Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal: Volume 5 Issue 3

Defining a fit for purpose statistically reliable sustainability indicator

E. Marian Scott, Daniela Cocchi, J. Campbell Gemmell

The purpose of this paper is to bring together an overview of the basic definitions and functions that indicators and indices have in sustainability and environmental debates…

Impact of survey quality on composite indicators

Ralf T. Münnich, Jan Georg Seger

The purpose of this study is to show the importance of adequately considering quality measures within the use of composite indicators (CIs). Policy support often relies on high…

A mathematical decision-making procedure to assist in the development of sustainability plans based on the STARS framework

Yu-Ti Huang, Vânia R. Coelho, Jacob Massoud, Susan Briski, Ana Toepel, Marcia Silva

The purpose of this study was to establish an objective mathematical decision-making procedure to help universities prioritize credits, while using the Sustainability Tracking…

A European framework for measuring progress: Fostering the understanding of individual and societal well-being and sustainability

Marina Signore, Donatella Fazio

The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the European Framework for Measuring Progress (e-Frame). It is a coordination project funded by the European Commission (EC) which…

Reducing the variation of environmental footprint estimates based on multiregional input–output databases

Rutger Hoekstra, Bram Edens, Daan Zult, Harry Wilting

The purpose of this paper is to study reducing the variation of environmental footprint estimates based on multiregional input–output (MRIO) databases. Footprint estimates from…

Ecosystem service indicators: data sources and conceptual frameworks for sustainable management

Jan Dick, Ron Smith, Lindsay Banin, Stefan Reis

The purpose of this paper is to review, from a sustainable management perspective, a range of conceptual frameworks; determine the efficacy and utility of three different data…