Indicators of sustainable production: a new tool for promoting business sustainability

New Solut. 2001;11(1):41-62. doi: 10.2190/XQK7-UB3W-3AQE-G4N0.

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.