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  • Indicators of Sustainable Production: A New Tool for Promoting Business Sustainability
    New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy, 2020
    Co-Authors: Vesela R Veleva, Michael J Ellenbecker
    Abstract:

    This paper proposes a new tool for promoting business sustainability—indicators of Sustainable Production. It discusses the business case for Sustainable development and introduces the concept of Sustainable Production as a way to equally address different aspects of Production (environmental and occupational, social and economic). Indicators are suggested as a tool for operationalizing this concept and their objectives, scope, and desirable qualities are outlined. The paper concludes with some recommendations for developing indicators of Sustainable Production.In the not too distant future, a new global framework will govern the measurement and reporting of corporate social, environmental and economic performance—the three dimensions of business sustainability. Companies will routinely report on key aspects of their social and environmental performance, just as they currently report their financial performance. Standardized metrics will emerge and be adopted by both business and others outside firms [1, ...

  • indicators of Sustainable Production framework and methodology
    Journal of Cleaner Production, 2001
    Co-Authors: Vesela R Veleva, Michael J Ellenbecker
    Abstract:

    Abstract This paper presents a new tool for promoting business sustainability — indicators of Sustainable Production. It first introduces the concept of Sustainable Production as defined by the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts Lowell. Indicators of Sustainable Production are discussed next, including their dimensions and desirable qualities. Based on the Lowell Center Indicator Framework, the authors suggest a new methodology of core and supplemental indicators for raising companies' awareness and measuring their progress toward Sustainable Production systems. Twenty-two core indicators are proposed and a detailed guidance for their application is included. An eight-step model provides a context for indicator implementation. The paper concludes with a summary of the strengths and weaknesses of the methodology as well as recommendations for testing the indicators.

  • indicators of Sustainable Production
    Journal of Cleaner Production, 2001
    Co-Authors: Vesela R Veleva, M Hart, T Greiner, C Crumbley
    Abstract:

    Abstract Over the past 10 years, firms, government and the public have increasingly focused on measurement tools to assess the environmental aspects of sustainability. While there are numerous lists of environmental performance indicators (see, for example, International Organizations for Standardization's ISO 14301, Global Reporting Initiative, and World Business Council for Sustainable Development), these lists provide little insight into how firms might revise the indicators they currently have to more accurately measure sustainability. The Lowell Center for Sustainable Production at the University of Massachusetts Lowell has developed a tool to enable companies to evaluate the effectiveness of sustainability indicator systems. The tool includes a framework that consists of five levels for categorizing existing indicators relative to the basic principles of sustainability. The purpose of the framework is not to rank indicators as better or worse, but rather to provide a method to evaluate the ability of a set of indicators to inform decision-making and measure progress toward more Sustainable systems of Production. In its current state, the framework focuses on environmental, health and safety aspects of Production. Work is underway to expand it to include social and economic aspects.

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  • Towards Sustainable Production networks
    International Journal of Production Research, 2007
    Co-Authors: Jutta Geldermann, M. Treitz, Otto Rentz
    Abstract:

    With the advent of more advanced process models and computational power, process integration technologies have gained in importance in improving Production networks to a more Sustainable Production. The pinch analysis approach from the chemical engineering field in connection with multi-criteria analysis provides a consistent assessment method for different mass and energy flows within a company, an industry park or even throughout a supply chain network. It consequently strives for a more comprehensive approach to optimize the system's performance as opposed to focusing on single operational units. The advantage of the pinch analysis can be seen in the determination of the theoretical optimum for a given set of heat and material streams. The approach is illustrated in this by a case study on a bicycle company in China, where target values were identified for heat integration, water management and solvents recovery. A subsequent multi-criteria analysis facilitates the selection of a preferred option by co...

  • Towards Sustainable Production networks
    International Journal of Production Research, 2007
    Co-Authors: Jutta Geldermann, M. Treitz, Otto Rentz
    Abstract:

    With the advent of more advanced process models and computational power, process integration technologies have gained in importance in improving Production networks to a more Sustainable Production. The pinch analysis approach from the chemical engineering field in connection with multi-criteria analysis provides a consistent assessment method for different mass and energy flows within a company, an industry park or even throughout a supply chain network. It consequently strives for a more comprehensive approach to optimize the system's performance as opposed to focusing on single operational units. The advantage of the pinch analysis can be seen in the determination of the theoretical optimum for a given set of heat and material streams. The approach is illustrated in this by a case study on a bicycle company in China, where target values were identified for heat integration, water management and solvents recovery. A subsequent multi-criteria analysis facilitates the selection of a preferred option by combining the different target values and investigating the overall optimization potential of different process design options. ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR Copyright of International Journal of Production Research is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts)

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