Sustainability performance evaluation in industry by composite sustainability index

Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 789-803

  Zhou, Li ^a   Tokos, Hella ^a   Krajnc, Damjan ^b   Yang, Yongrong ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Breweries; Composite sustainability index; Sensitivity analysis; Sustainability assessment

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; BREWERIES; BUDGET CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; PLANNING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION; MULTI-CRITERIA APPROACH; NORMALIZATION METHODS; SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT; SUSTAINABILITY INDEX; SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS; VARIANCE-BASED SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84868563743     PISSN: 1618954X     EISSN: 16189558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10098-012-0454-9     Document Type: Article

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