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medium-sized companies (SMEs) of different branches, the SAFE - Sustainability Assessment For Enterprises instrument has been … implementation of sustainability in the com-pany is to be supported.In a clear procedure the companies determine independently the …
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Within the EU research project SVAPPAS, a method of sustainability measurement based on principles of financial markets …, will be tested wrt sustainability issues in agriculture, and further developed. This analysis is oriented to farm level … dimensions and issues of sustainability. …
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Despite a significant pool of sustainable development literature that appeared during the last decade, the term remains unclear. This study involved a theoretical analysis of definitions of sustainable development to identify the weights of different components, to assess what meanings are...
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A status-quo analysis of the way the question of the multifunctionality of agriculture and of rural space is dealt with in policy evaluation is given. Focus is on conceptual frameworks, tools and methods. The paper builds on a review of policy evaluation practice and experiences in six different...
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This paper examines the question of how to build a system of sustainable development indicators that takes into account the needs of users but nevertheless adheres to the principles of impartiality, independence and transparency of public statistics. The approach used in Switzerland on a...
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The concept of sustainable development has become an essential reference, which concerns all public policies and which is becoming increasingly assimilated by actors and firms with respect to their behaviour. At the same time, a profusion of institutional initiatives were implemented by...
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This paper aims at shedding new light on sustainability in coastal areas while defining a methodology for constructing … set of indicators. We consider that social carrying capacity indicators provide standards for sustainability, and we …
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An indicator must be defined according to at least three points of view. It must be a parameter of a model according to which the objective of the decision can be represented; it must be an argument of a decision function; and it must be estimable through a function of available data. The whole...
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This paper is concerned with the development of the fishery sector in Guinea. The well-targeted purpose was to provide stakeholders with adequate knowledge items favouring their self-determination of a sustainable sector structure. The approach was to identify and implement an appropriate...
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Mineral extraction is related to complex sustainable-development issues that are subject to international and local controversies. Debates and decisions need to be based on objective and comparative elements. Defining strong indicators for assessing impacts and performances of mining sites thus...
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