Measuring sustainable production

Promoting sustainable production and consumption is at the core of sustainable development, which depends on achieving long-term economic growth that is consistent with environmental and social needs. This volume reviews the state-of-the-art in measuring sustainable production processes in industry....

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Corporate Authors: OECD Horizontal Programme on Sustainable Development, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris, France : OECD, c2008.
Series:OECD sustainable development studies.
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Keynote addresses. Sustainable production as good business / Connie Hedegaard
  • Sustainable production as industrial policy / Finn Lauritzen
  • pt. 2. Workshop presentations. Developing indicators of energy efficiency / Cecilia Tam
  • Measuring social dimensions of sustainable production / Roland Schneider
  • Measuring ecological footprints / Mathis Wackernagel
  • Using environmental accounts / Lars Mortensen
  • Surveying firm environmental practices / Nick Johnstone
  • Measuring minimal manufacturing / Hideki Kita
  • Auditing industry performance / Johanne Gelinas
  • Developing a composite sustainability index / Rajesh Kumar Singh
  • Developing a product sustainability index / Wulf-Peter Schmidt.