation index system of enterprise low-carbon competitiveness.

Evaluation itemDimensionalityEvaluation indexAbility weight
IndexWeight

Human resourcesRealistic valueProfit margin per capita0.600.13
Level of human resource development0.40
Sustainable valueCost of low-carbon human resource management0.50
Learning level of employees0.50
Inimitable valueLow-carbon level of human resource management0.60
Low-carbon quality index of employees0.40

Techniques levelRealistic valueTotal value of low-carbon intellectual property0.400.26
Sales proportion of low-carbon products0.60
Sustainable valueProportion of low-carbon R&D investment0.20
Proportion of low-carbon R&D personnel0.40
The number of low-carbon patents owned by the company0.40
Inimitable valueSuccess rate of low-carbon product development0.60
Protection capabilities of low-carbon intellectual property0.40

Cultural constructionRealistic valueEmployee satisfaction index0.300.16
Recognition of corporate low-carbon image0.70
Sustainable valueInvestment level of enterprise low-carbon culture0.60
Matching of corporate identity system (CIS) and enterprises0.40
Inimitable valueLow-carbon awareness index of employees0.50
Capacity of organizational learning0.50

Market constructionRealistic valueShare of the low-carbon market0.400.22
Growth rate of operating income from low-carbon products0.60
Sustainable valuePlan of low-carbon marketing0.70
Ratio of sales expenses to main income0.30
Inimitable valueLow-carbon user satisfaction index0.60
Perfection of marketing network0.40

Level of managementRealistic valueComprehensive energy consumption per unit output0.700.23
The effective rate of utilization of the energy0.30
Sustainable valueGrowth rate of low-carbon fixed asset investment0.40
Flexibility of organizational structure0.60
Inimitable valueLevel of low-carbon planning0.50
Advancement of production technology0.50