Integrating Resource Efficiency, Greening of Industrial Production and Green Industries
Scoping of and Recommendations for Effective Indicators
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Martin Hirschnitz-Garbers, Tanja Srebotnjak, Lucas Porsch, Max Grünig, Polly Hand, Krista Timeus Cerezo 2012: Integrating resource efficiency, greening of industrial production and green industries – scoping of and recommendations for effective indicators. Ecologic Institute, Berlin.
This study by Ecologic Institute develops an organizing framework to summarize scientific findings concerning a wide selection of indicators and assesses their potential applicability for tracking sustainable industries and sustainable industrial development. Altogether, the use of a set of indicators is suggested in order to balance existing methodological challenges and maximize explanatory power. The study is available for download.
In a first step, a list of 32 indicators is assessed based on a set of criteria in order to select the 10 most promising indicators. Those were then analysed in regards to the respective data availability.
The study [pdf, 1.76 MB, English] can be downloaded.
Contact
Assoc. Prof. Tanja Srebotnjak, PhD
Board Member
Director, Zilkha Center for Environmental Initiatives, Williams College
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English
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Resource Efficiency, indicators, sustainable industries, UNIDO
Study:
Integrating Resource Efficiency, Greening of Industrial Production and Green Industries
[pdf, 1.76 MB, English]
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