Integrating Resource Efficiency, Greening of Industrial Production and Green Industries

Scoping of and Recommendations for Effective Indicators

Publication: Report
Citation: 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.

Integrating Resource Efficiency, Greening of Industrial Production and Green Industries

Scoping of and Recommendations for Effective Indicators

Year 2012

Project

Fostering sustainable industries and industrial development requires the use of effective indicators. Though a multitude of indicators exist, their applicability to sustainable industries remains largely unaddressed to date. In this project, Ecologic Institute reviewed scientific knowledge in order to evaluate existing indicators and derive recommendations concerning their usability and potential need for further indicator development. Ecologic Institute published a shorter version of the project results as a policy brief. The policy brief is available for download.

Resource Indicators for Sustainable Industries and Sustainable Industrial Development (RISI)

Nov 2011 - Jan 2012

Language

English

Authorship

Dr. Martin Hirschnitz-Garbers

Assoc. Prof. Tanja Srebotnjak, PhD

Lucas Porsch

Max Grünig

Polly Hand

Krista Timeus Cerezo

Year

2012

Dimension

158 pp.

Project

Resource Indicators for Sustainable Industries and Sustainable Industrial Development (RISI)

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Table of contents

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Keywords

Economics

International Development

Land Use

Resource Conservation + Circular Economy

Resource Efficiency, indicators, sustainable industries, UNIDO

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