Environmental Goods and Services Sector Accounts (EGSS)

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

Legal and methodological framework

Data on environmental goods and services sector accounts are based on data from the survey entitled Investments in Environmental Protection and Expenditures on Goods and Services in Environment (IDU-OK form), which is conducted by the Croatian Bureau of Statistics on the basis of the Official Statistics Act (NN, Nos 25/20, 155/23 and 124/25 – corr.), and on the basis of the EGSS module, which is included in the Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2011 on European environmental economic accounts and the Regulation (EU) No 538/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 amending Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 on European environmental economic accounts (27 May 2014). The calculation methodology is also aligned with the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010).

Coverage

Reporting units are all business entities and parts thereof listed in the Statistical Business Register, as well as government bodies and non-profit organisations. Based on available data, the selection of statistical units includes all statistical units that had output from environmental protection activities (CEPA) and resource management activities (CReMA) according to the NKD 2007 activity sections.

Data sources used in updating of the Address Book are those of the Statistical Business Register, the Financial Agency, as well as other, secondary sources.

Definitions

Environmental goods and services sector (EGSS) includes national economy production activities that generate environmental products (environmental goods and services). Environmental products are products that have been produced for the purpose of environmental protection and resource management.

Output consists of those produced goods or services that become available for use outside the producer unit, any goods and services produced for own final use and goods that remain in the inventories at the end of the period in which they are produced. The EGSS output also includes ancillary output and non-market output.

Gross value added (GVA) is the value of the goods and services produced, minus the cost of all inputs in that production.

Full-time equivalent (FTE) is the number of full-time equivalent jobs defined as total hours worked divided by average annual hours worked in full-time jobs (according to ESA 2010). According to the Regulation (EU) No 691/2011 on European environmental economic accounts (27 May 2014), the number of persons employed is reported in full-time equivalents (FTEs) in environmental accounts.

Environmental domains, as defined by the Classification of Environmental Protection Activities (CEPA 2000), are environmental protection activities (CEPA) and environmental resource management activities (CReMA).

1. Environmental protection activities (CEPA) include appropriate activities and measures aimed at preventing pollution, reducing and/or eliminating environmental damage, and restoring the environment to pre-damage conditions.

They are divided as follows: protection of ambient air and climate (CEPA 1), wastewater management (CEPA 2), waste management (CEPA 3), protection and remediation of soil, groundwater and surface water (CEPA 4), noise and vibration abatement (CEPA 5), protection of biodiversity and landscapes (CEPA 6), protection against radiation (CEPA 7), environmental research and development (CEPA 8) and other environmental protection activities (CEPA 9).

2. Resource management activities (CReMA) include the preservation, maintenance and enhancement of the stock of natural resources and, therefore, the safeguarding of those resources against depletion.

They are divided as follows: management of water (CReMA 10), management of forest resources (CReMA 11), management of wild flora and fauna (CReMA 12), management of energy resources (CReMA 13), management of minerals (CReMA 14), research and development activities for resource management (CReMA 15) and other resource management activities (CReMA 16).

Abbreviations

NKD 2007  National Classification of Activities, 2007 version

This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of the Croatian Bureau of Statistics and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.