Creating a Sustainability Scorecard as a predictive tool for measuring the complex social, economic and environmental impacts of industries, a case study: Assessing the viability and sustainability of the dairy industry

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 133, Issue , 2014, Pages 184-192

  Buys, L ^a   Mengersen, K ^a   Johnson, S ^a   van Buuren, N ^b   Chauvin, A ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Resource Management Manufacturing Innovation Industry Promotion and Product Innovation   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bayesian network modelling; Environmental management; Sustainability; Sustainability Scorecard; Sustainable industry; Triple bottom line

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

BAYESIAN NETWORK MODELS; CASE-STUDIES; DAIRY INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; PREDICTIVE TOOLS; SOCIAL-ECONOMIC; SUSTAINABILITY SCORECARD; SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRIES; TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MILK PRODUCTION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SUSTAINABILITY;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CASE STUDY; DAIRY INDUSTRY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; MANAGEMENT; PLANNING; POLICY; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

AUSTRALIA;

BAYESIAN NETWORK MODELLING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABILITY; SUSTAINABILITY SCORECARD; SUSTAINABLE INDUSTRY; TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE;

BAYES THEOREM; DAIRYING; ENVIRONMENT; INDUSTRY;

EID: 84891050024     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.12.013     Document Type: Article

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