International Journal of Production Economics - Measuring corporate sustainability management: A data envelopment analysis approach. Volume 140, Issue 1, November 2012, Pages 219–226.
ScienceDirect.com - Journal of Cleaner Production - Inter-linking issues and dimensions in sustainability reporting. Energy Policy - Fossil fuel sustainability index: An application of resource management. Abstract A brief review on use of fossil fuel resources and sustainability is given in this paper.
A sustainability index for fossil fuels is developed, which aims to determine the most efficient management of fossil fuel resources for the energy system. The study is conducted for 62 countries, in the presence of independence, lifetime and environmental constraints. The effect of these indicators are then integrated into a single index for oil, natural gas, and coal. Two approaches have been taken. Keywords. Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology - A cross-sectional analysis of reported corporate environmental sustainability practices.
Ecological Economics - Developing post-normal technologies for sustainability. Abstract The last two decades have seen the development of an array of techniques and practices aimed at promoting sustainability.
For many, results have been disappointing. There are charges that supposedly new organisational approaches remain embedded in managerialist, functionalist and anti-dialogic frameworks that are a significant part of the problem. Similarly the technocratic scientization of public policy is viewed as ill-equipped to deal with the social, economic and ecological issues currently facing neo-liberal societies. In this paper we seek to interpret these frustrations and identify pathways that move beyond this. Keywords Sustainable development; Post-normal science; Sustainability technologies; Stakeholder engagement; Multi-actor heuristics; Wicked problems; Clumsy solutions Copyright © 2007 Elsevier B.V. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences - Collaboration for sustainability in a networked world. Technological Forecasting and Social Change - Model for evaluating the environmental sustainability of energy projects.
Abstract This article focuses on the problem of assessing the environmental sustainability of energy projects.
For this purpose an original model, which is based on various indicators that measure the environmental sustainability of energy projects, has been developed. This model, so called index of environmental sustainability of energy projects (IESEP), can be used in scenario comparison, while measuring the effectiveness of the proposed alternatives. Finally, an example of how to use this model is provided by analyzing alternatives to ameliorate the environmental sustainability of a hydroelectric project. In doing so, it is possible to show the usefulness of this model when used as a decision making tool for energy planners.
Research highlights Keywords. Habitat International - Seeking urban sustainability on the world stage. Abstract Nearly any introduction to the ideas and actions of sustainable development includes a mention of the role played in launching the global movement by the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
International forums have been a major vehicle for the pursuit of sustainability subsequent to 1992, as well, but little attention has been paid to the contribution that these global gatherings have made to the advancement of sustainability goals. This article takes up this question, with a focus on the role that major global gatherings may be playing in the pursuit of urban sustainability, specifically. Keywords. Sustainable Industrial Design and Waste Management - 9780123736239. Decision Support Systems - Sustainability modelling and reporting: From roadmap to implementation. Abstract Sustainable business management aspires towards balancing and integrating social, economic and environmental dimensions.
Existing roadmaps, frameworks and systems do not comprehensively support sustainable business transformation nor do they allow decision makers to explore interrelationships and influences between the sustainability dimensions. Geoforum - What is social sustainability? A clarification of concepts. Volume 42, Issue 3, June 2011, Pages 342–348 Themed Issue: Subaltern Geopolitics Edited By Joanne Sharp Abstract Though the concept of sustainable development originally included a clear social mandate, for two decades this human dimension has been neglected amidst abbreviated references to sustainability that have focused on bio-physical environmental issues, or been subsumed within a discourse that conflated ‘development’ and ‘economic growth’.
Journal of Cleaner Production - Experiences of and views on third-party assurance of corporate environmental and sustainability reports. Volume 13, Issues 10–11, August–September 2005, Pages 1095–1106 10th Anniversary of the International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics (IIIEE): Management and policy for sustainable consumption and production Abstract This study explores the development of environmental and sustainability reporting in Sweden and the dynamics behind the corporate decision to introduce, or not to introduce, third-party assurance of voluntary reports.
The results are based on interviews with 28 Swedish companies, an analysis of corporate environmental/sustainability/annual reports as well as interviews with assurance providers. Sustainable Cities and Society. Geoforum - Making ‘dirty’ nations look clean? The nation state and the problem of selecting and weighting indices as tools for measuring progress towards sustainability.
Abstract Pressing global environmental problems highlight the need to develop tools to measure progress towards “sustainability.”
However, some argue that any such attempt inevitably reflects the views of those creating such tools and only produce highly contested notions of “reality.” To explore this tension, we critically assesses the Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI), a well-publicized product of the World Economic Forum that is designed to measure ‘sustainability’ by ranking nations on league tables based on extensive databases of environmental indicators. By recreating this index, and then using statistical tools (principal components analysis) to test relations between various components of the index, we challenge ways in which countries are ranked in the ESI. Journal of Hydrology - Beyond hydrology in the sustainability assessment of dams: A planners perspective – The Sarawak experience. Volumes 412–413, 4 January 2012, Pages 246–255 Hydrology Conference 2010 Edited By Geoff Syme Summary There is increasing concern about the availability of water supplies in developing countries to provide clean drinking water and sanitation as well as providing for irrigation for food security.
This has led to hydrologically led investigation to establish the feasibility and storage capacity of potentially new dam sites. Highlights. Ecological Economics - Externality or sustainability economics? Volume 69, Issue 11, 15 September 2010, Pages 2047–2052 Special Section - Payments for Ecosystem Services: From Local to Global Edited By Joshua Farley and Robert Costanza Abstract In an effort to develop “sustainability economics” Baumgärtner and Quaas (2010) neglect the central concept of environmental economics–“environmental externality”.
Journal of Cleaner Production - Inter-linking issues and dimensions in sustainability reporting. Abstract During the last decade, Sustainability Reporting (SR) has been increasingly adopted by corporations worldwide. This is evidenced by the adoption of several guidelines, such as the ISO 14000 series, the Social Accountability 8000 standard, and the GRI Sustainability Guidelines. SR shows promise to help corporate leaders and their employees to contribute towards achieving sustainable societies. However, most of the guidelines and standards address sustainability issues through comparmentalisation, thereby, leading to the separation of the economic, environmental, and social dimensions. Due to these divisive approaches, holistic assessments of the effects of their efforts are seldom properly integrated into coporate decisions and procedures to make improvements for example through Cleaner Production, Worker Health and Safety, Consumer Safety, and reductions in the negative short and long-term Social and Environmental Impacts.
Keywords Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. ScienceDirect.com - International Journal of Production Economics - The role of environmental management in sustainable business development: A multi-country investigation. Green Villages Sydney - Creating a more sustainable city.